February 25, 2026
Stripe Wants to Reinvent Global Settlement With Its Tempo Blockchain
FinTech Stripe has spent much of its operational history making it easier for merchants to plug into the financial system. Now, it is trying to redesign the system itself. Get...
February 25, 2026
US Steps Up Diplomatic Pressure on Countries That Limit Cross-Border...
The Trump administration has ordered U.S. diplomats to lobby foreign governments against efforts to regulate how U.S. technology companies handle foreign users’ data. That’s according to an internal diplomatic cable...
February 25, 2026
Japan Steps Up Tech Oversight With Microsoft Cloud Probe
Japan’s competition watchdog has carried out an on-site inspection of Microsoft’s Japanese subsidiary amid suspicions of antitrust violations, according to The Japan Times. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
February 25, 2026
JPMorgan’s $20 Billion Tech Bet Could Shrink FinTech’s Innovation Edge
Updating the banking core has traditionally been viewed as akin to docking a cruise ship, with modernization serving as shorthand for incrementalism. Digitize the front end, bolt middleware onto aging...
February 25, 2026
Citigroup Aims to Help Bankroll $3 Trillion AI Infrastructure Buildout
Citigroup has assembled a team focused on helping the bank win more business advising and lending to investors and companies involved in the build-out of data centers, computing and other...
February 25, 2026
Deutsche Bank and Google Build AI Agents to Patrol Trading
Several banks are testing the use of agentic artificial intelligence to boost the efficiency of their systems for monitoring trading and spotting potential misconduct, Bloomberg News reported Wednesday (Feb. 25)....
February 25, 2026
Google Battles Worldwide Network of China-Linked Hackers
Google has reportedly disrupted a hacking group that breached dozens of organizations in 42 countries. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
February 25, 2026
Banks Rethink Fraud Controls as False Declines Rise
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February 24, 2026
Anthropic’s COBOL Bet Shakes Mainframe Economics
Most people who deposited a paycheck this week, withdrew cash from an ATM, or filed a government form probably had no idea their transaction ran through COBOL. Get the Full...
