Новости за 06.04.2024

As the total solar eclipse draws near, brands are reaching for the stars, seizing on the hold that the event has on the public’s imagination. Take, for instance, Krispy Kreme. Through Monday (April 8), the day of the eclipse itself, the sweet treats brand is offering a themed doughnut made with Oreo. (Get it? The dark […]

European embedded finance firm Swan has integrated Wise Platform to enable its clients to send and receive money from more than 190 countries.  With Wise Platform, which is Wise’s infrastructure offering for financial institutions and enterprises, Swan’s clients can enable their customers to send and receive funds in more than 20 currencies at the mid-market rate, the companies said […]

Consumers’ total outstanding credit increased by $14.1 billion in February. Revolving credit accounted for $11.3 billion of the increase, while non-revolving credit made up the other $2.9 billion, the Federal Reserve said Friday (April 5) in its monthly report on outstanding consumer credit. “In February, consumer credit increased at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.4 percent,” […]

The good news is the U.S. economy added more than 300,000 jobs last month and many U.S. workers are now earning higher wages.  The not-so-great news is many Americans continue to struggle to pay their bills — including even those earning six figures each year.   According to PYMNTS Intelligence’s latest edition of its “Paycheck-to-Paycheck Report: Why […]

A jury in a U.S. District Court has found Terraform Labs and its co-founder, Do Kwon, liable for defrauding investors in crypto asset securities. The court found earlier that the company and Kwon unlawfully offered and sold crypto asset securities, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which brought the lawsuit, said in a Friday (April 5) statement.  “Terraform Labs and […]

With consumers forced to make budgeting decisions amid ongoing economic challenges, older millennials and younger Generation X consumers are seeing buy now, pay later (BNPL) options play a central role in their purchasing decisions. By the Numbers For the study “The Credit Accessibility Series: BNPL’s Wide-Ranging Impact on Consumers and Merchants,” PYMNTS Intelligence surveyed more […]

World Quantum Day is coming up in a little over a week, on April 14. But the international event aimed at promoting public awareness and understanding of quantum science isn’t the infamous “Quantum Day” that has kept security experts worried since the turn of the century.  That particular day, colloquially known in the cybersecurity space […]

With younger generations getting more of their day-to-day needs met via direct-to-consumer (D2C) subscriptions, investors are backing eCommerce wine platforms by the millions. Most recently, brand acquisition firm Full Glass Wine Co., which focuses on the D2C wine category, announced that it raised $14 million in its Series A funding round and that it has acquired wine subscription […]

Meta has modified its approach to handling media that has been manipulated with artificial intelligence (AI) and by other means. Three of the company’s platforms — Facebook, Instagram and Threads — will now label a wider range of content as “Made with AI” when they detect industry standard AI image indicators or when the people uploading content disclosed that it was […]

Amidst a growing dialogue among legal scholars, there’s an emerging sense that companies might soon face increased legal scrutiny for the actions and statements of their artificial intelligence systems. As lawsuits mount around the fair use of AI, the legal community is navigating the complex terrain of AI liability. With opinions diverging on the extent to which […]

Beyond the financial cost, purchasing a home can be an extremely complex and time-consuming process. From researching listings to seeking financing and appraisals, buyers find themselves juggling and coordinating multiple different tasks before closing a deal. However, the advent of digital tools and platforms has brought about a significant shift in this age-old process, ushering […]