Brazil's Cielo CEO Paulo Caffarelli announced the card processor had launched instant payments and free card-reader machines for its clients after the recent moves by its rivals.
Nicola Sturgeon, the Scottish First Minister, stated on Wednesday Scotland would try to conduct its independence referendum before May 2021, when the country's current parliamentary term ended.
The US compliance start-up Chainalysis expanded its real-time tracking service to ten cryptocurrencies amid its intention to reduce the anti-money laundering activities globally.
On Wednesday, AT&T missed analysts' expectations for its Q1 revenue results, tumbled by the sluggish sales in the WarnerMedia arm and the company's wireless business, after it had trimmed prices to lure customers.
Boeing reported its revenue and cashflow missed Wall Street's Q1 estimates, while also suspending the 2019 forecast, as the planemaker is still suffering from the 73 MAX jets groundings.
Taro Aso, Japan's Finance Minister, is set to hold a meeting with Steven Mnuchin, the US Treasury Secretary scheduled for Thursday in Washington, according to the Japanese ministry's statement.
On Wednesday, Credit Suisse has set a positive forecast for the Q2 European bank results, raising its net profit to 749M Swiss francs with surprise gains in its equities and deeper relations between private banking and trading.
On Wednesday, Kim Jong Un, the leader North Korea, arrived in Russia for a summit with the Russian President Vladimir Putin.
On Wednesday, global equity markets edged lower, as signs showed that China has paused its broader stimulus program.
ING Groep's CEO Ralph Hamers said to shareholders the Dutch bank was ready for a cross-border takeover deal under some circumstances, following reports about ING's interest in buying Commerzbank in case the merger with Deutsche Bank failed.
Deutsche Bahn, the German railway operator, has called on potential suitors of the British arm Arriva to express the asset interest by May 3, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.
Elior, the French catering group, received a €1.54B proposal from the private equity company PAI Partners for Elior's "Areas" concession catering arm, as it had put its non-core assets up for a sale to boost performance.
Russia's Sberbank signed an agreement to acquire a 46.5% stake in the media firm Rambler Group, the lender announced on Tuesday not disclosing the financial terms of the deal.
Switzerland's bank UBS Group and the asset management divisions of Deutsche Bank have entered merger talks, according to the Financial Times, considering to combine their asset management potentially worth over $1.57 trillion.
Japan's Softbank Group is set to acquire a 5.6% stake in the German payments firm Wirecard by taking convertible bonds valued at about $1.01B, Wirecard stated on Wednesday.
Beijing is expected to promote the new version of the Belt and Road initiative project at this week's summit of world leaders in China.
On Wednesday, the Australian Dollar declined to six weeks low against its peers after data showed that the Australian Consumer Price Index in the first quarter was below forecasts.
On Wednesday, the US Dollar reached near a two-year higher against its peers after data showed that the US economy was doing fine.
Tesla Inc announced on Tuesday that it would bring back cheaper options for Model S and X cars and roll out upgrades to enhance the re-charging speed and driving range.
After the Christchurch attack, New Zealand stated that it is set to cooperate with France in an attempt to stop social media usage to promote violent extremism and terrorism.
South Korea unveiled a proposed $5.87B supplementary budget needed to tackle unprecedented air pollution levels and boost exports affected by weak demand.
The Election Commission of Egypt stated on Tuesday that almost 90% of citizens have supported amendments to the constitution that presuppose extension of a president's term to six years from four.
On Tuesday, the Algerian acting President Abdelkader Bensalah has replaced Sonatrach's CEO Abdelmoumene Ould Kaddour with the chief of production and exploration Rachid Hachichi.
On Tuesday, Alphabet's Wing Aviation division has received an approval from the Federal Aviation Administration to start deliveries of goods using drones in the state of Virginia.