Новости за 12.03.2024

Vero and Privacy4Cars have partnered to provide privacy tools and identity protection services for owners of connected cars. The new Identi-FI solution covers the deletion of data from connected cars and the recovery from identity theft, the companies said in a Tuesday (March 12) press release. “Partnering with Vero to launch Identi-FI marks an important […]

As ongoing economic challenges have continued to affect consumer behavior, PYMNTS Intelligence finds that deal-seeking behavior has long since become mainstream. By the Numbers PYMNTS Intelligence’s study last year, “Consumer Inflation Sentiment Report: Higher Prices Fuel a Deal-Seeking Competition,” drew from a survey of more than 2,100 U.S. consumers to better understand how inflation and […]

Goldman Sachs Asset Management is reportedly planning a major expansion of its private credit portfolio. The Wall Street giant aims to grow that portfolio to $300 billion in five years, up from $130 billion, a senior executive told Reuters Tuesday (March 12). “It’s a huge opportunity,” said Marc Nachmann, Goldman Sachs’ global head of asset and wealth management.  According […]

DoorDash has added an artificial intelligence (AI) feature designed to detect and prevent verbal abuse or harassment on the platform. The new SafeChat+ is meant to protect both customers and delivery drivers, the on-demand ordering and delivery platform said in a Tuesday (March 12) press release. If the feature detects inappropriate conversation between a customer and […]

Walgreens is adding Claire’s products to its stores, a move that comes as pharmacy chains look to grow their relevance in consumers’ day-to-day lives. Claire’s, known for its accessories and cosmetics for young consumers, will now have a dedicated presence within Walgreens stores, arriving at more than 4,400 of the retailer’s locations by the end […]

British payments infrastructure provider Paddle has restarted its funding program for artificial intelligence (AI) startups. The company announced the 2024 installment of its AI Launchpad in a news release Tuesday (March 12). The six-week program is designed to help software founders scale their AI-powered ideas, giving participants guidance from industry experts and the chance for the business with the […]

Priority Technology Holdings saw demand for its payments and Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) offerings grow across its three segments: small- to medium-sized business (SMB) acquiring solutions, B2B payables and enterprise BaaS. Overall, the company’s revenue increased 12% year-over-year in the fourth quarter of 2023, Priority said in a Tuesday (March 12) earnings release. “We remain convinced in […]

At the intersection of technical innovation and underlying infrastructure lies the potential for ignition. But for any innovative sparks to catch fire, there needs to be a winning use case or paradigm shift application built atop the infrastructure that can spur adoption at scale. This, as the White House, along with the governments of Australia, […]

Goldman Sachs and BNY Mellon are reportedly delving deeper into the world of blockchain transactions. The two banks were among several firms that took part in a series of tests on a blockchain network connecting various financial institutions, one of the largest-scale of such pilots in capital markets, Bloomberg News reported Tuesday (March 12). According to the report, the so-called […]

Silicon Valley Bank’s (SVB) collapse was one of the largest banking failures in American history. And according to a report Tuesday (March 12) by Bloomberg News, that collapse brought with it the largest penalty since before the 2008 financial crisis: $285 million in fees to retire emergency financing the lender had gotten from the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) system. […]

For enterprises large and small, the back office remains a key component ripe for modernization. And modernizing the workflows that take place, increasingly, involves payments functionality. Recent announcements from larger enterprise resource planning (ERP) providers and payments firms herald the practice of embedding of payments functionalities into the software that client companies use to keep […]

As part of its stride toward complete digital transformation, QNB Group, a financial institution serving the Middle East and Africa, has announced a new partnership with Coupa, a provider of spend management solutions. Through this collaboration, QNB will have access to Coupa’s unified platform that offers real-time insights into spending and empowers better-informed financial decisions, the companies […]

