Upwork Navigates Cross-Currents as AI Reshapes Freelance Demand

Upwork Navigates Cross-Currents as AI Reshapes Freelance Demand
Upwork Navigates Cross-Currents as AI Reshapes Freelance Demand
August 10, 2026  |  Earnings

Upwork’s second-quarter results, released after market close on Monday (Aug. 10) offered up a snapshot of which freelance jobs are surviving artificial intelligence (AI), which...

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Synchrony and PayPal Bring Special Financing to Entire Mastercard Network
Synchrony and PayPal Bring Special Financing to Entire Mastercard Network
August 10, 2026  |  BNPL

Synchrony and PayPal now offer PayPal Credit Card cardholders special financing everywhere Mastercard is accepted. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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FTC Obtains Court Order Halting Credit Glory Operations
FTC Obtains Court Order Halting Credit Glory Operations
August 10, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has secured a federal court order that temporarily halts what the agency alleges is a bogus credit repair scheme run...

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Wells Fargo Brings the Stablecoin Fight Inside the Bank
Wells Fargo Brings the Stablecoin Fight Inside the Bank
August 10, 2026  |  Blockchain

Corporate treasurers may soon get the speed and programmability associated with stablecoins without moving their cash outside the banking system. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Cybersecurity M&A Spree Maps the Next Attack Surface
Cybersecurity M&A Spree Maps the Next Attack Surface
August 10, 2026  |  Cybersecurity

Finance and payments are gearing up for a new future. And they’re spending big to do so. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Nvidia Forms Financial Partnerships to Fuel AI Factory Boom
Nvidia Forms Financial Partnerships to Fuel AI Factory Boom
August 10, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Nvidia has partnered with six financial institutions to establish independent compute platforms designed to mobilize over $500 billion of third-party capital for the buildout of...

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Insurers Move AI Upstream Into the Care Decision
Insurers Move AI Upstream Into the Care Decision
August 10, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Health insurers have spent years using artificial intelligence to process claims after care already happened. That focus is moving upstream into decisions about which patients...

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Brazil Signals Surging Confidence in Plan to Export Pix Globally
Brazil Signals Surging Confidence in Plan to Export Pix Globally
August 10, 2026  |  Payment Methods

Brazil’s central bank sounds more certain than in the past that it will link its instant payment system, Pix, to similar platforms in other countries,...

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Crypto Stocks Suffer as Investors Send AI Soaring
Crypto Stocks Suffer as Investors Send AI Soaring
August 10, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

“I felt a bit like a cave man who found fire,” Switzerland-based investor Daniel Koss said of his shift from investing in cryptocurrency to putting...

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