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Steep Hospital Costs Help Inflation Persist
Steep Hospital Costs Help Inflation Persist
May 16, 2024  |  Economy

American medical care costs have gone up, and that’s reportedly helped inflation remain high. Hospital prices climbed 7.7% between April 2023 and April 2024, the biggest monthly increase...

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UK Relaxes ‘Land-Based Gambling’ Rules as Online Betting Grows
UK Relaxes ‘Land-Based Gambling’ Rules as Online Betting Grows
May 16, 2024  |  Regulation

The British government is loosening its rules for brick-and-mortar betting businesses as online gambling grows. The U.K.’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport issued a report Thursday (May...

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Walmart’s Luminate Data Platform Goes International
Walmart’s Luminate Data Platform Goes International
May 16, 2024  |  Walmart

Three years after its launch in the United States, Walmart Luminate, the retailer’s insights solution, is being rolled out worldwide. Walmart’s data analytics product suite will be...

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Bakkt: Institutional Investors to Drive Growth in Crypto Trading Market
Bakkt: Institutional Investors to Drive Growth in Crypto Trading Market
May 15, 2024  |  Earnings

Institutional investors are going to play a bigger role in the cryptocurrency trading market, Bakkt said Wednesday (May 15) when announcing its latest quarterly results. Bakkt, which...

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DOJ Charges 2 Brothers With ‘Cutting-Edge Scheme’ to Steal Cryptocurrency
DOJ Charges 2 Brothers With ‘Cutting-Edge Scheme’ to Steal Cryptocurrency
May 15, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the unsealing of an indictment Wednesday (May 15) charging two brothers with crimes resulting from an alleged “cutting-edge scheme” in which they...

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EBay to Launch QR Code-Based Feature for Generating Product Listings
EBay to Launch QR Code-Based Feature for Generating Product Listings
May 15, 2024  |  eCommerce

EBay has unveiled a new “resell on eBay” feature designed to make it easier for brands and consumers to list clothing on the online marketplace. The...

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Paymentology and Audax Partner on Cards-as-a-Service Solution
Paymentology and Audax Partner on Cards-as-a-Service Solution
May 15, 2024  |  Partnerships

Paymentology and Audax Financial Technology have partnered to enable financial institutions in Southeast Asia and the Middle East to launch and manage their own branded card...

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Shopify and Astound Digital Partner to Improve Digital Commerce
Shopify and Astound Digital Partner to Improve Digital Commerce
May 15, 2024  |  Partnerships

Shopify and Astound Digital have partnered to improve retailers’ digital commerce efforts. Through the partnership, the companies aim to offer retailers higher conversion rates and lower costs,...

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Celerant and Sezzle Expand Collaboration, Add In-Store BNPL Options
Celerant and Sezzle Expand Collaboration, Add In-Store BNPL Options
May 15, 2024  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Celerant Technology now enables the users of its eCommerce platform to offer their customers buy now, pay later (BNPL) options when checking out in-store as well as online. The...

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