Sat.Aug 31, 2024

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Collaboration Over Competition: The Future of Real Estate and Proptech Partnerships

The Fintech Times

The relationship between established real estate firms and proptech startups is shifting from competition to collaboration. What once appeared as a clash between tradition and innovation is now evolving into a partnership where each side leverages the strengths of the other. Established firms bring deep industry experience and extensive networks, while startups introduce cutting-edge technology and fresh perspectives.

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The Reality Check on AI Progress: Challenges and Opportunities

Finextra

Introduction: The AI Hype Cycle In early 2023, the world was shaken by OpenAI's announcement of GPT

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Pine Labs Launches Digital Payment Acceptance Device for Indian Merchants Alongside Visa

The Fintech Times

Pine Labs , a merchant commerce omnichannel platform, is partnering with global payments giant Visa to scale digital payment acceptance and advance India’s digital economy ambitions unveiling a new soundbox-enabled device for QR, Near Field Communication (NFC) and card payments: ‘Pine Labs Mini’ Millions of merchants across India currently rely on printed QR codes or other low-tech solutions.

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Chainalysis Reveals Changing Trends Amongst Crypto Fraudsters as They Focus on Romance Scams

The Fintech Times

Research from Chainalysis , the blockchain data company, has revealed worrying signs about the growth of crypto scams in China. Forty-three per cent of fraudulent inflows have gone to wallets that only became active this year, the highest amount of year-to-date (YTD) inflow into new wallets. Previously, the highest number of scams in new wallets was 29.9 per cent in 2022.

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eCommerce in 2025: How Customer Experience Drives Online Retail Success

Speaker: Jennifer Wright and Nick Barron

2025 is right around the corner, and with it comes a new wave of consumer expectations, competitive pressures, and operational challenges. Success lies in finding the balance between operational flexibility and creating experiences that keep customers coming back. The future of retail belongs to those who can stay ahead of shifting customer preferences and marketing trends. 🔮 In this session, we’ll dive deep into what it takes to keep customers engaged and your operations nimble, no matt

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SAVR Implements Brite Instant Payments, Enabling it to Remain Competitive in Busy Trading Market

The Fintech Times

Sweden-based investment platform, SAVR, has implemented instant payments from Brite Payments , an open banking-based instant payments provider, enabling customers to make larger direct money transfers into their accounts more quickly and securely. Through Brite Instant Payments, SAVR customers can now use BankID to authenticate direct transfers of larger sums of money than previously possible into their accounts, reducing the need for manual data entry, and speeding up the time it takes to comp