Big Tech

Apple’s New Launches May Drive Shift to Services Ecosystem
Apple’s New Launches May Drive Shift to Services Ecosystem
September 11, 2023  |  Apple

For Apple, Tuesday (Sept. 12) will mark the latest launch of its latest slate of hardware updates. And while the world will be watching and...

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NFC Poised to Become Big Tech, Open Banking Battleground
NFC Poised to Become Big Tech, Open Banking Battleground
September 11, 2023  |  Payment Methods

Consumer choice is at the heart of open banking, and, according to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), open ecosystems and interoperability are among the...

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Apple, Google Come Under Fire for Their Tap-to-Pay Walled Gardens
Apple, Google Come Under Fire for Their Tap-to-Pay Walled Gardens
September 07, 2023  |  Mobile Payments

Contactless payments are now coming into contact with federal consumer protection agencies. This, as the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on Thursday (Sep. 7)...

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Big Tech Eyes Gen AI’s Potential to Revamp Voice Assistants
Big Tech Eyes Gen AI’s Potential to Revamp Voice Assistants
September 07, 2023  |  artificial intelligence

The biggest imagination-capturing advances in generative artificial intelligence (AI) so far have been across text-based interfaces.  Even AI-generated images and videos are having a moment....

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Hyundai Pay Shows Rubber Meeting Road for in-Car Commerce
Hyundai Pay Shows Rubber Meeting Road for in-Car Commerce
September 07, 2023  |  Connected Economy

The list of initiatives to make the car the ultimate mobile wallet grows longer, as Big Tech, providers and the carmakers themselves introduce new in-vehicle...

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Google to Require Election Ads to Disclose AI-Generated Content
Google to Require Election Ads to Disclose AI-Generated Content
September 06, 2023  |  Google

Google has announced a new policy that will mandate election advertisers to disclose when their ads have been manipulated or created using artificial intelligence (AI) tools....

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BIS Finds Risks and Rewards in Insurance Industry as Big Tech Makes Digital Inroads
BIS Finds Risks and Rewards in Insurance Industry as Big Tech Makes Digital Inroads
September 06, 2023  |  Insurance

Big Tech and big data have the opportunity to remake entire industries. The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) noted in its Aug. 31 paper, “From Clicks to...

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Battleground Shapes up in Europe: Digital Euro and Central Banks vs Private Stablecoin Issuers
Battleground Shapes up in Europe: Digital Euro and Central Banks vs Private Stablecoin Issuers
September 05, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

In Europe, the digital currency battleground is shaping up to be one where the central banks are on one side, and private issuers are on...

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Apple and Microsoft Push Back Against EU’s ‘Gatekeeper’ Designation
Apple and Microsoft Push Back Against EU’s ‘Gatekeeper’ Designation
September 05, 2023  |  Regulation

Microsoft and Apple are reportedly protesting their classification as “gatekeepers” under new European tech regulations. As the Financial Times (FT) reported Monday (Sept. 4), the tech giants’ fight with the...

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