Meta has introduced an open-weight model that can run on a user’s desktop using two Apple M5 Ultra Mac Studios with the latest MLX framework, Meta said in a Thursday (Oct. 15) press release. The model, Muse Spark Open, is “the most capable U.S. open-weight model to date,” Meta said in the...
Mastercard and stablecoin-powered financial stack BVNK have launched a platform that brings together fiat and stablecoin capabilities to make it easier to move and manage any form of money, Mastercard said in a Thursday (Oct. 15) press release emailed to PYMNTS. The new Mastercard Global...
Priority Commerce is teaming with Rally, a marketing and media group for Notre Dame student-athletes, according to a Tuesday (Oct. 13) news release. Priority will be the official name, image and likeness (NIL) orchestration partner of Rally, which serves Notre Dame’s student-athletes in the NIL...
Mastercard and WEX launched a fleet management partnership focused on the Asia-Pacific region, according to a Monday (Oct. 12) press release. The collaboration is designed to combine universal fuel, vehicle fleet maintenance, tolling, parking and more into one payment experience, the release said. “For decades,...
Google plans to launch an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered gaming platform in partnership with video game company Unity. The partnership is designed to “put game creation in the hands of millions of new creators, and bring new experiences to billions of players worldwide,” Google said in...
FedEx Dataworks, the insights and intelligence subsidiary of FedEx Corp., and Stripe plan to leverage their respective platforms to expand access to financing for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), the companies said in a Tuesday (Oct. 6) press release. This project, which they plan to...
BNY and Kraken parent company Payward are discussing a partnership that would span digital assets and financial market infrastructure, CoinDesk reported Friday (Oct. 2), citing unnamed sources. The agreement could include crypto products, custody, wealth management, trading, payments and infrastructure offerings that are provided by Payward’s B2B platform for banks, exchanges and asset...
Intuit says its small business-focused financial intelligence services are now part of Meta’s new AI assistant. The QuickBooks connector is now live in Meta’s Muse, and is designed to make it easier for businesses to link conversations to the financial tools, insights, and actions they...
BankPro is teaming with Thredd to power its physical and virtual debit and credit card programs. The partnership, announced Tuesday (Sept. 29), involves BankPro tapping into Thredd’s platform to enhance BankPro’s payment infrastructure and provide payment solutions to the Bahamas-based private bank’s international high-net-worth customers. “This isn’t just about issuing...