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Bloxcross, GoDirectPay Partner on Cross-Border Payments App
Bloxcross, GoDirectPay Partner on Cross-Border Payments App
March 28, 2024  |  Cross-border Payments

Bloxcross and GoDirectPay have partnered to launch a mobile app for global payments. The new app enables payments in any currency from institutions to vendors and from...

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Mobile Apps Transform Connected Homes Into Energy-Saving Havens
Mobile Apps Transform Connected Homes Into Energy-Saving Havens
March 28, 2024  |  Mobile Applications

Amid global efforts aimed at decarbonization and energy efficiency, the demand for smarter, more environmentally conscious solutions is intensifying. The imperative extends to the traditional...

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Home Depot’s SRS Deal Boosts B2B and Trade Finance Strategy Across Digital Channels
Home Depot’s SRS Deal Boosts B2B and Trade Finance Strategy Across Digital Channels
March 28, 2024  |  B2B Payments

Home Depot’s acquisition of SRS is the latest evidence that the home improvement giant is laying the foundation — pun intended — for a many-sided,...

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Report: X is Testing Adult Content Communities
Report: X is Testing Adult Content Communities
March 28, 2024  |  Social Commerce

X, formerly known as Twitter, is reportedly testing a feature that would let users join or create adult content-focused communities. Members of the social network would...

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Microsoft-Backed Tutch Brings In-Store Digital Platform to US Market
Microsoft-Backed Tutch Brings In-Store Digital Platform to US Market
March 28, 2024  |  Retail

Tutch has appointed Microsoft veteran Greg Jones as its CEO as it expands into the U.S. market. The company, which is backed by Microsoft and already operates in...

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Microsoft Launches Measures to Keep Users From Tricking AI Chatbots
Microsoft Launches Measures to Keep Users From Tricking AI Chatbots
March 28, 2024  |  Artificial Intelligence

Microsoft unveiled tools to prevent users from tricking artificial intelligence chatbots for malevolent purposes. The tech giant rolled out a series of offerings for its Azure AI system,...

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SBF May Be 57 When He Finishes Serving Time
SBF May Be 57 When He Finishes Serving Time
March 28, 2024  |  Legal

When the facts are crystal clear, often the only recourse is to appeal to emotion. That’s the tack that convicted crypto criminal and former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried’s...

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FinCEN Seeks Comments on Modernizing Customer Identification Program Requirements
FinCEN Seeks Comments on Modernizing Customer Identification Program Requirements
March 28, 2024  |  Regulation

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) requested comments on its Customer Identification Program (CIP) requirements for banks. The agency is exploring ways to modernize these requirements and...

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‘Mega-Deals’ More Than Double Following M&A Drought
‘Mega-Deals’ More Than Double Following M&A Drought
March 28, 2024  |  Acquisitions

After a drought, the merger and acquisition (M&A) landscape is in bloom. Major M&A deals — agreements worth at least $10 billion — more than doubled during...

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