News & Trends

Mastercard
Report: 60% of UK Merchants Request One-Click Checkout

For online merchants — no matter in which country they operate,...

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Fintech Investments
FinTech IPO Index Adds 2.6% as Paysafe Jumps on Takeover...

The FinTech IPO Index’s gains this past week — up 2.6%...

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Consumer Insights
How Banks Can Reengage the 53 Million Credit Outsiders

A significant segment of the U.S. population — approximately 53 million...

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Real-Time Payments
Banks Offering Instant Payments Say Bills Are Top Consumer Use

For banks still on the fence about real-time payments, here’s a...

4 minutes ago
Payments Innovation
iGaming’s Payment Evolution Has Strong Odds to Catch Consumer Loyalty

As sportsbooks and online gaming platforms compete for player loyalty in...

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Consumer Insights
46% of Cardholders Are Proactive Deal Hunters

The world of credit card rewards is getting a much-needed makeover....

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Buy Now Pay Later
Affirm Active Consumers Leap 23% as BNPL's Momentum Continues

A strong holiday shopping season, coupled with the continued momentum of...

6 hours ago
Amazon
Amazon Pledges $26B Quarterly for GenAI and Retail Overhaul

Amazon continues its push into artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics, signaling...

7 hours ago
Cryptocurrency
Report: Crypto Exchange Gemini Considering IPO This Year

Cryptocurrency firm Gemini is reportedly considering an initial public offering (IPO)...

7 hours ago
Payments Innovation
InvoiceCloud and POWERCONNECT.AI Partner on AI and Payment Solutions for...

InvoiceCloud and POWERCONNECT.AI have partnered to offer integrated artificial intelligence (AI)...

7 hours ago
artificial intelligence
MIT Discovers AI Training Paradox That Could Boost Robot Intelligence

Researchers from MIT, Harvard and Yale discovered a paradox in the...

8 hours ago
Earnings
BILL’s 30 Million Transactions Highlight Demand for Small Business Automation

When it comes to digital transformation, small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs)...

8 hours ago
Social Commerce
AI and Deeper Engagement Drive Pinterest’s User, Revenue Growth

For Pinterest CEO Bill Ready, 2024 was “transformative” because the company’s...

8 hours ago
Politics
Report: Elon Musk-Led DOGE Feeding Sensitive Data Into AI Amid Cost-Cutting...

Representatives of the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have...

9 hours ago
Fraud Prevention
Routable Adds Fraud-Detecting AI Agent to AP Automation Platform

Routable has enhanced its accounts payable (AP) automation platform by adding...

10 hours ago
Acquisitions
Report: Paysafe Explores Options After Getting Takeover Interest

Online payments firm Paysafe is reportedly considering a sale after getting...

10 hours ago
artificial intelligence
AI Models and Tools: OpenAI’s Debuts ‘Cost-Efficient’ Model as Mistral...

OpenAI has released what it calls its “most cost-efficient” reasoning artificial...

11 hours ago
Investments
Trump Media Applies to Register Trademarks for Financial Services Brand

Trump Media and Technology Group (TMTG) said Thursday (Feb. 6) that...

11 hours ago
AML
Brink’s Settles Anti-Money Laundering Charges With DOJ and FinCEN

The Brink’s Company said Thursday (Feb. 6) that its subsidiary, Brink’s...

12 hours ago
Earnings
Hershey: Price Increases Won’t Keep Up With Historically High Cocoa Costs

Hershey expects the surge in cocoa prices to continue to outpace the...

13 hours ago
Earnings
Peloton Continues Comeback With Strong Subscription Metrics

For Peloton, intensifying efforts to enhance its subscription-based model, reduce member...

14 hours ago
Partnerships
Trustly and Spreedly Join Forces to Expand Pay-by-Bank Usage

Open payments platform Spreedly is working with Trustly to give merchants pay-by-bank access. The collaboration, announced Thursday...

14 hours ago
Politics
DOGE Pushed Back by Judge in Treasury Case

A judge has limited Elon Musk’s efficiency group’s access to the...

15 hours ago
Earnings
Weaker Hiring Market Creates Revenue Headwinds for Equifax

For Equifax, macro headwinds from a job market slowdown and the...

15 hours ago
Ridesharing
Lyft and Anthropic Partner on AI Products for Ridesharing

Ridesharing company Lyft and artificial intelligence firm Anthropic said Thursday (Feb....

15 hours ago
Accounts Receivable
FIS Introduces Tool to Help Companies Optimize Collections

Financial technology firm FIS has launched a tool to help businesses...

16 hours ago
Artificial Intelligence
DeepSeek Restricts Access as AI Model Balloons in Popularity

DeepSeek’s artificial intelligence model is reportedly too popular for its own...

16 hours ago
Metaverse
Meta CTO: 2025 to Decide If Metaverse Was ‘Legendary Misadventure’

Four years after Facebook changed its corporate name to Meta after...

16 hours ago
Partnerships
P2P Launches Digital Finance Platform Powered by Mbanq

FinTech company P2P partnered with FinTech and embedded finance firm Mbanq...

17 hours ago
Cryptocurrency
Galoy Debuts Lana Platform to Increase Access to Bitcoin-Backed Lending

Galoy has debuted a tool to meet what it calls “soaring” demand...

17 hours ago
Earnings
Profitability Still Out of Reach for Gaming Giant Roblox

Is it game over for video game and metaverse company Roblox? Not...

17 hours ago
Cloud Banking
FirstRand Adopts Fiserv’s Cloud-Based Banking Platform

FirstRand Group, the largest financial institution by market capitalization in Africa,...

18 hours ago
Retail
Trump Tariffs Leave Shein and Temu Retailers Paying 30% More

Chinese retailers selling on Shein and Temu are reportedly facing a 30% levy on exports....

18 hours ago
CBDC
Will America’s Crypto Push Help Birth a Digital Euro?

The digital dollar may be off the table for now, following...

19 hours ago
Partnerships
ACI and Banfico Team to Tackle EU/UK APP Fraud 

Payments tech firm ACI Worldwide has teamed with account verification FinTech Banfico. The partnership...

19 hours ago
artificial intelligence
DeepSeek Faces Ban on US Government Devices

U.S. lawmakers are set to introduce legislation outlawing DeepSeek’s AI chatbot...

21 hours ago
Healthcare Financing
Doctor’s Orders: Lynx Gets $27 Million to Close Health and...

Fragmentation and regulation are among the top ways innovation can find...

22 hours ago
Credit Unions
Scam Surge: How Credit Unions Are Tackling Rising Security Threats

Fraud is becoming a costly and pervasive challenge for credit unions...

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