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ToxicPanda sounds like an energy drink formulated for people who regard sleep as a…

A court’s ruling that sports event contracts are not swaps that are regulated exclusively…

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued two revised policies and procedures manuals…

Interoperability is what the financial space has touted as a prerequisite for stablecoins to…

While spending on artificial intelligence infrastructure is expected to drive a 14.2% increase in…

Cash has not disappeared the way many predicted. Get the Full Story Complete the…

Andreessen Horowitz has raised $1.1 billion for a new fund that aims to accelerate…

USD.AI has secured a $100 million stablecoin-based debt facility from digital asset platform Bullish to power its…

California is positioning itself to fill the regulatory space left by Washington’s retreat from…

A handful of small businesses have begun using prediction market platforms to hedge risks,…

The place people start looking for a credit card, an insurance quote or a…

Microsoft is finding an early business case for artificial intelligence agents in a decidedly…

There’s a new number in cybersecurity for CFOs to track, and it’s not the…

Google has adjusted its site reputation policy in the European Economic Area (EEA) after…

Dollar stores are getting more business from middle- and high-income households at the same…

Texas businesses using artificial intelligence to set compensation or select employees for layoffs could…

SoftBank Group is seeking a $10 billion loan to help refinance debt used for…

The blockbuster PayPal buyout could be off. Advent International and Stripe have reportedly walked…

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Newer AI tools have moved deepest into data and technology, while firms report strong…

Digital bank customers are not just more comfortable with new payment experiences. With the…

The National Security Agency (NSA) wants access to “all” artificial intelligence models, NSA Deputy…

Anthropic is opening a research preview of a shared specification for artificial intelligence agents…

Affirm’s latest quarter shows buy now, pay later (BNPL) moving deeper into everyday spending,…

Cisco is rolling out its artificial intelligence (AI) agent, MyAgent, to 90,000 employees, Thimaya…

Thomson Reuters has launched a proprietary large language model that the company developed in-house and…

Meta’s upcoming artificial intelliHatgence assistant, known in-house as “Hatch,” can fill out forms, buy…

A new problem is emerging across the B2B economy. Companies can now deliver measurable…

Bitcoin climbed above $80,000 this week for the first time since May, with renewed…

DraftKings customers have long had to think in different currencies depending on where they…

A small business can grow itself out of federal lending eligibility long before it…

TD Bank Group delivered 195 million Canadian dollars (about $141 million) in artificial intelligence…

South Korea’s Mirae Asset Financial Group is reportedly launching a major push into the digital finance…

Apple is laying off nearly 150 employees as it restructures to focus on artificial…

Prediction market company Polymarket says it has expanded its relationship with sports data provider Sportradar. Get the…

Experian has launched an app on OpenAI’s ChatGPT that helps consumers discover and compare credit card options through…

Dollar Tree continues to attract middle-income and higher-income shoppers as consumers deal with inflation. Get…

Last month, OpenAI revealed that its agents had hacked open-source artificial intelligence (AI) platform…

Visa expanded the capabilities of its artificial intelligence-powered cyber risk management tool, Visa Vulnerability…

Prediction markets are expanding under federal protections that remains contested in court, while Congress…

Earnings season is showing that bank modernization demand is landing in faster payments, cloud…

Best Buy is reaching customers in new ways, both in stores and online, executives…

Wells Fargo has spent the last few years overhauling its wealth management business. Get…

Thirty-nine state banker associations this week announced plans to create an industry-owned, industry-designed and…

The rise of artificial intelligence-powered hacks has cyber insurance firms rethinking their policies, Reuters…

Identity and risk intelligence infrastructure provider Socure is now a $5.2 billion company. Get…

England wants its central bank to support innovation in stablecoins and other digital money….

Nasdaq Verafin and Q6 Cyber have partnered to help financial institutions identify and respond…

Nvidia is reportedly close to acquiring the artificial intelligence platform Hugging Face. Get the…

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A credit union credit card can sit in a member’s wallet for years and…

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More than 1 in 3 subprime consumers sit outside the card market, leaving lenders…

The British Treasury plans to give the Bank of England a new “secondary objective”…

Artificial intelligence has moved past the hype stage, according to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang,…

Instinct, the developer of an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered assistant that seems to be gaining…

A primary financial relationship loses some of its value when the provider can see…

The U.S. payments industry does not lack fraud data. It lacks agreement about what…

Thirty-nine state bankers associations have formed an organization dedicated to creating a blockchain network…

Picture a hotel handing its private pricing data to a computer program, while the…

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released a guide to network…

Starting next week, Apple will have a new CEO: company hardware chief John Ternus. Get the Full…

Most personal finance apps have worked the same way for years: a dashboard showing…

TransUnion says it is modernizing the way it calculates U.K. consumers’ credit scores. Get the…

Payments platform Paysafe has launched a partnership with Merchant of Record service provider FastSpring….

Ticketing platform SeatGeek has added a conversational AI search feature to its marketplace. Get the Full…

Investment management company Vanguard plans to acquire wealth technology and custody platform Altruist, the companies…

Federal securities regulators issued a proposal on updated cryptocurrency custody rules for investment advisors….

Credit quality has long decided who gets funded and who doesn’t. Information quality is…

American Express and Bread Financial have launched an NFL-related cards rewards program. Get the…

Delivery robots are moving past a simple question. Can they use sidewalks? Cities are…

Widespread adoption of tokenized deposits could make it easier for depositors to move their…

Kohl’s sales continue to slip as its shoppers continue to face household budgetary pressures….

The Blockchain Association is urging federal regulators to preserve a boundary between regulated stablecoin…

After 21 years, Amazon is shutting down its crowdsourced work platform Mechanical Turk. Get the Full…

Alibaba introduced Qwen3.8-Flash, a new artificial intelligence model designed to deliver cost efficiency, the…

Revolut is launching a European stablecoin as the digital tokens move further into mainstream finance….

Priority Technology Holdings is preparing to acquire government/utility payment processing company IntelliPay. Get the…

Watch more: What’s Next in Payments With Splitit’s Nandan Sheth Get the Full Story…

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The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s charter-granting activity doesn’t just show that…

As today’s consumer confidence reading from The Conference Board shows, metrics can be complicated….

Credit unions (CUs) have spent decades building the kind of customer relationship that national…

Oumi launched its Compounding AI Factory this month, a platform built to automate the…

Watch more: What’s Next in Payments With Flagright’s Chris Phillips Get the Full Story…

Early adopters of nCino’s agentic solutions and other artificial intelligence initiatives for financial institutions…

Businesses and accountants are deploying the artificial intelligence-powered tools offered as part of Intuit…

Corporate treasurers looking out across global commerce would be forgiven for thinking they see…