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Consumer Insights
Shoppers Pull Back as Half of US Consumers Expect Tariffs...

Few pocketbook issues strike closer to home for American consumers than...

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Faster Payments
Instant Uptake: The Urgent Need for Speed in Digital Disbursements

The digital disbursement landscape is undergoing a profound transformation, driven by...

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Mobile Wallets
US In-Store Mobile Wallet Use Sees 4.3% Increase Since 2022

While U.S. consumers are rapidly embracing mobile wallets for peer-to-peer payments,...

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Fintech Investments
FinTech IPO Index Gains 4.4% as Toast and dLocal Get...

Moving into mid-May, the FinTech IPO Index’s 4.4% increase was powered...

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artificial intelligence
Meta Delays ‘Behemoth’ AI Model; Business Impact May Be Muted

Meta reportedly is postponing the release of the largest version of...

6 hours ago
Legal
FTX to Distribute $5 Billion to Creditors in Second Distribution

FTX’s bankruptcy advisers said Thursday (May 15) that they will distribute...

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Acquisitions
Dick’s Sporting Goods to Acquire Foot Locker and Expand Internationally

Dick’s Sporting Goods plans to acquire Foot Locker and position the combined...

8 hours ago
Artificial Intelligence
Report: Meta Delays Rollout of Behemoth AI Model Amid Performance...

Meta reportedly delayed the rollout of its flagship artificial intelligence model...

10 hours ago
Cryptocurrency
FinTech Partnerships Look to Crack Stablecoin On- and Off-Ramp Challenges

Solutions in search of problems tend to get nowhere. Stablecoins, which...

11 hours ago
Cryptocurrency
Coinbase Says SEC Investigating Its Past Reporting of User Metrics

Coinbase Global reportedly said Thursday (May 15) that it is cooperating with...

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artificial intelligence
Allpay Says AI Transformation Boosts Productivity, Software Releases

U.K. payments company allpay is using artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud...

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Retail
Wayfair to Open Third Large-Format Physical Retail Location in 2027

A year after opening its first large-format physical retail location, Wayfair...

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Real-Time Payments
Real-Time Payments Are Most Likely to Be Found at These...

Want or need a payment instantly? Whether you’re a consumer or...

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Retail
Retail Sales Muted in April as Front-Loading Fatigue Sets In

Consumer spending, the key engine of the economy in the United...

13 hours ago
Data
Equifax Launches US-Based Business Record Data on Cloud

Equifax has launched its B2bConnect small and medium-sized business (SMB) data...

13 hours ago
Artificial Intelligence
OpenAI Gaining Market Share in AI Tools, With Google a...

OpenAI’s artificial intelligence (AI) tools showed a surge in website traffic...

13 hours ago
B2B Payments
This Week’s B2B Innovation: AI Procurement, Digital Payments and Ongoing...

The B2B space is defined by its workflows and data, both...

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Investments
Granola Raises $43 Million for AI That Generates Searchable Meeting...

Granola said Wednesday (May 14) that it raised $43 million in...

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Streaming
Netflix Reportedly Weaving GenAI Ads Into Programming

Netflix is reportedly about to experiment with placing ads in the...

14 hours ago
Retail
Shein Lowers Prices Following US-China Trade War Truce

Shein cut prices for customers in the United States after Washington...

15 hours ago
eCommerce
Alibaba: ‘Instant Commerce’ Market Could Draw ‘Every Person in China’

Last month, Chinese tech conglomerate Alibaba debuted a fast delivery service...

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Big Tech
Microsoft to Retire Bing Search APIs, Promote Azure AI Agents

Microsoft said Monday (May 12) that it will retire Bing Search...

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Acquisitions
Proofpoint to Acquire Hornetsecurity and Expand Human-Centric Security Solution Worldwide

Proofpoint plans to acquire Hornetsecurity Group to enhance its ability to...

15 hours ago
Real Estate
How Creative Financing and GenAI Are Changing the Homebuying Game

The real estate industry, like many others, is confronting structural challenges...

16 hours ago
Earnings
Walmart US eCommerce Sales Jump 21%; McMillon Cites 3 Tariff-Proof...

Walmart’s strengthening position in eCommerce can help blunt at least some...

16 hours ago
Regulation
Bank of London Discloses Investigation by UK’s Prudential Regulation Authority

FinTech company Bank of London is reportedly being investigated by the Bank of England’s Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA)...

17 hours ago
Security & Fraud
Coinbase Reimburses Customers Following $20 Million Extortion Attempt

Coinbase is reimbursing users following a data breach that turned into...

17 hours ago
Cryptocurrency
Mastercard and MoonPay Team to Promote Stablecoin Payments

Mastercard has launched a stablecoin-focused partnership with cryptocurrency payments FinTech MoonPay. The collaboration...

17 hours ago
Digital Payments
AAA Life Adopts One Inc’s Insurance-Focused Digital Payment Processing Platform

AAA Life Insurance Company, which is part of the American Automobile...

17 hours ago
Security & Fraud
DEA: US Banks ‘Prime Candidate for Exploitation’ by Money Launderers

Banks in the United States are increasingly finding themselves ensnared in...

18 hours ago
artificial intelligence
Main Street Gets AI Makeover as Software Shakes Up Small...

Every cloud has a silver lining, even those impacting the global...

18 hours ago
Bank Regulation
US Regulators Reportedly Scaling Back Bank Capital Requirements

The U.S. is reportedly preparing to make substantial cuts to banks’...

19 hours ago
artificial intelligence
Klarna CEO: AI Helped Drive 40% Reduction in Staff

Klarna’s CEO is reportedly attributing a 40% reduction in staff to the...

20 hours ago
Partnerships
Uber Teams With OpenTable to Boost Its Restaurant Business

Uber has revealed new details about its six-week-old partnership with restaurant...

21 hours ago
Legal
Digital Blind Spots Leave FinTech Firms Exposed as Cyber Litigation...

The internet may have rewritten data rights, but courts are starting...

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artificial intelligence
Product Officers Embrace GenAI’s Role in Fast-Tracking Early-Stage Innovation

The early stages of product development — often referred to as...

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Payment Methods
Digital Wallets Want to Replace Your Apps, Not Just Your...

It’s no secret that the world is moving faster. In parallel,...

1 day ago
Opinion
Mining the Insights Hidden in Your Customers' Payment Inquiries

Pursue clarity rather than complexity in customer conversations, Worldpay SVP, Go...

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