The AARP Foundation has joined forces with Google’s philanthropy arm, Google.org, to help older workers gain digital skills. As CNBC reported Wednesday (Jan. 26), the project will focus on women and people of color, initially targeting 25,000 people in Arizona, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, North Carolina,...
In today’s FinTech News, Samsung taps biometrics for payments secured by users’ fingerprints, while Huawei tackles contactless payments with Curve via a digital wallet with integrated cards. Spotify, meanwhile, is turning to payments processor Stripe to help creators monetize subscriptions. Samsung Launches Comprehensive Fingerprint Security...
The guardian of European Union’s finances said conflicting rules over vetting 5G technology suppliers pose a security risk to the bloc. In a 69-page report, “5G roll-out in the EU: Delays in deployment of networks with security issues remaining unresolved,” published Monday (Jan. 24), the...
As businesses add electric vehicles (EVs) to their fleets, they’re learning that there are some new challenges beyond those they face with their existing vehicles Among these are the issues of range anxiety, reimbursing employees who charge company vehicles at home, measuring sustainability and reporting...
In today’s FinTech news, digital banking startup Chime is looking at an estimated valuation of $40 billion as the FinTech gets ready for its upcoming stock market debut with Goldman Sachs at its side. Meanwhile, another newcomer to the digital financial services space, Save, is...
In today’s top FinTech news, authentication gateway and data provider Plaid moved further into identity verification with the acquisition of Cognito, while Ibercaja Bank eyed becoming Spain’s first initial public offering (IPO) of 2022. Meanwhile, digital-first payments firm i2c weighed in regarding governments’ influence over...
When Verizon and AT&T started switching on their C-Band 5G Wednesday (Jan. 19), they began offering millions more customers access to wireless service with internet speeds up to 10 times faster than 4G LTE. Verizon’s new service will be available to 100 million people in...
In today’s top FinTech news, the U.K. and Ireland swept up private equity deals last year, while SoFi got the green light to become a bank — with the caveat that cryptocurrency is off-limits. Meanwhile, U.K. challenger bank Revolut launched a commission-free stock trading platform,...
Verizon and AT&T said Tuesday (Jan. 18) they’ll postpone the rollout of 5G cellular service near some U.S. airports amid fears across the aviation industry that the technology would interfere with airline equipment and cause the aircrafts to malfunction when it was to debut Wednesday...
