November 09, 2022
EV Manufacturing, Micro-Mobility Enable Middle East Transport Electrification
As world leaders gather in Egypt this week for the COP27 climate summit, the question of how best to approach fossil fuels is being hotly debated. The decisions made will...
October 31, 2022
BIS Sees Cross-Border CBDC Payments as Realistic and Achievable Goal
A four-country test of a cross-border payments system using central bank digital currencies was a success, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) declared last week, finding that creating international payments...
October 31, 2022
Digital Nudging: Potential and Pitfalls
Digital nudges — that is, significantly behavioral interventions that use software and its user-interface design elements — are an increasingly pervasive feature of online environments that can shape people’s behavior...
October 27, 2022
JPMorgan Expands Merchant Services Offering in APAC
Global financial services firm J.P. Morgan is expanding its merchant services capabilities in Asia-Pacific (APAC) and will be offering them in seven markets in the region by the end of...
October 24, 2022
Apple Hikes Music, TV Prices for First Time
For the first time, Apple is raising the prices of its Apple Music and Apple TV+ subscription services in response to rising licensing costs and a growing library of movies...
October 24, 2022
Abuse of Superior Bargaining Position in Digital Markets: A Way...
By Priyanshi1 The digital economy has transformed the way economic activities were conducted and its distinctive features have prompted major legislative and regulatory initiatives throughout the globe. The growth...
October 24, 2022
Resilience in a Time of Unrest
Amid economic uncertainty, businesses large and small need Payments services that are agile and flexible, Payoneer Chief Revenue Officer Robert Clarkson writes in the new PYMNTS eBook, “What’s Your Plan? Payments...
October 20, 2022
FinTech IPO Index Off 3% Amid Conflicting Signals On Consumer...
The FinTech IPO Index was down 3.2% heading into the end of the week and is down 10.2% headed into the final days of October. The hole is a deep...
October 19, 2022
The UAE Metaverse Healthcare Projects Pushing Medical Frontiers
As part of Dubai’s ambition to become a global center for metaverse business and technology, the emirate recently inaugurated its first hospital in the metaverse built by the UAE-based healthcare...
