The masses currently prefer social media and mobile apps for up-to-date, firsthand information. These digital tools surpass traditional media, according to the Digital News Report 2026.

It is a fact that video platforms and social media are the top source of information compared to television and even specialized websites.

According to the study, “based on a survey of nearly 100,000 digital information consumers in 48 markets worldwide, trust in news has fallen to 37 %, its lowest level since it began being measured in 2015, with particularly sharp declines in the Philippines, Ireland, Thailand, Peru, and Poland.”

With the development of AI, there has been an increase in the use of chatbots to stay informed, especially among “young people, digital content creators, and a growing preference for video formats at the expense of text and audio.”

Currently, the main news source for 30 % of respondents globally is social media and video platforms, compared to 22% five years ago. “Increases were detected in 22 of the 48 markets analyzed, including countries like Germany, where they had historically played a smaller role.”

Young people between 18 and 24 years old (56%) have not read a newspaper regularly. Furthermore, “news consumption via television and media websites and apps has declined in all age groups, except for those over 55.”

In addition, 77 % of respondents use news videos on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook, making this source of information more popular than television in most of the markets analyzed, except for Germany, Denmark, and the Netherlands. Content creators or influencers are consulted by 27 % of those interviewed, although they are not their sole source of information.

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Source: swissinfo

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Online gambling is currently at the forefront of digital entertainment thanks to factors such as the rapid growth of streaming, gamification, and mobile access.

Online betting on games of chance, lotteries, horse racing, and more is the new trend in digital leisure, offering interactive formats and immediate rewards.

This trend is further fueled by new “live-streaming platforms” that have changed how users engage with digital entertainment. As a result, “the online gaming sector has begun to occupy a significant space with these audiences, with content focused on live-experiences, product reviews, and gameplay demonstrations.”

Mobile connectivity plays a key role in this dynamic. “Native apps have positioned the smartphone as the primary gateway to online gaming. Most of the sector’s traffic and transactions are now conducted via mobile devices, a structural shift that is influencing technology investment decisions and the development of new formats.”

The sector highlights familiar aspects of social media, such as immediacy and personalized, real-time experiences. In short, the smartphone is “at the heart of digital consumption, and online gaming is no exception.”

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The way to make interbank mobile payments is evolving at Bancamiga. From now on, with the use of NFC short-range technology implemented by Suiche 7B, the transaction is completed simply by bringing the two phones together, facilitating and simplifying the process for both parties.

With this functionality, the data is automatically loaded, and you only need to enter the amount in the app, which improves the experience for both person-to-person (P2P) and person-to-merchant (P2C) payments.

To use this payment method, you must have the latest version of the Bancamiga Suite app. In this initial phase, in addition to Bancamiga, Bancaribe, BNC, and Banco de Venezuela are also participating. Payments can only be made between Android mobile phones that are NFC-compatible.

Bancamiga and Suiche 7B make greater convenience, immediacy, and security possible

To make a payment, open the Bancamiga Suite app and follow these steps:

• Tap Mobile Payment / New Mobile Payment / Quick Send.
• Select NFC Mobile Payment and enter the Amount, Description, and tap Continue.
• Bring your phone close to the other person’s phone, and you will see the payment confirmation on your screen.

The recipient must open their bank’s app, follow the steps, and bring their phone close to the sender’s phone.

In this new phase, Bancamiga and Suiche 7B are working together to provide instant mobile payment transactions. This is an example of technological advancement, functionality, and above all, security.

For additional information, please visit www.bancamiga.com, call 0500TUBANCA (05008822622) or 0500BANCAMI (05002262264), or follow @Bancamiga on X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok.

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The International Committee of the Red Cross, ICRC, is working on a project based on blockchain technology to deliver tokenized aid to populations in conflict zones.

According to information provided by The Block, the Red Cross project is aimed at developing a “stable utility token” that is linked to the price of an asset, similar to what is currently known as a stablecoin, to make easier and more immediate delivery of charitable aid.

The project is carried out in partnership between the ICRC and Partisia. So far, the proceeds amount to 55 million dollars thanks to the sale of its native tokens, as reported by Kurt Nielsen, CEO of blockchain.

With this tokenized aid project, the charity founded in Switzerland in 1863 would reach those most in need almost immediately. Currently, aid is given in cash and vouchers. Thanks to the new initiative, a solution will be created that “reaches the affected people through tokens, where the necessary Internet and smartphone infrastructure exists.”

Blockchain technology will facilitate the delivery of aid and, on the other hand, the Red Cross will achieve better and greater control “over the input and output flow”, with security, data protection, public and private smart contracts, among other features.

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