Новости за 16.04.2024

Health systems technology firm Kontakt.io has raised $47.5 million to expand its artificial intelligence (AI) solution. “Kontakt.io enables health systems to optimize patient, staff, and resource flows, improving safety, coordination, and service delivery,” the firm said in a Tuesday (April 16) news release.  “The company uses AI, the Internet of Things (IoT), and cloud technology to provide real-time […]

Finmid has emerged from stealth and announced it has raised 35 million euros (about $37 million) to expand its embedded financing solution to businesses across Europe. The company’s solution enables B2B platforms to offer their small and medium-sized business (SMB) customers tailored financing support, finmid said in a Tuesday (April 16) press release. “With just […]

From restaurants to rideshare platforms and hospitality, the rise of digital tipping is reshaping how consumers express gratitude for service. This shift toward digital gratuity represents more than just convenience — it’s a reflection of broader societal changes, impacting both employee retention and transactional consumer experiences.  The recent debut of a digital tipping feature for delivery drivers […]

Lendica and EBizCharge have partnered to launch an embedded business credit solution for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in the United States. This collaboration brings together Lendica’s embedded artificial intelligence (AI) lending capabilities and EBizChange’s platform for payment solutions, the companies said in a Tuesday (April 16) press release. With the new service, called the […]

The internet looks very small to an attacker, but massive to a defender. And a persistent reality of the 21st century’s connected economy is that many digital doors are left open for bad actors and cyber adversaries to walk through as they see fit.  Just take, for example, Monday’s (April 15) news that a ransomware […]

Amazon Bedrock now features all three versions of Anthropic’s Claude 3 artificial intelligence (AI) model. That makes Bedrock the first and thus far only managed service to make all three Claude 3 models — Opus, Sonnet and Haiku — generally available, Amazon said in a news release Tuesday (April 16). This, the release added, enhances “the ability of customers of […]

As leading consumer-packaged goods (CPG) brands continue to raise their prices slowly but persistently, shoppers who are on the fence are looking for more affordable options. According to a Reuters report Monday (April 15), Procter & Gamble is finally expecting its price increase contribution to sales growth to decrease going forward after nine consecutive quarters […]

Last month, Amazon introduced its first-ever Annual Big Spring Sale. Whereas Amazon’s Prime Days events are designed to woo Amazon subscribers into filling their shopping carts with merchandise, the Big Spring Sale was the first Amazon event to cater to non-subscribers as well. As PYMNTS Intelligence found in its Amazon’s First Annual Big Spring Sale […]

PNC Financial Services Group saw average commercial loans dip in the first quarter as businesses remained cautious about the macroeconomic environment. Overall, average loans decreased 1%. Within this, consumer loans declined less than 1%, while average commercial loans decreased 2%, the bank said in a Tuesday (April 16) earnings release. The slight decline in consumer […]

Payments infrastructure provider Transaction Network Services (TNS) has launched payment and network solution Complete Commerce.  As the company noted in a Tuesday (April 16) news release, enterprises need to deliver user-friendly, reliable and secure payments experiences while also juggling evolving consumer behavior, regulatory demands and technology modernization.  “Complete Commerce helps solve this payment complexity by leveraging […]

Financial intelligence company IDIQ has launched a platform that aims to help consumers build their credit scores. CreditBuilderIQ, announced Tuesday (April 16), joins the company’s suite of identity theft protection, credit monitoring and financial wellness tools.  “With consumer debt at an all-time high, rising delinquencies, and reduced credit availability, consumers more than ever need to take control of […]

Cash-back rewards platform Ibotta has upped the size of its planned public listing. Last week, the Walmart-backed company said it aimed to raise $472 million through an initial public offering (IPO).  On Tuesday (April 16), the company raised that figure to around $551 million in new paperwork filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), with the company planning to […]

Money transfer firm Wise saw its number of active customers grow 29% year over year during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2024. That growth brought its total number of active customers to 7.9 million, Wise said in a trading update released Tuesday (April 16). Among those customers are 7.5 million personal customers and 395,000 business customers, according […]

Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has emphasized the pivotal role of medical technology (MedTech) in advancing healthcare. During a Tuesday (April 16) call with analysts to discuss the first quarter (Q1) and full-year 2023 financial results, the pharmaceutical giant underscored its commitment to bolstering its reputation as an “innovation powerhouse.”  A significant move in this direction is […]

Saxo Bank is reportedly pursuing a possible sale following an ill-fated attempt to go public. The Danish bank, which offers digital investment and trading services, recently invited investment bankers to audition for advisory roles in a possible sale, sources told Reuters in a report published Tuesday (April 18). PYMNTS has contacted Saxo for comment but has not […]

Commerce Bancshares, one of the Midwest’s strongest regional banks, joined the chorus of Q1 results reporting Tuesday (April 16) and sounded the theme of resiliency. Tipping its hat to the high interest rates and cautious consumer spending outlook that has dominated bank reporting over the past week, the company posted better than expected first-quarter earnings, […]

Crypto.com is in the process of adding 1,400 employees, a little more than a year after cutting one-fifth of its staff.  The turnaround at the digital asset exchange began after bitcoin and other tokens rallied, Bloomberg reported Tuesday (April 16).  The company has added 700 employees since November and plans to add another 500 people […]

When looking for deals online, grocery shoppers want the reassurance of buying from familiar, trusted companies, but they may be willing to sacrifice their loyalty to any given brand in order to get the best bargain. In an interview with PYMNTS, Louise Fritjofsson, co-founder of Martie, an overstock platform selling shelf-stable groceries at discounted rates, […]

Microsoft has invested $1.5 billion in Abu Dhabi-based artificial intelligence (AI) firm G42. The investment is the latest in a series of collaborations for the company and marks the latest example of the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) growing importance in the AI space. “Building on the two organizations’ long-standing collaboration in AI and digital transformation initiatives, Microsoft’s investment deepens […]

Business data API provider Codat and JPMorgan Chase have teamed to promote virtual card adoption. It’s the thinking behind the launch of Codat’s Supplier Enablement data product. Announced Tuesday (April 16), it lets businesses more easily share their spending and supplier data from enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems and accounting software. From there, card issuers can access the right […]

Financial infrastructure platform Stripe has launched a payments partnership with retail group URBN. The collaboration, announced Tuesday (April 16) will see is designed to offer a more consistent checkout experience for customers making online and in-person payments at retailers including Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie, Free People and FP Movement. “Payments are a critical link between our brands and millions of URBN customers who […]

Rapid Finance has teamed up with Galileo Financial Technologies on a small business financing solution. This collaboration has created Rapid Finance’s Rapid Access Mastercard program, which is managed by Galileo and sponsored by Galileo’s parent company, SoFi Technologies, the companies said in a Tuesday (April 16) press release emailed to PYMNTS. The Rapid Access Mastercard is a prepaid commercial […]

Google’s top AI executive says the company’s spending on the technology will surpass $100 billion. While speaking Monday (April 15) at a TED Conference in Vancouver, DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis was asked about recent reports of Microsoft and OpenAI’s planned artificial intelligence (AI) supercomputer known as “Stargate,” said to cost $100 billion. “We don’t talk about […]

Paying and getting paid are crucial to businesses’ livelihood, no matter their size. There isn’t a once-size-fits-all approach to invoicing and reconciliations, and the market remains fragmented — caught between traditional workflows and innovative solutions. “Paper invoicing certainly remains a major method,” Kevin Baker, head of merchant services for EMEA at Bank of America, told PYMNTS. “Legacy […]

Where an industry goes tomorrow is a step-function from where it is today. And this is particularly true within the fleet management ecosystem, where traditional payment methods like fuel cards remain, by far, the most common payment scenario. Increasingly, addressing the challenges of traditional fleet payments, including cumbersome manual processes and security loopholes, are playing […]