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Private Sector Adds 122K Jobs as Wage Growth Slows
Private Sector Adds 122K Jobs as Wage Growth Slows
July 31, 2024  |  Economy

American companies added 122,000 jobs this month, while wage growth continued to slow. That’s according to the latest monthly employment report from ADP, released Wednesday (July 31),...

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Western Union’s Digital Surge Offsets In-Store Decline
Western Union’s Digital Surge Offsets In-Store Decline
July 30, 2024  |  Earnings

The digital transformation of Western Union continues with the money-transfer company posting double-digit growth in global mobile and online transactions for the second quarter, despite...

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Blackbird Labs Debuts Check-Settlement Platform for Restaurants
Blackbird Labs Debuts Check-Settlement Platform for Restaurants
July 30, 2024  |  Restaurant innovation

Hospitality tech firm Blackbird Labs has launched a new payments product for restaurants. “Powered by Blackbird’s new blockchain, the Blackbird Flynet, Blackbird Pay gives restaurants...

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OpenAI Debuts Advanced Voice AI for Subscribers
OpenAI Debuts Advanced Voice AI for Subscribers
July 30, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI) company OpenAI has begun rolling out an advanced voice feature for its ChatGPT platform. The feature, which utilizes the company’s GPT-4o model,...

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DraftKings Shutters NFT Marketplace Amid Legal Headaches
DraftKings Shutters NFT Marketplace Amid Legal Headaches
July 30, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

Online betting service DraftKings said is closing down its three-year-old non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace. The company announced Tuesday (July 30)  it was shuttering the marketplace,...

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Nexi and Payac Team on Instant Credit Union Payments
Nexi and Payac Team on Instant Credit Union Payments
July 30, 2024  |  Partnerships

Nexi has signed a partnership with credit union-owned payment service provider Payac. The agreement allows for SEPA instant payments to all participating credit unions in the Republic of...

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Equipifi Debuts ‘Pre-Purchase’ BNPL Tool for Banks, Credit Unions
Equipifi Debuts ‘Pre-Purchase’ BNPL Tool for Banks, Credit Unions
July 30, 2024  |  BNPL

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) platform equipifi has introduced a “pre-purchase” solution called “Plan Your Purchase.” The new offering lets financial institutions offer account holders “flexible financing”...

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JetBlue Focuses on Leisure Routes on Road to Restore Profits
JetBlue Focuses on Leisure Routes on Road to Restore Profits
July 30, 2024  |  Earnings

JetBlue is focusing on its East Coast leisure routes as it works to return to profitability. The airline released quarterly earnings Tuesday (July 30) showing a $25 million...

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Bank of England Announces CBDC Experiments
Bank of England Announces CBDC Experiments
July 30, 2024  |  CBDC

The Bank of England (BoE) is conducting a new series of experiments with central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) for retail use. Citing growing innovations and...

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