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Streaming
Netflix Says Demand ‘Stable’ Amid Recession Fears  

Shares of Netflix are sharply higher in after-hours trading on Thursday...

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CFPB
Reports: CFPB Laying Off 90% of Staff

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is reportedly in the process...

2 hours ago
Insurance
1Fort Raises $7.5 Million for AI-Powered Platform for Business Insurance

InsurTech startup 1Fort has raised $7.5 million in a funding round...

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Retail
Retailers ‘Uncharacteristically Blunt’ in Telling Customers Tariffs Will Raise Prices

Some retailers are reportedly being “uncharacteristically blunt” in sharing with customers...

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Earnings
UnitedHealth: Medicare Issues Fueled ‘Unusual and Unacceptable’ Earnings

UnitedHealth Group is downgrading its 2025 revenue forecast because of issues...

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Loans
SoFi Adds $3.2 Billion in Commitments to Loan Platform Business

SoFi has secured agreements that amount to a $3.2 billion expansion...

6 hours ago
SPAC
SPACs Riding $4 Billion Wave as IPO Market Struggles

With the IPO market struggling, special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) are...

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Acquisitions
Kinective Acquires Datava to Add Data Intelligence to Banking Operations...

Kinective said Wednesday (April 16) that it will add end-to-end data...

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B2B Payments
Tech Redefines Finance This Week in B2B

Navigating uncertainty demands an uncompromising approach. Many businesses’ back offices and...

6 hours ago
Bank Regulation
Treasury Department Takes Lead in Efforts to Ease Banking Regulation

The Treasury Department is reportedly taking the lead in the Trump Administration’s efforts to...

7 hours ago
Banking
KeyCorp’s Commercial Payments Business Grows Despite Macro Uncertainty

KeyCorp’s latest earnings results showed growth in deposits, while management pointed...

7 hours ago
Personnel
Spirit Airlines Picks New CEO From Rival Sun Country

Dave Davis, formerly chief financial officer and president of Sun Country...

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Acquisitions
B2B Payment Firm Pliant Expands Into Insurance With Hi.health Acquisition

European B2B payment solution provider Pliant said Wednesday (April 16) that...

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Security & Fraud
23andMe’s Data Security Catches Attention of House GOP

A trio of lawmakers want answers from 23andMe about the security...

8 hours ago
ANTITRUST
Google Trial Judge: Tech Giant Holds Illegal Ad Monopoly

A federal judge has ruled that Google holds an illegal monopoly on online...

8 hours ago
Business
Worldpay and FIS Deals Shake Up Merchant Services in Echo...

In the FinTech space, 2025 is shaping up to feel a...

9 hours ago
Economy
Initial Claims for Unemployment Fall by 9,000 as Labor Market...

The number of initial claims for unemployment insurance in the U.S....

9 hours ago
ANTITRUST
Key Dates in Google’s AdTech Monopoly Case From Filing to...

A federal judge’s landmark ruling Thursday (April 17) found Google guilty...

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Earnings
Amex Projects Resilient Consumer Demand, Anchored by Gen Z and...

If the general attitude of global business is based on economic...

10 hours ago
Earnings
Fifth Third Bancorp: Diversification Aids Resilience Amid Tariff-Driven Uncertainty

Fifth Third Bancorp executives highlighted their proactive management and the bank’s...

10 hours ago
Artificial Intelligence
From Buzzwords to Bottom Lines: Understanding the AI Model Types

There’s an alphabet soup of terms floating around when it comes...

10 hours ago
Security & Fraud
Capital One Launches Data Security Solution Databolt

Capital One Software introduced a tokenization solution to help businesses address...

11 hours ago
Partnerships / Acquisitions
Barclays to Sell Stake in Payment Acceptance Business to Brookfield

Barclays and private equity firm Brookfield Asset Management partnered to grow...

12 hours ago
Earnings
Truist Says 80% of Transactions Self-Service as Mobile Banking Surges

The banking landscape is in flux, and flux sometimes requires patience....

12 hours ago
artificial intelligence
AI Regulations: OpenAI Calls on EU to Review, Simplify AI...

OpenAI is calling for a simplification and review of AI regulations...

12 hours ago
Partnerships
MoneyGram Launches Pay-by-Bank Partnership With Plaid

Payments network MoneyGram says it has launched a partnership with Plaid. The collaboration, announced Thursday (April...

12 hours ago
Acquisitions
Global Payments, FIS Upend FinTech With Dual $13.5 Billion, $6.6...

Global Payments set the FinTech sector abuzz early Thursday (April 17)...

13 hours ago
Artificial Intelligence
How to Manage Risks When Employees Use AI Secretly for...

Employees who use generative artificial intelligence tools in the workplace without...

14 hours ago
artificial intelligence
Perplexity Reportedly Planning Device Partnership With Samsung

AI startup Perplexity is reportedly working to integrate its technology with Samsung and Motorola smartphones. The company...

14 hours ago
Authentication
ValidiFI Debuts Authoritative Bank Account Verification Tool

Bank account and payment intelligence firm ValidiFI has begun offering new...

15 hours ago
CFPB
CFPB Reportedly Planning Dramatic Enforcement Rollback 

America’s chief consumer finance watchdog is reportedly scaling back enforcement of...

16 hours ago
SMBs
Small Businesses Embrace Simplicity as Managing Cash Flow Becomes More...

The tariffs were on, then they were paused, and at the...

19 hours ago
Consumer Insights
Navigating the Shifting Sands of Consumer Spending Amid Rising Prices...

Many consumers have been re-evaluating their spending priorities amid higher prices...

19 hours ago
Data
80% of Gaming Firms Value Instant Market Data, but Few...

In the high-stakes arena of digital entertainment, gaming platforms are demonstrating...

19 hours ago
Credit Unions
Credit Unions Capitalize on Consumer Trust to Boost Growth

For all financial institutions — and especially for credit unions —...

19 hours ago
Real-Time Payments
The Pay-Me-Now Economy: How Consumers Are Driving Instant Disbursements

Consumers are no longer willing to wait. Instant disbursements have become...

19 hours ago
artificial intelligence
House Select Committee Says DeepSeek Is Threat to US Security

A House select committee recommended Wednesday (April 16) that the government...

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Bank Regulation
OCC Combines Supervision Activities and Elevates Information Technology and Security

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) said Wednesday...

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