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Zoom to Acquire Workvivo and Add Capabilities to Its Collaboration Platform
Zoom to Acquire Workvivo and Add Capabilities to Its Collaboration Platform
April 14, 2023  |  Acquisitions

Zoom is acquiring Workvivo to continue expanding its collaboration platform for the digital-first workplace. The acquisition, which is expected to close in the first quarter...

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Amazon Web Services Launches Services for Building Generative AI Tools
Amazon Web Services Launches Services for Building Generative AI Tools
April 14, 2023  |  Artificial Intelligence

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has launched new services to help companies build generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools. One new offering, Amazon Bedrock, gives customers access...

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Women and Millennials Lead UK’s Digital Shopping Transformation
Women and Millennials Lead UK’s Digital Shopping Transformation
April 14, 2023  |  Merchant Innovation

Digital features are crucial to winning over the United Kingdom’s tech-savvy shoppers — and merchants know it. We find that U.K. merchants go out of...

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CVC Consortium Mulls Taking Private Middle Eastern Payments Processor Network International Holdings
CVC Consortium Mulls Taking Private Middle Eastern Payments Processor Network International Holdings
April 13, 2023  |  Acquisitions

Network International Holdings is in discussions about a sale. The provider of digital payment solutions across the Middle East and Africa has received a preliminary and...

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Austria’s Erste Group Unveils New Platform to Improve Digital Banking for Businesses
Austria’s Erste Group Unveils New Platform to Improve Digital Banking for Businesses
April 13, 2023  |  Digital Banking

Following the launch of its popular consumer digital banking service, George, Erste Group, one of the largest financial institutions (FIs) in Austria, has unveiled George...

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Tesco Offers 90 Million Personalized Coupons to Maintain Customer Loyalty
Tesco Offers 90 Million Personalized Coupons to Maintain Customer Loyalty
April 13, 2023  |  Earnings

As inflation ate into Tesco’s profits, the grocer’s couponing efforts helped keep customers coming back. The British multinational grocery giant shared in its financial results...

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Poland’s Blik Expanding Mobile Payment Offering Across EU
Poland’s Blik Expanding Mobile Payment Offering Across EU
April 13, 2023  |  Mobile Payments

Polish mobile payments company Blik has reportedly begun an international expansion. The startup — whose popularity in its home country has matched that of Apple...

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LVMH ‘Extremely Optimistic’ on China as Luxury Sales Leap
LVMH ‘Extremely Optimistic’ on China as Luxury Sales Leap
April 13, 2023  |  Retail

Consumer desire for luxury goods in post-COVID China has meant good news for LVMH. The Louis Vuitton owner on Wednesday (April 12) reported a 17%...

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UK Small Business Adoption of Open Banking Surges, Surpassing Consumer Use
UK Small Business Adoption of Open Banking Surges, Surpassing Consumer Use
April 12, 2023  |  Digital Banking

As of January this year, about 10% of U.K.’s population is using open banking services. The number of active users crossed the 7 million mark around the...

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