Новости за 17.09.2024

The payments landscape can be — and frequently is — shaped by both innovations and regulations. And with the news that businesses in the United Kingdom have just two weeks left to prepare for the Oct. 1 enactment of the Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023 (referred to as “the Tipping Act”), companies that pay […]

Wells Fargo has introduced specialized application programming interfaces (APIs) tailored for its commercial banking clients. “Our new APIs provide clients real-time, on-demand information so they can efficiently and seamlessly manage inventory, supply chain, and payments,” Daniel Pfeiffer, the bank’s head of receivables, trade and inventory finance, said in a news release Tuesday (Sept. 17). “By expanding our API technology, […]

Uber has announced the nationwide launch of two features designed to improve the safety of drivers: rider verification and the ability to record video and audio during trips with their smartphones. Both features have been tested in pilot programs and will now be made available in all 50 states, the company said in a Tuesday […]

Mondu said its new Stripe integration allows business-to-business (B2B) merchants and marketplaces to offer Mondu’s buy now, pay later (BNPL) options through their existing Stripe setup. This “Mondu via Stripe” offering is now available to businesses in the Netherlands, Germany and France, and will expand to more markets soon, Mondu said in a Wednesday (Sept. […]

Rappi reportedly expects to be in a position to launch an initial public offering (IPO) within the next 12 months. The Colombia-based startup, which offers delivery services in nine countries and is one of Latin America’s most valuable startups, has seen its revenue double over the past three years and is profitable enough to consider […]

Dollar General’s second-quarter results show the impact of inflation on its primary customer base, and the retailer is doubling-down on in-store experiences to attract shoppers. CEO Todd Vasos acknowledged that the company’s performance fell short of expectations, attributing it to rising prices and tightened consumer budgets, which have altered spending behaviors. Despite a slight uptick […]

Cherry is reportedly gauging investors’ interest in a potential bond tied to buy now, pay later (BNPL) loans for dental or medical aesthetic treatments like cosmetic surgery. The startup payment company is setting up meetings over the coming weeks, Bloomberg reported Monday (Sept. 16), citing unnamed sources. This project is in its early stages and the firm could […]

Amazon plans to reduce the number of managers in each of its organizations and to require employees to work primarily in an office. The company is making these changes as part of its efforts to “operate like the world’s largest startup,” Amazon CEO Andy Jassy wrote in a message shared with the company’s employees and […]

There are over 8 billion people alive on earth, and their growing expectations around frictionless and secure digital experiences are continually transforming payments and commerce. Underpinning that is the emerging need for a digital identity layer. With the news that Google Wallet on Thursday (Sept. 12) unveiled a suite of new features — among them […]

Spatial artificial intelligence (AI), a technology that allows machines to understand and interact with 3D environments, is gaining traction in the AI industry.  World Labs, a new startup founded by AI researcher Fei-Fei Li and a team of computer vision experts, has raised over $230 million to develop AI models with spatial intelligence capabilities. This […]

Cash may not be king in the digital age, but the dollars and the coins are still essential. Regulators and central banks, through new laws and research, have underscored the usefulness of financial institutions (FIs), merchants and other enterprises giving what we might term cash “choice” across various interactions. This is highlighted as banks are […]

Fifth Third now offers free digital financial education programs for students from elementary school through high school. The bank has expanded access to its Fifth Third Bank Finance Academy to junior high students, adding them to the high school students for whom the program was originally launched, according to a Monday (Sept. 16) press release. […]

Two U.S. lawmakers want the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to help them evaluate the memberships of federal banking agencies in a global governance body, the Network of Central Banks and Supervisors for Greening the Financial System (NGFS). The NGFS is a group of central banks and supervisors who volunteer to “contribute to the development of […]