August 15, 2023
Will Sustainability Feel the ‘Amazon Effect?’

In the landscape of eCommerce, Amazon has been notorious for driving advancements and shaping behavior — something we all know as the Amazon effect. The company’s approach has changed shopping,...

August 15, 2023
Marqeta Unveils Its First External-Facing Generative AI Tool

Marqeta has unveiled its first external-facing generative artificial intelligence (AI) tool. The new Marqeta Docs AI is powered by OpenAI’s large language models (LLMs) and allows Marqeta customers to ask questions, find...

August 15, 2023
APIs Revolutionize Connectivity for FIs and Set Stage for Real-Time...

Application programming interfaces (APIs) are emerging as a powerful tool with the potential to revolutionize the way financial services are delivered and consumed. But as Jolanda Schekermans, head of product...

August 15, 2023
FinTechs Look to M&A for Profitability as Economic Shake-Up Continues

The economy stands to make for some unlikely unions in the financial technology space over the next 24 months. Banks have traditionally viewed FinTechs as agile rivals in the digital...

August 14, 2023
MarginEdge Debuts B2B Mobile Pay for Restaurants

Restaurant management/bill payment platform MarginEdge wants to let customers make payments using their smartphones. The Virginia company announced the launch of its mobile bill payment platform in a news release Monday (Aug. 14),...

August 14, 2023
Governments React to Biden’s Executive Order on Chinese Tech

In a move that could fuel tensions between the world’s two largest economies, U.S. President Joe Biden issued an executive order last week that authorizes the U.S. Treasury secretary to...

August 14, 2023
From PopeGPT to the Pentagon: All Eyes on Gen AI...

Artificial intelligence (AI) holds seemingly unlimited potential to impact nearly all areas of human activity across personal, professional and social life, as well as politics and the global economy. AI has...

August 13, 2023
Report: ByteDance Seems to Be Mixing TikTok With Lemon8

TikTok is apparently attempting to integrate with Lemon8, its sister social media platform. That’s according to a report Friday (Aug. 11) by TechCrunch, citing information by product intelligence company Watchful.ai. The collaboration appears...

August 13, 2023
Disney Subscriptions Price Hike Could Signal Shift to Higher-Value Customers

The House That Mickey Built may be following in Netflix’s footsteps when it comes to subscriptions. During the company’s Q3 2023 earnings presentation last week (Aug. 9), Disney announced plans...