Booking Holdings Leans Into AI as US Consumers Slow Travel Spending
Booking Holdings Leans Into AI as US Consumers Slow Travel Spending
July 29, 2025  |  Travel Payments

Booking Holdings said Tuesday (July 29) that U.S. consumers reined in their travel spending in the second quarter, while their Asian and European counterparts picked...

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Starbucks Revitalization Initiative to Shift Focus to App and Rewards
Starbucks Revitalization Initiative to Shift Focus to App and Rewards
July 29, 2025  |  Earnings

Starbucks plans to enhance its mobile app, its mobile order-and-pay offering, and its rewards program in 2026 as it continues its “Back to Starbucks” plan...

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Visa CEO Sees AI and Stablecoins Powering Tomorrow’s Digital Payments
Visa CEO Sees AI and Stablecoins Powering Tomorrow’s Digital Payments
July 29, 2025  |  Earnings

At a time when economic indicators offer a mixed picture, one constant tends to remain: the simple, unavoidable, fact of payments as a lever for...

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DOJ Drops Antitrust Lawsuit Challenging Amex GBT Acquisition of CWT
DOJ Drops Antitrust Lawsuit Challenging Amex GBT Acquisition of CWT
July 29, 2025  |  ANTITRUST

American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT) said Tuesday (July 29) that the Department of Justice (DOJ) dismissed its antitrust lawsuit challenging the company’s acquisition...

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Anthropic Seeks $170 Billion Valuation in Iconiq-Led Funding Round
Anthropic Seeks $170 Billion Valuation in Iconiq-Led Funding Round
July 29, 2025  |  Investments

Anthropic reportedly aims to raise $5 billion in a funding round that would value it at $170 billion. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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ECB Plans to Give Banks More Notice of Supervisory Examinations
ECB Plans to Give Banks More Notice of Supervisory Examinations
July 29, 2025  |  Regulation

The European Central Bank (ECB) reportedly plans to give banks more time to prepare for its supervisory examinations by notifying them of its schedule further...

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CFPB Tells Court It Will Rewrite Rule 1033
CFPB Tells Court It Will Rewrite Rule 1033
July 29, 2025  |  CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) asked a judge Tuesday (July 29) to stay a lawsuit challenging the open banking rule implemented last year by the...

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Skild Debuts AI It Says Can Run on Any Robot
Skild Debuts AI It Says Can Run on Any Robot
July 29, 2025  |  artificial intelligence

Robotics startup Skild AI has introduced an artificial intelligence (AI) model it says can run on almost any robot. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Splitit and Antom Partner on Card-Linked Installment Payment Program
Splitit and Antom Partner on Card-Linked Installment Payment Program
July 29, 2025  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Splitit and Ant International’s Antom have partnered to enable merchants to offer their customers a card-linked installment payment option. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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