Booking Holdings Leans Into AI as US Consumers Slow Travel Spending

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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