The entry of Apple into the competitive “buy now, pay later” industry has pushed the envelope for the fintech firms that pioneered the practise. On Monday, Apple revealed plans to create its own “pay later” loans, adding to its portfolio of financial services products, which already includes mobile payments and credit cards. The service, known…
TikTok intends to introduce new features to encourage users to take a break from continually browsing short-form videos on the platform, in response to public pressure on tech companies to address excessive social media usage. TikTok announced in a blog post on Thursday that in the coming weeks, users will be able to establish specific…
Credit Suisse warned on Wednesday that it expects to lose money in the second quarter due to the Ukraine conflict and tightening monetary policy. The embattled lender said in a trading update early Wednesday morning that the geopolitical situation, significant monetary tightening from major central banks in response to soaring inflation, and the unwinding of…
Citigroup Inc wants to hire 3,000 additional employees for its Asia institutional business in the next years, strengthening its focus in a fast-growing area where it has departed consumer banking in the majority of markets, according to its Asia Pacific top executive. The previously unknown employee expansion plans highlight Citi’s intention to become institutional banking…
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has filed a complaint against Airbnb Inc, alleging the accommodation-sharing website of deceiving consumers into paying more than advertised for their stays, broadening its investigation of global technology platforms. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) stated in a court statement on Wednesday that from 2018 to 2021, the…
Elon Musk has threatened to walk away from his $44 billion bid to acquire Twitter Inc if the social media company fails to give the data on spam and phoney accounts that he requires. This was not the first time Musk had publicly stated that his acquisition of Twitter might not take place. The threat,…
Checkout.com, the online payments provider, has announced that it will use stablecoins to settle payments for its merchants around the clock, making it the final major financial services firm to enter the crypto space. The start-up, which competes with PayPal and Stripe, announced on Tuesday the launch of a feature that will allow businesses to…
Apple Inc has disclosed plans to more completely incorporate its software into automobile core driving systems, as the iPhone maker unveiled a bevvy of new payment and corporate collaboration tools, as well as a couple of new laptops. The announcements at Apple’s annual developer conference demonstrated a corporation that was once an outsider firmly entrenched in…
Solid Power, a producer of solid-state batteries for electric vehicles, said on Monday that it hopes to begin shipping pre-production battery cells by the end of the year for validation testing by partners BMW and Ford Motor. Solid Power’s chief executive and co-founder, Doug Campbell, said in an interview that the Colorado company has put…
Vietnam announced on Wednesday that it had successfully developed an African swine fever vaccine for pigs, with the goal of being the first country to commercially produce and export it. African swine fever, one of the most lethal livestock illnesses, was discovered in Vietnam in February 2019 and led the government to cull almost 20…
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