April 02, 2024
How Apps, Smart Devices Are Streamlining Connected Home Living
Many homeowners can relate to the perpetual cycle of having do-it-yourself (DIY) projects and home improvements linger indefinitely on their to-do lists. However, amid this common struggle, digital tools are...
April 02, 2024
Social Commerce Platform Flip Raises $144 Million, Adds AI Advertising...
Social commerce platform Flip has raised $144 million in a Series C funding round. The firm will also relaunch its marketing platform for brands to incorporate AXON artificial intelligence (AI) technology from AppLovin,...
March 31, 2024
Argentina’s Leniency Program: A Proposed Regulation
By Alexis German Pirchio1 In May 2018, Argentina enacted Act No. 27.442 on the Defence of Competition (“LDC,” for its acronym in Spanish), the first antitrust law in the...
March 28, 2024
Sam Bankman-Fried Gets 25-Year Sentence for $8B Crypto Fraud
Sam Bankman-Fried, the once-celebrated entrepreneur behind the FTX cryptocurrency exchange, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for orchestrating one of the largest financial frauds in US history. US...
March 27, 2024
UK Fashion Giants Commit to Honest Environmental Claims
Leading UK fashion retailers ASOS, Boohoo, and Asda have pledged to ensure their environmental claims are transparent and accurate, following an intervention by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)....
March 26, 2024
Varo Bank Debuts Line of Credit as Consumers Remain Pinched
Varo Bank has introduced two new products aimed at helping Americans alleviate their financial pressures. The online bank on Tuesday (March 26) announced the launch of Varo Line of Credit, along with the...
March 22, 2024
Ibotta Files for IPO, Plans to List on NYSE
Ibotta has filed a registration statement for its proposed initial public offering (IPO) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The number of shares and the price range for the...
March 21, 2024
FTC Announces April 24 Hearing on Proposed Junk Fees Rule
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will hold a virtual hearing on April 24, allowing interested organizations to provide oral statements on the agency’s proposed rule to prohibit junk fees. The...
March 21, 2024
Is the UK Brexiting From Instant Payments?
It’s often said that history repeats itself. It’s hard to look at the current state of play regarding instant, or real-time, payments in the EU and U.K. right now and...