Apple will let European users download apps directly from developers starting this spring. This announcement Tuesday (March 12) marks the tech giant’s latest concession to European Union (EU) regulators as it and other companies deal with new competition rules. “Web Distribution, available with a software update later this spring, will let authorized developers distribute their iOS apps to […]

Transaction volume on the Electronic Payments Network (EPN), The Clearing House’s private sector ACH network, increased 8% in 2023. The EPN processed more than 19 billion transactions worth $52.4 trillion during the year, helping financial institutions process and settle ACH transactions and providing related services, The Clearing House said in a Tuesday (March 12) press release.  […]

Standard Chartered has made a number of changes to its leadership team. The British banking giant announced Tuesday (March 11) that it had appointed Roberto Hoornweg, head of financial markets, and Sunil Kaushal, regional CEO for Africa and the Middle East, to serve as co-heads of corporate and investment banking. They replace Simon Cooper, who had held the job since […]

As Kohl’s finds partnerships to be a bright spot in an otherwise challenging retail environment, the department store chain is teaming up with Babies “R” Us to further expand its store-in-store offerings. The company announced Tuesday (March 12) alongside its fourth-quarter and full-year fiscal 2023 financial results that it is partnering with the baby retailer […]

Even though Hollywood’s incarnation of Barbie took home just one Academy Award this week, the famous figurine is well positioned for another year of solid sales. As PYMNTS reported, Mattel, the company behind Barbie, happily credits the doll — and her cinematic doppelganger — for helping drive the company’s 29% year-over-year bump in global doll sales last year.   […]

Mastercard is piloting a subscription management solution that financial institutions can add to their consumer banking offerings. The new Smart Subscriptions solution enables consumers to cancel, pause and resume their subscriptions, the company said in a Tuesday (March 12) press release. It also helps consumers analyze and categorize their spending, see upcoming bills and receive […]

Visa has launched a collaboration with SAP-owned working capital management solutions provider Taulia. The partnership, announced Tuesday (March 12), brings together Visa’s digital payments technology and Taulia Virtual Cards, a solution that integrates with SAP’s enterprise resource planning (ERP) offerings and business applications.  “Visa and Taulia’s partnership will simplify payments across the business ecosystem by enabling virtual payment credentials […]

AI-based workflow automation platform Nanonets has raised $29 million in new funding. The company’s Series B round, announced Tuesday (March 12), comes as roughly a third of Fortune 500 countries have used Nanonet’s artificial intelligence (AI)-based workflow automation for finance, accounting, operations and other uses. “The internet was going to kill paper but businesses today are producing more documents […]

The government of the United Kingdom has published draft legislation that would allow payment service providers (PSPs) to delay outbound payments processing by up to four business days when they suspect fraud.  The delay will give PSPs more time to contact the customer or relevant third parties, such as law enforcement, HM Treasury said in a Tuesday […]

We may have to wait a bit longer for rate cuts. And for the U.S. consumer, inflation’s a stubborn fact of life — volatile, to be sure — and it seems like when one category of spending becomes more manageable, others become more expensive. In the latest reading of the Consumer Price Index,, the Bureau […]

The owner of messaging app Telegram is reportedly considering taking the company public. In an interview with the Financial Times posted Tuesday (March 12), Pavel Durov said that his Dubai-based platform has 900 million users, and is making “hundreds of millions of dollars” in revenues thanks to advertising and premium subscription services. “We are hoping to become profitable next year, […]

Nigeria is still reportedly holding two Binance executives as it deals with a currency crisis. As The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday (March 11), the detentions are happening as Africa’s largest economy is blaming the world’s largest cryptocurrency company for driving down the value of its currency. To help solve the problem, Binance Head of Financial Crime Compliance Tigran […]

Artificial intelligence continues to grow in importance for JPMorgan Chase. So much so that the technology could have its own reporting line, beyond the banking giant’s larger tech team, CEO Jamie Dimon indicated Tuesday (March 12). “Before any other major investment, it’s how are we doing on AI,” said Dimon, whose comments via video feed at the Australian […]