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Retail
Todd Vasos Returns as Dollar General CEO to ‘Restore Stability’
October 12, 2023

Dollar General appointed current board member and former CEO Todd Vasos as its new CEO, effective Thursday (Oct. 12). Vasos will remain a member of the board of directors, a role he has held since 2015, while returning to lead the company “for the foreseeable future,” Dollar General...

Digital Banking
LendingClub Cutting 14% of Workforce as Interest Rates Pressure Marketplace
October 12, 2023

LendingClub is laying off 172 employees — about 14% of its workforce — to reduce costs and navigate the “challenging macroenvironment.” The move will result in savings of about $30 million to $35 million compared to the second quarter, the digital marketplace bank said in a...

Cross-border Payments
Papaya Global Introduces Direct Deposit Tool for Cross-Border Payments
October 12, 2023

Papaya Global, a leading provider of global workforce management solutions, has introduced a new tool for cross-border payments. The company’s Workforce Wallet allows employers to make global direct deposits easily and efficiently from one centralized place, according to a Thursday (Oct. 12) blog post. This solution...

Regulation
RBI Fines Paytm Payments Bank for KYC Violations
October 12, 2023

India’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), has fined Paytm Payments Bank for non-compliance, including Know Your Customer (KYC) regulations, according to an Oct. 12 (Thursday) statement. The 53.9 million rupees ($647,762.58) penalty comes as a result of Paytm Payments Bank’s failure to...

CFPB
TransUnion Faces Allegations of Violations of Fair Credit Reporting Act
October 12, 2023

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have taken enforcement actions against consumer reporting company TransUnion, alleging multiple violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act. The actions focus on TransUnion’s rental screening subsidiary, TransUnion Rental Screening Solutions, which the regulators said failed to ensure the...

Retail
UK’s Sign of the Times to Expand Luxury Resale Platform
October 12, 2023

London-based luxury resale platform Sign of the Times, has recently received new investment from industry leaders, including BrandAlley and Sweaty Betty founder Tamara Hill-Norton. This investment round will enable Sign of the Times to expand its operations in the second-hand market. The partnership with BrandAlley will involve a...

Artificial Intelligence
It’s Not Just FTX: Businesses Are Giving Anthropic Billions for Safer AI
October 12, 2023

On the surface, cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence (AI) don’t have much in common.  But there is a quiet connection between the firm responsible for possibly the greatest — allegedly criminal — failures of yesteryear’s hyped up technology, crypto, and the startup darling of the current...

Investments
Pair Announces $75 Million Series C as Shoppers Seek D2C Customization
October 12, 2023

Overall, the tide may be turning away from direct to consumer (D2C) toward brick-and-mortar, but shoppers continue to demand digital convenience when it comes to highly personalized items — a trend that is benefitting eyewear brand Pair Eyewear. The company announced Tuesday (Oct. 10) that...

Artificial Intelligence
Report: OpenAI to Introduce Updates to Make AI Models More Affordable
October 12, 2023

OpenAI is reportedly set to introduce updates next month aimed at making its artificial intelligence (AI) models more affordable and efficient for developers. The company’s goal is to address the concern of high costs associated with the models and attract more companies to use the...