Margrethe Vestager, the European Union’s (EU) antitrust chief, recently met with the chief executives of tech giants Apple, Alphabet and Qualcomm. The purpose of these meetings was to discuss regulation...
Commerzbank and Global Payments teamed to offer digital payment solutions to German small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). The companies have joined to form Commerz Globalpay...
FinTech company Andaria has partnered with Mastercard to strengthen its embedded finance proposition. This strategic collaboration will enhance the quality of Andaria’s card and payment...
Mastercard teamed with Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) provider 4thWave to streamline B2B payment flows. The partnership targets businesses in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), as...
As rising food prices alienate grocery customers, merchants are beginning to throw their weight around with major food brands, if the Carrefour-PepsiCo standoff is any...
5G network maker Ericsson reportedly has big plans for Africa’s mobile wallet market. The Swedish company’s software helps power more than 400 mobile wallet accounts around the...
European regulators are reviewing whether Microsoft’s involvement with OpenAI warrants further investigation. The European Commission (EC) revealed its interest in the ties between the companies Tuesday (Jan. 9) as...
Barclays reportedly laid off about 5,000 workers in 2023 as part of a cost-cutting campaign. A spokesperson for the British bank told Reuters Monday (Jan. 8)...
Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems have added a new layer to the ongoing and increasingly philosophical debate about whether open-source or proprietary systems are better for...