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Universal Music Group and Partners Monetize Music on Roblox
Universal Music Group and Partners Monetize Music on Roblox
March 18, 2024  |  Partnerships

Universal Music Group (UMG), Republic Records and Styngr partnered on a solution that helps music labels curate, distribute and monetize music across the Roblox platform. The new solution, Boombox, helps music labels launch...

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Loyalty Apps Leverage Open Banking to Help Consumers Save More, Spend Smarter 
Loyalty Apps Leverage Open Banking to Help Consumers Save More, Spend Smarter 
March 18, 2024  |  Loyalty & Rewards

Despite a recent decrease in inflation rates, consumers remain cautious in their spending habits, wary of the economic uncertainties ahead.  In fact, the persistent concern over living...

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Bolt and Checkout.com Team for Frictionless Commerce
Bolt and Checkout.com Team for Frictionless Commerce
March 18, 2024  |  Retail

Checkout technology company Bolt has launched a partnership with payments solutions provider Checkout.com. The collaboration makes Bolt Checkout.com’s “exclusive one-click checkout provider” with Checkout.com becoming “Bolt’s preferred payment partner,” the...

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FIS and Stratyfy Team to Combat Card Fraud
FIS and Stratyfy Team to Combat Card Fraud
March 18, 2024  |  Partnerships

FIS joined forces with software firm Stratyfy to combat fraudulent card transactions. The collaboration employs the FIS SecurLOCK card fraud management solution to spot and prevent fraudulent transactions, according to...

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SEC: Investment Advisers Made Phony AI Claims
SEC: Investment Advisers Made Phony AI Claims
March 18, 2024  |  Security & Fraud

Federal regulators have charged two investment advisers with making fraudulent claims about their AI usage. Delphia and Global Predictions have agreed to settle charges by the Securities and...

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PublicSquare Taps Klarna Vet Billingsley to Promote ‘Uncancellable’ Payments
PublicSquare Taps Klarna Vet Billingsley to Promote ‘Uncancellable’ Payments
March 18, 2024  |  Personnel

PublicSquare, the self-described “patriotic” marketplace, is entering the payments space. The company announced Monday (March 18) it had hired former Klarna USA CEO Brian Billingsley...

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YouTube Details New Rules Requiring Creators to Disclose AI-Generated Content
YouTube Details New Rules Requiring Creators to Disclose AI-Generated Content
March 18, 2024  |  Artificial Intelligence

YouTube is rolling out new rules that will require creators to disclose to viewers when realistic content is made with altered or synthetic media, including...

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As Shoppers Cut Back, Retailers Focus on Big Spenders
As Shoppers Cut Back, Retailers Focus on Big Spenders
March 18, 2024  |  Retail

With economic pressures squeezing the lower and middle classes’ budgets, brands and retailers are setting their sights on the shoppers who still have cash to...

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FlexPoint Raises $35 Million for Payments Automation Platform
FlexPoint Raises $35 Million for Payments Automation Platform
March 18, 2024  |  Investments

FlexPoint has raised $35 million in debt and equity to grow its payments automation platform that serves managed services providers (MSPs) and their business clients. ...

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