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Cryptocurrency
PayPal Makes First Business PYUSD Payment as Stablecoins Surge

PayPal has reportedly completed its first business payment with its in-house stablecoin....

17 mins ago
artificial intelligence
OpenAI Liquidity Reaches $10 Billion With New Credit Facility

The world’s biggest companies can’t seem to stop giving OpenAI money....

54 mins ago
artificial intelligence
Tech Giants Bet Billions on AI Agents That May Reshape...

Artificial intelligence (AI) agents are emerging as a potentially transformative force...

1 hour ago
Commercial Payments
Visa Debuts Hub to Tap Into $145 Trillion Commercial Payments...

Visa has introduced a way for customers to tap the multitrillion-dollar...

1 hour ago
B2B Payments
Coinbase Widens Access to Crypto B2B Payments

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is expanding the ways businesses can pay. PayPal...

2 hours ago
Delivery
Uber Expands Robot Delivery and Robotaxi Offerings With Avride

Uber has launched a partnership with delivery robot/autonomous vehicle maker Avirde. The collaboration...

2 hours ago
Amazon
Amazon Keeps Holiday Hiring Flat Amid Spending Uncertainty

Amazon plans to hire 250,000 workers for the upcoming holiday season,...

4 hours ago
Artificial Intelligence
AI Money: OpenAI Secures $6.6 Billion as Startup Poolside Nets...

In a whirlwind of investment activity, artificial intelligence companies secured unprecedented...

4 hours ago
Partnerships
Zūm Rails Forms Embedded Finance Pact With Fiserv

Open banking/instant payments company Zūm Rails is teaming with Fiserv. The collaboration, announced Thursday (Oct. 3),...

5 hours ago
Loans
FDIC: High-Touch Beats High-Tech in Small Business Lending

In small business lending — regardless of the size of the...

6 hours ago
B2B Payments
B2B Card Payments Usher in New Era of Supplier Enablement

For years, the use of cards within B2B payments has been...

6 hours ago
Personnel
BigCommerce Promotes Accenture Vet Travis Hess to CEO

Composable eCommerce platform BigCommerce has a new chief executive. Travis Hess, who joined...

6 hours ago
Legal
Ripple Vows to Fight as SEC Appeals XRP Ruling

Blockchain firm Ripple said it’s prepared to continue its legal battle...

7 hours ago
artificial intelligence
AI Gets Better at Reading Human Emotions, Researchers Say

Artificial intelligence is getting better at decoding human emotions, and businesses...

8 hours ago
Alternative Finances
HSBC and Tradeshift Target Embedded Lending Popularity With ‘SemFi’

HSBC has launched an embedded finance venture aimed at its business clients....

8 hours ago
VISA
Visa Debuts Tokenized Asset ‘Sandbox’ to Promote Blockchain Integration

Visa has released a product to help financial institutions issue fiat-backed...

9 hours ago
Digital Payments
Swift Tokenized Transaction Tests Aim to Bridge ‘Digital Islands’

Swift wants to let banks test tokenized transactions on its global...

10 hours ago
Real-Time Payments
The Latest Data on Real-Time Payments Global Expansion

Real-time payments are growing in popularity the world over, with governments,...

13 hours ago
Loans
Visa: Embedded Lending Provides Global Tailwind for Consumers and SMBs

Embedded lending options are proving to be critical lifelines for individuals...

13 hours ago
Payments Innovation
Thredd CEO: Unbundling of Banking Changes the Merchant Acquiring Game

For decades, the “classic” four-party model dominated card payments — where...

13 hours ago
Digital Payments
92% of Small Businesses in Latin America Accept Digital Payments

As the digital payments landscape in Latin America rapidly evolves with...

13 hours ago
International
Russian Court Freezes $372 Million in BNY and JPMorgan Chase...

Reuters reported late Wednesday that a Moscow court has frozen $372...

20 hours ago
Retail
Can CVS Health’s Strategic Overhaul Revitalize Its Market Position?

In the high-stakes world of healthcare retail, CVS Health finds itself...

20 hours ago
Digital-First Banking
FinTechs and FIs Find Common Ground on Scaling Real-Time AML...

Recent announcements and partnerships have shown core banking’s appeal — not...

21 hours ago
artificial intelligence
Microsoft to Invest $4.8 Billion in Italy for AI Infrastructure

Microsoft announced Wednesday (Oct. 2) plans for a €4.3 billion ($4.8...

21 hours ago
Amazon
Amazon Gears Up for More Ads on Prime Video

Amazon is planning to run more advertisements on its top television...

23 hours ago
Artificial Intelligence
Scientists Develop AI They Say Defeats Widespread eCommerce Authentication Method

Artificial intelligence can now solve Google’s reCAPTCHAv2 with 100% accuracy, according...

23 hours ago
Blockchain
This Week in Web3: Unlocking Blockchain’s Potential Within Payment Ecosystems

Blockchain is growing into a global innovation that transcends its initial...

24 hours ago
Investments
Fidelity Takes VC Plunge, Raises $250 Million for Tech Investments

Fidelity raised $250 million for its first fund devoted to venture...

24 hours ago
Payment Methods
Venmo Prepares to Roll Out Scheduled and Repeat Payments Feature

Venmo is reportedly giving users an easier way to make repeat or...

1 day ago
IPO
Report: JPMorgan Chase Says Private-Equity Backed IPO Market Is Favorable

A top banker at JPMorgan Chase said that the initial public...

1 day ago
Partnerships
Visa Launches Spend Management Partnership With Denmark’s Cardlay

Danish FinTech Cardlay is working with Visa to improve spend management for commercial card issuers....

1 day ago
Retail
Competition for Early Holiday Shoppers Won’t Start With Black Friday

As the holiday shopping season approaches, retailers are rolling out early...

1 day ago
artificial intelligence
OpenAI Market Cap Rivals Uber, AT&T After $6.6 Billion Fundraise

OpenAI has reportedly raised $6.6 billion in new funding, nearly doubling...

1 day ago
VISA
Visa Facing Merchant Class Action Case Amid DOJ Antitrust Action

Visa is facing a class action lawsuit from merchants connected to...

1 day ago
Partnerships
Intrepid and Alkami Partner as Credit Unions Embrace Digital Banking

Alkami Technology, a digital banking solutions provider, announced a new partnership...

1 day ago
Amazon
Amazon Doubles Down on SMB Focus With Business Prime Rewards

Amazon Business, the branch of Amazon that offers businesses wholesale and...

1 day ago
Economy
US Private Sector Hiring Rebounds After 5-Month Slowdown

America’s private sector added 143,000 jobs in September, rebounding following a...

1 day ago