Visa and Mastercard Join Rain’s Agentic Commerce Coalition

Visa and Mastercard Join Rain’s Agentic Commerce Coalition
Visa and Mastercard Join Rain’s Agentic Commerce Coalition
August 18, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Stablecoin payments infrastructure company Rain has formed a group to promote agentic commerce development. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Crypto Trade Group Backs Custodia’s Supreme Court Bid
Crypto Trade Group Backs Custodia’s Supreme Court Bid
August 18, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

The Blockchain Association is urging the Supreme Court to take up Custodia Bank’s long-running fight for access to the Federal Reserve’s payment system, warning that...

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Meta Faces Reckoning As Social Media Addiction Trial Begins
Meta Faces Reckoning As Social Media Addiction Trial Begins
August 18, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

A trial to determine whether Meta purposely made its apps addictive to children is underway in California. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Square and OpenTable Team on Restaurant Transaction Data
Square and OpenTable Team on Restaurant Transaction Data
August 18, 2026  |  ResTech

Square and restaurant tech provider OpenTable expanded their partnership to enable restaurant operators to manage reservations, payments and guest data on Square software and hardware,...

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Klarna Card Users Hit 6.5 Million but Stock Plunges on Lower Outlook
Klarna Card Users Hit 6.5 Million but Stock Plunges on Lower Outlook
August 18, 2026  |  Earnings

Klarna is getting consumers to use it for more than pay-in-four, but the second quarter also showed what happens to transaction growth when discretionary spending...

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Walmart Investors Hang Hopes on Retail Media as Sales Cool
Walmart Investors Hang Hopes on Retail Media as Sales Cool
August 18, 2026  |  Walmart

Walmart’s investors are counting on the company’s ad business to drive profits as same-store sales growth has cooled and the company’s stock has fallen on...

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Congress Considers Overhaul of Federal Financial Privacy Law, but There’s a Catch
Congress Considers Overhaul of Federal Financial Privacy Law, but There’s a Catch
August 18, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

Congress is considering a major rewrite of federal financial privacy law that could offer banks and other financial companies a consequential bargain: substantially stronger consumer...

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The GENIUS Act Gives Stablecoins a Corporate Cash Audition
The GENIUS Act Gives Stablecoins a Corporate Cash Audition
August 18, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

A Fortune 500 treasurer considering whether to leave $100 million in stablecoins overnight would probably ask a different set of questions than a payments executive...

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Costco Seeks Regulatory Approval for Multiyear Medicare Plan Rollout
Costco Seeks Regulatory Approval for Multiyear Medicare Plan Rollout
August 18, 2026  |  Healthcare

Costco plans to start offering a Medicare plan and other senior-focused insurance products over the coming years. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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