The OCC’s Charter Greenlight Pulls Crypto Closer to Core of US Banking
The OCC’s Charter Greenlight Pulls Crypto Closer to Core of US Banking
December 12, 2025  |  Cryptocurrency

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Target Says Concept Store Reflects Its ‘Design-Driven Future’
Target Says Concept Store Reflects Its ‘Design-Driven Future’
December 12, 2025  |  Retail

Target has opened a concept store that the retailer said is part of its “design-driven future.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Sam Altman’s World App Adds Payments Features Within Chat
Sam Altman’s World App Adds Payments Features Within Chat
December 12, 2025  |  Mobile Applications

World, an organization co-founded by Sam Altman, has updated its app to include a native chat function, payments and third-party apps. Get the Full Story...

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Digital Payments Rebuild Financial Systems in the Middle East
Digital Payments Rebuild Financial Systems in the Middle East
December 12, 2025  |  Digital Payments

Across the Middle East, governments, banks and global payments firms are treating digital payments as foundational infrastructure for future economic activity. The focus is not...

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This Week in Stablecoins: Incumbents Eye Control of Blockchain Infrastructure
This Week in Stablecoins: Incumbents Eye Control of Blockchain Infrastructure
December 12, 2025  |  Cryptocurrency

Mainstream incumbents are taking over the crypto headlines. The biggest blockchain news this week did not come from a crypto-native startup, a decentralized autonomous organization...

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Disney Calls on Google to Stop Using Its Content in AI Tools
Disney Calls on Google to Stop Using Its Content in AI Tools
December 12, 2025  |  Legal

Disney has reportedly sent a cease-and-desist letter to Google, alleging copyright infringement by the tech company via its artificial intelligence tools. Get the Full Story...

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White House Signals AI Power Shift to Washington
White House Signals AI Power Shift to Washington
December 12, 2025  |  artificial intelligence

The long-awaited Federal government campaign to quash state-by-state AI regulations is on. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Dec. 11 directing the federal...

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Pix Redraws Cross-Border Payments as PagBrasil Connects Argentina
Pix Redraws Cross-Border Payments as PagBrasil Connects Argentina
December 12, 2025  |  Real-Time Payments

Brazil’s Pix real-time payments network already moves more money than cards or cash in Latin America’s largest economy. Now, the same digital rails that let...

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Tokenization Shields Merchants, Issuers as AI Agents Start to Shop
Tokenization Shields Merchants, Issuers as AI Agents Start to Shop
December 12, 2025  |  Payments Innovation

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