January 31, 2023
123Loadboard Adds Carrier Identity Verification to Freight Matching Platform
123Loadboard has added carrier identity verification to its freight matching platform. This new feature streamlines and accelerates digital freight booking by enabling brokers and shippers to immediately determine if a...
January 31, 2023
Shopper Awareness of Retailers’ Digital Features Impacts Preference
Features offered by merchants heavily influence shopper loyalty, but there are caveats, such as making sure consumers know features are available. According to findings in the new PYMNTS and Cybersource...
January 31, 2023
Eventus Unveils Anti-Money Laundering Platform Validus
Eventus has debuted an anti-money laundering (AML) platform for traditional finance and digital asset companies. The Austin-based company, which provides transaction monitoring and market risk solutions, announced the cloud-based tool...
January 31, 2023
DOJ: Bankman-Fried Turned to Foreign Regulators to Hold On to...
As his crypto empire collapsed, Sam Bankman-Fried reportedly turned to overseas regulators for help. Federal prosecutors say the FTX co-founder tried to hold off his company’s bankruptcy proceedings last year so...
January 30, 2023
Alameda Research and Voyager Digital Dispute $446M from Loans
The disputes around the collapse of FTX continue to proliferate. Bloomberg reported Monday (Jan. 30) that Alameda Research aims to claw back $446 million from Voyager Digital. Both companies are...
January 30, 2023
FTC Unit Aids With Criminal Prosecutions of Scammers
When scammers took in $1.2 million from small businesses and nonprofits, the FTC acted. Because the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is not authorized to bring criminal law enforcement actions, its...
January 30, 2023
AI Rockets Ahead In Vacuum Of U.S. Regulation
By Ashley Gold, Axios The overnight success of ChatGPT is kicking off a tech-industry race to bake AI into everyday products and decision-making with little oversight from government. Why it matters: ChatGPT’s...
January 30, 2023
SoFi Personal Loan Originations Leap 50%, Direct Deposit Gains Ground
Demand for personal loans, direct deposit accounts and “cross-buy” opportunities boosted SoFi Technologies’ results despite macro headwinds. Total deposits at SoFi Bank grew 46% sequentially during the fourth quarter...
January 30, 2023
White House Says Congress Needs to Step Up Crypto Efforts
The Biden administration published a roadmap urging Congress to accelerate its crypto enforcement efforts. “At President Biden’s direction, we have spent the past year identifying the risks of cryptocurrencies and...
