(Reuters) – Airwallex, an Australian fintech startup, said on Tuesday that it has acquired Chinese company Guangzhou Shang Wu Tong Network Technologies in order to get an online payment business licence in China. The Tencent-backed company also announced that it has become a third-party payment provider in China, giving itRead More →

(Reuters) – Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) incorporated ChatGPT technology with its Power Platform on Monday, allowing customers to construct apps with little or no coding, the company’s latest integration of artificial intelligence into its products. From Google Inc (GOOGL.O) to Baidu Inc (9888.HK), major technology firms are accelerating the integration ofRead More →

NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya had a national power outage on Saturday evening due to a “system issue,” according to energy distributor Kenya Power (KPLC.NR). “We are working hard to restore normality as soon as possible,” Kenya Power stated in a statement. Kenya Power is the country’s primary electricity distributor, andRead More →

BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said on Tuesday that he would dissolve parliament next month in preparation for an election on May 7, a probable date originally set by the country’s poll commission. The former army leader, who has been in power since leading a coup inRead More →