FATF Warns ‘DeFi’ Label Is Leaving Centralized Platforms Outside AML Rules

FATF Warns ‘DeFi’ Label Is Leaving Centralized Platforms Outside AML Rules
FATF Warns ‘DeFi’ Label Is Leaving Centralized Platforms Outside AML Rules
July 24, 2026  |  AML

The Financial Action Task Force is urging governments to bring decentralized finance platforms under anti-money laundering rules when developers, token holders or other identifiable parties...

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Lithic Says Everything Payments Assumes About Shopping Is About to Break
Lithic Says Everything Payments Assumes About Shopping Is About to Break
July 24, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

For the past 25 years, card-not-present payments have been built around a defensive premise: Prove the buyer is human, authorized and in control of the...

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Smartphones Turn Every Store Aisle Into a Marketplace
Smartphones Turn Every Store Aisle Into a Marketplace
July 24, 2026  |  Mobile Commerce

Mobile commerce is no longer just about buying on a phone. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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400% Growth Gap: How Top Middle Market Companies Use Virtual Cards Differently
400% Growth Gap: How Top Middle Market Companies Use Virtual Cards Differently
July 24, 2026  |  B2B Payments

Virtual cards are gaining a second job inside corporate finance departments. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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Resilient Shoppers and Confident Small Businesses Drive Enova Lending to Record High
Resilient Shoppers and Confident Small Businesses Drive Enova Lending to Record High
July 23, 2026  |  Earnings

Online lender Enova International saw improvements in both originations and credit during the second quarter, with consumer spending remaining resilient and small businesses optimism increasing, Enova CEO Steve...

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Johnson Noncommital on CFPB Funding in Confirmation Hearing
Johnson Noncommital on CFPB Funding in Confirmation Hearing
July 23, 2026  |  CFPB

President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Capital One executive Brian Johnson, said Thursday (July 23) that he has not decided whether to pursue the...

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Bitwave Begins Rollout of Agentic Suite to Power Autonomous Financial Operations
Bitwave Begins Rollout of Agentic Suite to Power Autonomous Financial Operations
July 23, 2026  |  CFO

Bitwave has announced the first releases from its Bitwave Agentic product suite, which is focused on accounting tools, financial data and infrastructure for AI-native financial operations. Get the Full...

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Startup Telli Raises $15 Million to Replace Call Centers With AI Agents
Startup Telli Raises $15 Million to Replace Call Centers With AI Agents
July 23, 2026  |  Investments

telli raised $15 million in a seed round to develop its artificial intelligence (AI) agent builder focused on customer-facing AI agents. Get the Full Story...

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Best-Run Middle Market Firms Turn Uncertainty Into Advantage
Best-Run Middle Market Firms Turn Uncertainty Into Advantage
July 23, 2026  |  CFO

The health of the U.S. middle market is usually measured in familiar terms: revenue growth, hiring, capital spending and credit conditions. Those indicators matter. But...

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