Beijing Is Caught in a Catch-22 as Economy, Currency Stumble
China wants to boost its sluggish economy and keep its currency stable, but that is proving a difficult juggling act.Read More
NTT DATA Reveals Significant ‘Lack of Trust’ and ‘Dissatisfaction’ of UK Banking Providers
New research from NTT DATA UK&I, the IT services provider for the banking and financial services industries, reveals that only 33 per cent of banking customers are currently ‘very satisfied’ with their overall experience with their main bank or building society. NTT DATA research found that nearly half of UK banking customers do not believe […]
UK Fintech News Roundup: The Latest Stories 16/08
Every Wednesday, we delve into the latest fintech updates from across the UK. This week brings updates from Payabl., Dojo, Smart Ease, Reevo Money and Canada Life. Payabl. secures UK EMI license The payabl. Group, the European payment fintech, secured an Electronic Money Institution authorisation (EMI licence) in the UK. The UK EMI authorisation enables […]
Is It Time to Worry About Consumer Debt? What Is Going on in Seven Charts
Consumers are still flush with cash but are more often falling behind on some payments, making for a complex picture.Read More
Cybersecurity Star Dims Ahead of News Dump
Palo Alto Networks investors are betting that good things never happen late on a Friday afternoon.Read More
Investors Need to Worry About the Bond Market’s Return to Normality
The market’s best guess at the real, after-inflation, cost of money is back within the range of what once counted as normal. America has put the era of low rates behind it. Can it cope?Read More
Amid Attacks, Ukraine’s Grain Exports Get a Lifeline From Romania
A 40-mile channel, best known outside shipping circles as a magnet for bird watchers, is now a crucial route allowing Ukrainian grain to reach the sea, protected by a NATO umbrella.Read More
Google Tests an A.I. Assistant That Offers Life Advice
The tech giant is evaluating tools that would use artificial intelligence to perform tasks that some of its researchers have said should be avoided.Read More
When Hackers Descended to Test A.I., They Found Flaws Aplenty
The hackers had the blessing of the White House and leading A.I. companies, which want to learn about vulnerabilities before those with nefarious intentions do.Read More
The A.I. Industry’s Desperate Hunt for GPUs Amid a Chip Shortage
To power artificial-intelligence products, start-ups and investors are taking extraordinary measures to obtain critical chips known as graphics processing units, or GPUs.Read More
