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MongoDB Reports Security Breach of Its Database Management Company
MongoDB Reports Security Breach of Its Database Management Company
December 18, 2023  |  Security & Fraud

Database management firm MongoDB is investigating a security breach that exposed customer information. In an alert published on its website Saturday (Dec. 16), the company...

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BNPL Platform Tamara Becomes Saudi Arabia’s First FinTech Unicorn
BNPL Platform Tamara Becomes Saudi Arabia’s First FinTech Unicorn
December 18, 2023  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Saudi Arabia-based buy now, pay later (BNPL) platform Tamara has become that nation’s first unicorn. The company announced Monday (Dec. 18) that it had closed a...

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Visa Adds Real-Time Money Movement to FinTech Fast Track
Visa Adds Real-Time Money Movement to FinTech Fast Track
December 18, 2023  |  Payment Methods

Visa is letting members of its FinTech Fast Track program join its Visa Direct platform. The move expands the program beyond card issuance and gives members access to...

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40% of Borrowers Have Not Resumed Payments on Student Loans
40% of Borrowers Have Not Resumed Payments on Student Loans
December 18, 2023  |  Consumer Finance

The burden of student loan debt continues to weigh heavily on millions of Americans, as evidenced by the significant number of borrowers who have not...

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Lawmakers Question Apple’s Limits on Android Access to iMessage
Lawmakers Question Apple’s Limits on Android Access to iMessage
December 18, 2023  |  Apple

A group of bipartisan lawmakers has called for a probe into whether Apple violated antitrust laws by shutting down third-party applications that enabled Android devices to...

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Unilever Sells Q-Tips and Other Brands to Yellow Wood
Unilever Sells Q-Tips and Other Brands to Yellow Wood
December 18, 2023  |  Retail

Unilever is set to sell Q-Tips and a number of its other personal care and beauty brands. The consumer packaged goods giant on Monday (Dec. 18)...

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Expedia Aims to Capture Travel Planning in Addition to Booking
Expedia Aims to Capture Travel Planning in Addition to Booking
December 18, 2023  |  Travel Payments

Personal travel website Expedia aims to use artificial intelligence (AI) to change the way people plan their trips and vacations. The company is looking to...

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Treyd Expands Inventory Financing Solution to Ireland 
Treyd Expands Inventory Financing Solution to Ireland 
December 18, 2023  |  B2B Payments

Swedish-based FinTech company Treyd has expanded its “sell first, pay suppliers later” service to Ireland.  “This marks a fantastic opportunity for Irish SMEs [small- to medium-sized enterprises]...

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IBM Pays $2 Billion for Software AG’s StreamSets and webMethods
IBM Pays $2 Billion for Software AG’s StreamSets and webMethods
December 18, 2023  |  Acquisitions

IBM will pay $2 billion to purchase Software AG’s enterprise technology platforms StreamSets and webMethods. “Together with IBM’s watsonx AI and data platform, as well as its application...

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