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B2B Payments
How AI, Personalization and Instant Engagement Are Transforming B2B Marketing
September 26, 2024

When technology advances, everything changes. And that couldn’t be truer across the B2B landscape — particularly when it comes to marketing. In today’s business-to-business landscape, it’s no longer about who you know — it’s how well you can target, track, and convert using data-driven insights....

Cross-border Payments
PayPal Launches in China; Will Support Cross-Border Payments
September 26, 2024

PayPal launched its PayPal Complete Payments platform in China, saying the solution will streamline payment and receivables processes for businesses of all sizes and support their cross-border transactions. Chinese businesses can use the platform to build trust with their customers and offer a variety of...

Artificial Intelligence
FCA Wary of AI in Insurance; Harmonic Aims for Mathematical Breakthrough
September 26, 2024

Artificial intelligence is transforming the financial sector, with regulators highlighting potential “uninsurable” risks while innovative applications emerge in small business money management and mathematical problem-solving. As the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) urges caution, China’s MYbank uses AI to boost small business financial planning,...

Point of Sale
Lightspeed Commerce Engages in Discussions of ‘Potential Strategic Alternatives’
September 25, 2024

Lightspeed Commerce responded to media reports of a potential sale of the company, saying that it periodically undertakes a strategic review of its business and that it does not intend to disclose more information except as required by its regulatory obligations. “While it is the...

Digital Banking
LatAm Draws FinTechs Seeking to Transform Digital Banking
September 25, 2024

Digitally savvy, younger consumers with mobile devices in hand. Underbanked and even unbanked populations ripe for financial inclusion. A regulatory environment conducive to digital innovation. It comes as no surprise, given the above statements, that Latin America would prove to be a key target for...

Regulation
US Moves to Secure Connected Car Economy by Banning Foreign Technologies
September 25, 2024

The U.S. government’s proposed ban on connected vehicle technology from China and Russia marks a significant shift in the approach to national security and cybersecurity within the automotive sector. Once finalized, the proposed rule from the Department of Commerce would prohibit the import or sale...

eCommerce
Flipkart Introduces Service to Help Resellers Reach Customers
September 25, 2024

Indian eCommerce giant Flipkart is getting into the reCommerce business. The company on Wednesday (Sept. 25) introduced “Flipkart Reset for Business,” a mobile app designed to help small and big sellers of refurbished products across the country to connect with last-mile customers. “The demand for refurbished products is surging,...

Artificial Intelligence
Rippling Rolls Out AI-Powered Employee Evaluation Tool
September 25, 2024

Would you trust artificial intelligence-powered tools to conduct your employee evaluation? Business software startup Rippling hopes the answer is yes. The company is launching a product called Talent Signal, which uses AI to gauge employee performance based on task-specific metrics, Bloomberg reported Wednesday (Sept. 25)....

Retail
Loop Debuts Tool to ‘Offset’ the Cost of Returns
September 25, 2024

Loop has debuted a solution to help merchants offset the cost of returns and reverse logistics. Dubbed “Offset,” the solution lets brands offer their customers the chance to pay a small upfront fee during checkout in exchange for free returns later, the company said in a...