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This new age of Open Banking and PSD2 has opened the door to collaboration between banks and FinTech firms — so, too, has it opened the door to cross-border efforts. In recent news marking the financial services arena, Cross River Bank, based in the U.S., and Railsbank, based in the U.K., have linked to bring Banking-as-a-Service […]

The Australian government is taking major steps toward overhauling the nation’s banking industry amid revelations of misconduct by top financial institutions (FIs), but small businesses (SMBs) will see a limited impact from the initiatives, reports said on Monday (Feb. 4). Reuters said that Australia plans to introduce a new body to oversee corporate regulators in response to […]

A seven-year-old boy who rang 999 after his mum collapsed at home has been paid a special visit from the officers who responded to his call.

Twenty years after activist-artists Guerrilla Girls papered film festivals and billboards in protest over a lack of female film directors, the group is back to remind show business that shockingly little has changed. In 1999, the group spread a simple bumper sticker message saying, “the U.S. Senate is more progressive than Hollywood,” noting that women […]

Tesla agrees to buy Maxwell Technologies with an eye on keeping battery costs lower and staying ahead of the competition.

Open Banking-as-a-service FinTech Bud has announced $20 million in Series A funding, the company said in a blog post on Sunday (Feb. 3). HSBC, Goldman Sachs, Banco Sabadell, ANZ and Investec all provided the funding, while 9Yards Capital and former Man Group CEO Lord Fink also participated, according to the company’s post, written by CEO and […]

Alice Bee: Hello Brendan. I suppose you’re wondering why I’ve gathered you, singular, here today. It is because we both played episode two of Life Is Strange 2, Rules. I am excited to talk to you about this because I think we might have had different outcomes this time. The Fabulous Diaz Brothers (™) had […]

Proposed legislation would require all Washington school districts to test their drinking water for lead and swiftly fix any water source that tests above a new statewide limit.

For some, Stacey Abrams would seem an unlikely choice to give the Democrats’ response to the State of the Union. One of the most closely-watched candidates of the 2018 cycle, Abrams lost her race to then-Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp. Delivering the State of the Union address is a high-profile assignment typically is reserved […]

For some, Stacey Abrams would seem an unlikely choice to give the Democrats’ response to the State of the Union. One of the most closely-watched candidates of the 2018 cycle, Abrams lost her race to then-Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp. Delivering the State of the Union address is a high-profile assignment typically is reserved […]

Twenty years ago, the feminist art collective Guerrilla Girls put out a sharp campaign comparing female representation in politics and Hollywood, declaring that the U.S. Senate was more progressive than the ostensibly liberal film industry. Now they’re bringing it back.

Former Bush and McCain aide Steve Schmidt breathes anti-Trump fire on MSNBC. But what's his real goal for 2020?

Union minister Nitin Gadkari Tuesday said those who love Sanskrit should try to remove the misconceptions prevailing in the society about this ancient language. Gadkari was speaking at the inauguration of the New Academic Complex and Guruji Golwalkar Gurukulam at Kavikulaguru Kalidas Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya, Ramtek. "Even today, there are misconceptions about Sanskrit among many people. Sanskrit lovers should work towards removing these misconceptions," he said. Gadkari also said that during his visit to Iran and Germany... Читать дальше...

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The State of the Union address is a president's time in the spotlight. CNN's John Avlon reports on how past presidents made their speeches matter.

If there’s one thing that can bring America together, it’s “Say Yes to the Dress.”

The amount of trash dumped in Queensland from interstate has reached a staggeringly rubbish record.

Procurement technology firm Xeeva has announced a new patent pertaining to enhanced spend analytics, the company said in a recent press release. Xeeva has been issued a patent for its Virtual Data Manager technology, which integrates artificial intelligence to strengthen the quality and consistency of “imperfect” data. The technology enables the cleansing and classification of […]

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday directed the National Investigating Agency (NIA) to "clear all hurdles" in the 2008 Malegaon blast case and ensure that the trial proceeds "smoothly". A bench of Justices A S Oka and A S Gadkari noted that over 20 applications and appeals had been filed in the high court by various parties on varied grounds in the case. As a result, the court had to sift through voluminous paperwork and over 4,000 exhibits, it said. "How's the court expected to clear these appeals in time if parties keep filing applications. Читать дальше...

B2B commerce has a reputation for being slow to digitize and lagging behind the B2C eCommerce space, but considering analysis that forecasts U.S. B2B eCommerce to reach $9 trillion this year – more than twice that of B2C eCommerce – that reputation may need a facelift. Indeed, B2B manufacturers are not only comfortable embracing the […]