April 19, 2024
Back-to-Basics Data Approach Confronts Increasing Fraud
Whenever there’s economic uncertainty, there’s a corresponding upswing in fraud, said Mangopay Vice President of Product and Data Maciej Pitucha, adding businesses can prepare and be ready. He breaks it...
April 19, 2024
Click-and-Mortar™ Shopping Expands by 49% In Brazil
Half of Brazilian consumers are adopting Click-and-Mortar™ shopping strategies, and the country trails only Saudi Arabia in the Click-and-Mortar™ transformation. The approach blends online and in-store shopping experiences through digital...
April 19, 2024
FinTech IPO Index Gives Up 6.4% as Platforms Plummet Ahead...
If there was a theme marking the past five days of trading, after the big banks reported earnings, and as the digital lenders that populate the FinTech IPO Index showed,...
April 19, 2024
Amazon and Walmart Race to Integrate Commerce and Content
As shopping and entertainment become increasingly intertwined, Amazon and Walmart are looking for new ways to drive sales via content. On Tuesday (April 16), Amazon Live announced a new interactive, shoppable channel called FAST Channel on Prime...
April 18, 2024
Nordstrom CEO, President Aim to Take Company Private
Nordstrom CEO Erik Nordstrom and President Pete Nordstrom have told the retailer’s board that they’re interested in taking the company private. As a result, the board has formed a special committee of independent and disinterested...
April 18, 2024
Kraken Acquires TradeStation Crypto to Expand Regulatory Licensing in US
Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken is buying TradeStation Crypto, the digital assets unit of TradeStation Group. With this acquisition, Kraken aims to expand its regulatory licensing in the United States, Seeking Alpha reported Thursday (April 18). “The...
April 18, 2024
Google Consolidates AI-Building Teams Across Research and DeepMind
Google is consolidating the teams that focus on building artificial intelligence (AI) models across Google Research and Google DeepMind. All this work will now be done within Google DeepMind, Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google...
April 18, 2024
Canada’s Federal Budget Aims to Curb Overdraft Fees
Canada’s federal budget, released this week, includes a proposal to limit the fees that banks charge customers for overdrawing their accounts. This move is expected to provide relief for low-income...
April 18, 2024
Proposed Federal AI Oversight Plan Faces Hurdles, Experts Say
Sen. Mitt Romney’s call for enhanced federal oversight of artificial intelligence (AI) faces hurdles, according to experts, who say the technology’s rapid advancement and wide-ranging applications pose significant challenges to...