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financial apps
X Exploring Payments Cards With Trading Function Coming 'Soon'

X’s CEO says the social media platform will “soon” offer an...

3 hours ago
Cryptocurrency
Coinbase Brings Stablecoins to eCommerce With Coinbase Payments 

Coinbase has launched a stablecoin payments stack developed for eCommerce platforms....

4 hours ago
Global Payments
Syria Marks First SWIFT Transfer Since Its Civil War Began

Syria has reportedly made its first international bank transfer via the...

4 hours ago
SPAC
SPAC Deals Reportedly Back in Favor With Wall Street Banks

Wall Street’s on-again, off-again love affair with SPAC deals is apparently...

5 hours ago
Google
Google Faces Uphill Fight in Appealing $4 Billion EU Fine

Google has reportedly been dealt a setback in trying to overturn...

5 hours ago
Wearables
Alipay Touts World's First Smart Glasses Embedded Payment Transaction

Payments platform Alipay says it has made the world’s first-ever smart...

6 hours ago
Retail
Tariffs Could Tack Extra $2K Onto Car Price Tags

American tariff policy is reportedly set to make the cost of...

7 hours ago
Credit Cards
Unlocking Cardholder Loyalty: 3 Strategies for Crafting Compelling Card-Linked Offers

Credit cards remain a central payment instrument for consumers, and their...

15 hours ago
Innovation
8 CEOs Describe Financial Services Innovation in a Time of...

Welcome to the second half of 2025. Quite a ride so...

18 hours ago
Retail
Tariffs Force Retailers to Fess Up About Why Things Cost...

The biggest retail trend of 2025 might not be the rise...

18 hours ago
Consumer Insights
US Consumers Funnel Side Hustle Cash Directly Into Paying Bills

Traditional 9-to-5 employment, and the bi-weekly paycheck, is no longer sufficient...

18 hours ago
Money Mobility
Money Mobility Trend Sees 82% Jump in Payouts to Digital...

Banks and FinTechs are navigating a complex “money mobility” ecosystem, transforming...

18 hours ago
artificial intelligence
Report: Meta Aims to Hire AI Investors Nat Friedman and...

Meta is reportedly in talks to hire artificial intelligence (AI) investors...

1 day ago
artificial intelligence
OpenAI Winds Down Involvement With Scale AI

OpenAI is reportedly phasing out its involvement with data-labeling startup Scale...

1 day ago
Partnerships
Visa and Yellow Card to Explore Stablecoin Opportunities in Africa

Visa has partnered with licensed stablecoin payments orchestrator Yellow Card to explore...

1 day ago
Buy Now Pay Later
Affirm and PGIM Expand Capital Partnership to Support Pay-Over-Time Options

Affirm has announced a new revolving pass-through loan sale facility in...

1 day ago
Credit Cards
Illinois Governor Signs 1-Year Delay of Law Limiting Interchange Fees

Illinois has delayed for one year the implementation of a law...

1 day ago
Delivery
Costco and Kroger Tap Instacart to Offer Faster Delivery

Instacart says it is introducing new delivery options for some of...

1 day ago
Investments
Pelico Raises $40 Million for AI-Powered Supply Chain Orchestration Platform

Pelico has raised $40 million to accelerate the growth of its...

1 day ago
Acquisitions
Abacus Group Acquires Entara to Bolster Cybersecurity Offering

Managed services/managed security services provider Abacus Group has acquired Entara. Purchasing...

1 day ago
artificial intelligence
CFOs Move AI From Science Experiment to Strategic Line Item

The artificial intelligence (AI) hype cycle has had no shortage of...

1 day ago
Transportation
Waymo Aims to Test Autonomous Vehicles With Human Drivers in...

Waymo has applied for a permit to test its autonomous vehicles...

1 day ago
Mobile
Klarna Becomes Latest FinTech Entering Mobile Market

Payments company Klarna says it is getting into the mobile business. The company on...

1 day ago
Cryptocurrency
US Seizes $225.3 Million in Cryptocurrency Tied to Investment Fraud...

The Justice Department filed a civil forfeiture complaint Wednesday (June 18)...

1 day ago
CFPB
CFPB Wants to Scale Back Use of Civil Penalty Fund

America’s consumer protection watchdog has proposed scaling back use of its...

1 day ago
artificial intelligence
SandboxAQ Launches Dataset for Training AI Models in Drug Discovery

SandboxAQ has launched a dataset designed to help researchers advance artificial...

1 day ago
Loans
Risks Loom as Crypto Collateral Gains Ground in Traditional Lending

Crypto, in all of its forms, is poised to move more...

1 day ago
artificial intelligence
MIT Looks at How AI Agents Can Learn to Reason...

Can AI become less rigid in its thinking when exposed to...

1 day ago
Credit Unions
Credit Union Branch Closures Hit Highest Level Since 2021

Credit unions closed 32 locations during the first quarter, the largest...

1 day ago
Cryptocurrency
Alchemy Pay Adds Fiat On-Ramp Access via Ripple USD Stablecoin

Crypto payment solution provider Alchemy Pay now supports fiat on-ramp access...

1 day ago
Cryptocurrency
JPMorgan Leads Big Banks Into Deposit Tokens After Senate Vote

When JPMorgan Chase, the world’s largest U.S. bank, announces something new,...

1 day ago
artificial intelligence
IBM Creates Integrated Solution for AI Security and Governance

IBM has integrated two of its products and added enhancements to...

1 day ago
artificial intelligence
AI Won’t Trigger Employment ‘Bloodbath’ Says LinkedIn Co-Founder

Will artificial intelligence wipe out the world’s white-collar jobs? Reid Hoffman,...

1 day ago
Markets
Private Equity Groups Hold $1 Trillion as Tariffs Hinder Dealmaking

Private equity (PE) groups are sitting on roughly $1 trillion in...

2 days ago
artificial intelligence
Altman Says Meta Offering $100 Million to Recruit OpenAI Staff

Sam Altman has reportedly accused Meta of offering nine-figure signing bonuses to poach...

2 days ago
Digital Banking
LendingClub CEO Says Responsible Spending Deserves Rewards as Credit Dependency...

High-income Americans are drowning in debt despite six-figure salaries. LendingClub’s CEO...

2 days ago
artificial intelligence
Tech Giants Seek 10-Year Freeze on State AI Rules

America’s tech giants want a 10-year ban on state regulations of...

2 days ago
Credit Cards
Chase Debuts Sapphire Card With $795 Annual Fee

Chase has introduced substantial changes to its Chase Sapphire Reserve card,...

2 days ago