General Motors announced a new business, BrightDrop, which will offer an ecosystem of electric first-to-last-mile products, software and services to empower delivery and logistics companies to move goods more efficiently. These BrightDrop solutions are designed to help businesses lower costs, maximize productivity, improve employee safety and freight security, and support overall sustainability efforts. BrightDrop was […]

Britishvolt has entered into an exclusive technology collaboration agreement with Siemens. Under the collaboration Siemens will provide Britishvolt with access to its automation, electrification solutions and Digital Twin manufacturing execution technology. This system will simulate gigaplant production processes and flows ahead of construction completion, optimising design and efficiencies. It also promises to speed up delivery […]

Worldline has launched its China All-In-One solution from Ingenico, which unifies its suite of Chinese payment solutions, including AliPay, WeChat Pay, and UnionPay, into one package. The China All-In-One solution allows customers to enter the rapidly expanding Chinese eCommerce market with greater ease, as well as unlocking its full potential. The new offer has a fixed rate […]

Green Dot Corporation has launched its GO2bank, a new mobile bank  app designed to help the Americans living paycheck to paycheck. GO2bank makes money access and management a safe, easy, useful part of everyday life with tools that help address common financial challenges and opportunities to improve long-term financial health, all in one easy-to-use mobile […]

Delivery Hero SE has launched  DX Ventures, an independently managed early-stage venture capital fund with a focus on investing in disruptive founder-led companies. DX Ventures has initial capital of EUR 50 million to invest in promising early-stage companies worldwide in the areas of on-demand services, food technology, sustainable innovation, artificial intelligence, fintech and logistics. The […]

Mastercard has partnered with NMI and Global Payments Inc. to launch its first live Cloud Tap on Phone pilot with Computer Engineering Group (CEG), a Napa, Calif.-based independent IT Services provider.  With Tap on Phone, any business  can deliver new and best-in-class contactless consumer experiences using a device they already own: a smartphone. Tap on Phone democratizes point-of-sale technology by turning […]

Aella App is working with Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS) to empower underbanked individuals through quick access to credit and other financial services using Amazon Rekognition for identity verification. Aella App is Nigeria’s leading single-point financial service and payment solution provider. The company is working with Amazon Web Services to empower underbanked individuals through quick […]

OnBuy has started a global expansion plan. The company wants to launch into more than 140 countries by the end of 2023. The plans follow after securing 5.5 million euros in a Series A funding round last June.Overall, 2020 was a successful year for OnBuy, which is on track for achieving unicorn status within the […]

Majid Al Futtaim has opened its first Carrefour store in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The launch underlines the brand’s ambitions to respond to the growing demand for modern retail in the country, while also catering to evolving customer needs.  Carrefour introduces an elevated shopping experience to the Uzbek market through its international standards and retail best practices, […]

In a new partnership with Tink, Greenly has its sights set on taking its app across Europe, and putting banks at the center of its plans to help shift behavior, by making it simple to offer a carbon tracker on individual and business bank accounts. According to Greenly, Europeans have an individual carbon footprint of […]