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This Week in AI: Anthropic Goes to iPhone, AI Programming, Europe’s Rise
This Week in AI: Anthropic Goes to iPhone, AI Programming, Europe’s Rise
May 03, 2024  |  Artificial Intelligence

This week in artificial intelligence, Anthropic is launching its first smartphone app. In computer programming, AI is rapidly reshaping practices from Silicon Valley to major...

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Europe’s AI Paradox: Slow Adoption, Big Ambitions
Europe’s AI Paradox: Slow Adoption, Big Ambitions
May 02, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

Despite Europe’s reputation as a tech laggard, a cadre of companies is making big bets on artificial intelligence (AI).  While the region has been slow to...

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Apple’s App Store and iPhone Challenges Create Services and Ecosystem Headwinds
Apple’s App Store and iPhone Challenges Create Services and Ecosystem Headwinds
April 29, 2024  |  Apple

Thursday (May 2) will see Apple announce its latest quarterly earnings results. Amid the volatility of hardware sales that springs to mind, there may be signs of pressure as the...

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Why Europe Must End Its 30-Year Digital Winter to Ensure Its Long-Run Future
Why Europe Must End Its 30-Year Digital Winter to Ensure Its Long-Run Future
April 18, 2024  |  Opinion

In the last 30 years, Europe — defined here as the EU plus the U.K., Norway and Switzerland — has created few leading digital businesses...

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MUFG Bank and Crédit Agricole Complete First ISO 20022-Aligned Payment on CHIPS
MUFG Bank and Crédit Agricole Complete First ISO 20022-Aligned Payment on CHIPS
April 17, 2024  |  Payment Methods

The first payment in the ISO 20022 message format on the CHIPS network was completed by Japanese financial institution MUFG Bank and European financial institution Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank, The...

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Bunq Raises $31 Million After Quadrupling User Deposits in 2023
Bunq Raises $31 Million After Quadrupling User Deposits in 2023
April 12, 2024  |  Fintech Investments

European neobank Bunq’s shareholders signed a commitment letter in March to provide 29 million euros (about $31 million) of capital to finance the company’s growth. The...

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Scayl Raises $108 Million for FinTech Lenders
Scayl Raises $108 Million for FinTech Lenders
April 03, 2024  |  Investments

Debt financing platform Scayl has raised $108 million to lend to other European FinTech lenders. Billing itself as a “Fintech for Fintech Lenders,” Scayl said it helps...

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Eight in 10 EU Mid-Market Firms Needed Working Capital Solutions in 2023
Eight in 10 EU Mid-Market Firms Needed Working Capital Solutions in 2023
March 28, 2024  |  Europe

European middle-market firms have the second-highest need for working capital solutions. That’s according to “The 2023-2024 Growth Corporates Working Capital Index: Europe Edition,” a PYMNTS...

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Payop Partners With Tink to Add Pay-by-Bank in Europe
Payop Partners With Tink to Add Pay-by-Bank in Europe
March 27, 2024  |  Partnerships

Payop and Tink partnered to promote the adoption of pay-by-bank as a payment method across Europe. Payop added Tink’s pay-by-bank offering to the eCommerce checkout options it offers...

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