Kolondra – WireUp

Opera [NASDAQ: OPRA], one of the world’s leading browser developers, announced today a collaboration with the leading artificial intelligence research laboratory OpenAI. This news comes two weeks after Opera announced its plans to expand its existing AI program by entering the AI-generated content (AIGC) space through its own solutions and existing partnerships.

Through the access to OpenAI’s API and its first official generative-AI collaboration announcement, Opera gains access to OpenAI’s state-of-the-art AI models, as well as personalized support from OpenAI’s research team. This will allow the Oslo-based browser company to reshape the upcoming versions of its PC and mobile browsers towards the needs of the future versions of the Web. Opera browser users will be able to benefit from everything AI-backed browsing has to offer.

With this collaboration, Opera aims to integrate artificial intelligence and generative computing technologies into its products, reimagining the user experience.

“We are thrilled to work with OpenAI to accelerate the integration of generative AI in our products,” said Krystian Kolondra, EVP PC Browser ang Gaming. “This collaboration will enable us to bring the latest AI and generative computing technologies to our users, and to further our mission of creating innovative and user-friendly browsers.”

Augmenting the browser experience with AI

Opera announced recently its plans to add popular AI-generated content services to the browser sidebar. On top of that, the company is also working on augmenting the browsing experience with new features that will interact with these new generative-AI-powered capabilities. Among the first features to be tested is a new “Shorten” button in the address bar that will be able to use AI to generate short summaries of any webpage or article.

“We are at the brink of a new era of creativity on the Web with generative AI. As the use cases are starting to be developed, we are reshaping our browser to allow our users to tap into the potential of AI in the best possible way,” said Kolondra.

Opera Limited (NASDAQ: OPRA), one of the world’s major browser providers with 380 million active users globally, including ~50 million active users in Europe, today announced the launch of new, in-browser ecommerce functionality supporting cashback and payments activities under the brand “Dify”. Opera’s plan is to offer in-browser services uniquely targeting a young, fast-growing set of “power shoppers” who could benefit from installing the Dify wallet app.

In addition to the cashback integration, the initial version of the Dify app ships with a current account and a free virtual Mastercard debit card.

Dify cashback service in the Opera browser

The first version of the Dify app will allow consumers to receive ecommerce cashback for purchases made on partner websites accessed through the Opera browser. Opera users will also get access to a special shopping mode, which protects their data while shopping by disabling third party extensions.

Krystian Kolondra, EVP Browsers & EEA Fintech, said: “Every day millions of people shop online and make their payments using Opera browsers.” Kolondra continued: “Opera has a track record of growing audiences and then improving their experiences to make them more engaging. We think this is one of the highest-potential areas: With Dify, we are making the browser and a superior wallet work better, together, to improve users’ shopping experience and also make it financially rewarding”.

Dify cashback and the smart shopping mode in the Opera browser let users benefit from a cashback service from partner websites, including top European ecommerce merchants.

Dify wallet app

Users will at first be able to use the Dify app to open a current account and get a free virtual Mastercard debit card to shop. They will also be able to use it to collect cashback for purchases made using the shopping mode within the Opera browser. Those using the Dify card to make the purchases will receive additional cashback. In the future, Opera’s plans include enabling more wallet services like savings management, credit and investment opportunities as well as instant cashback.

E-commerce in Europe last year reached €717 billion, with research from J.P. Morgan showing that many countries in Europe will continue to have double-digit growth in 2021.

Today´s launch follows Opera’s corporate acquisitions and investments in the financial services industry. In January 2020, Opera announced its acquisition of the Estonian banking-as-a-service startup, Pocosys, and in July 2020, announced its next step, an investment in and agreement to acquire Fjord Bank. In September 2020 Opera joined the Emerging Payments Association EU.

The cashback service as well as the Dify app are currently offered in Spain in beta, with more European markets to follow in the future. For more information go to https://getdify.com.

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Opera announces collaboration with OpenAI to realize AIGC Ambitions

Opera Launches Dify, an in-browser cashback & payments solution and standalone wallet app

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