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Cryptocurrency
Stand With Crypto Forms Political Action Committee

The nonprofit group Stand With Crypto reportedly formed a political action committee (PAC)...

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artificial intelligence
OpenAI's New Product to Challenge Google's Search Dominance

OpenAI, the artificial intelligence company backed by Microsoft, is reportedly planning...

4 hours ago
Money Mobility
Better Instant Payments Availability Could Keep America Truckin’

As the primary transporters of goods in the U.S., truck drivers...

7 hours ago
Buy Now Pay Later
Splitit Gives Banks New Checkout Experience to Reclaim Pay Later...

Financial institutions (FIs) looking to get a piece of the action...

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Retail
Walmart Teams With Disney in Race Against Amazon for Streamers’...

As retail behemoths Amazon and Walmart compete for consumers’ spending, both...

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Fintech Investments
Earnings Deluge Helps Send FinTech IPO Index 4% Higher

Earnings were everywhere this past week, driving the FinTech IPO Index...

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Digital-First Banking
Progress and Protection: Balancing Convenience and Security in Digital Banking

Digital transformation continues to fundamentally reshape the financial industry, promising unparalleled...

7 hours ago
Earnings
Priority Says Businesses Seek Payments, Banking on Single Platform

Priority Technology Holdings is seeing widespread demand for its suite of...

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Acquisitions
TabaPay Ends Planned Acquisition of Synapse

TabaPay has reportedly ended its planned acquisition of bankrupt FinTech company Synapse. A...

13 hours ago
Cybersecurity
Biden Administration to Propose Cybersecurity Standards for Hospitals, Other Entities

In response to a recent cyberattack that exposed the data of...

14 hours ago
Healthcare
Report: Oracle Health Facing Challenges Modernizing Outdated Systems

Oracle has reportedly encountered obstacles in its ambitious plans for electronic medical...

15 hours ago
artificial intelligence
AI Startup Anthropic Says Partnerships Give It Greater Independence

Artificial intelligence (AI) startup Anthropic has defended its decisions to partner with Amazon and Google,...

15 hours ago
Fraud Attack
Online Merchants Grapple With Surge in Sophisticated Counterfeit Goods Scheme

The internet has been both a blessing and a curse to...

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Investments
Bain Capital Invests $250 Million in Professional Services Company Sikich

Bain Capital, a leading private multi-asset alternative investment firm, has made...

16 hours ago
Amazon
Amazon Says New Fulfillment Fees Reflect Underlying Costs

Amazon said Thursday (May 9) that the updated fees for merchants using...

16 hours ago
SMBs
Main Street Businesses in the Northeast, Midwest and Mountain States...

Small businesses on Main Street have proven to be more resilient...

17 hours ago
Earnings
Groupon: American Consumers Are Spending More on Experiences, Less on...

As consumers step up their spending on travel and on local...

17 hours ago
Acquisitions
AppDirect Acquires Builtfirst to Expand Marketplace Solutions

AppDirect has acquired Builtfirst, saying this will further its aim to become “the...

17 hours ago
SMBs
Study Finds Small Business Healthcare Providers Receive 25% of Payments...

Increasingly, small- to mid-sized businesses (SMBs) operating in the healthcare field are using real-time payment...

18 hours ago
B2B Payments
AP Automation and Virtual Cards Shine This Week in B2B

The B2B landscape is responsible for around $125 trillion of annual money...

18 hours ago
Economy
Labor Department Reports Year’s Biggest Increase in Initial Jobless Claims

The number of initial claims for unemployment insurance leapt by 22,000 during the...

18 hours ago
Credit Cards
Financially Struggling Consumers Twice as Likely to Hit Credit Card...

Many consumers hit their credit card limit at least sometimes, and for...

18 hours ago
Payment Methods
EarnUp Unveils Text-to-Pay for Mortgage Payments

FinTech-as-a-Service firm EarnUp is enhancing its platform to expand mortgage payment methods. Lenders...

19 hours ago
Regulation
CFPB’s Credit Card Late Fee Rule Could Create Buy Now,...

The laws of physics dictate that for every action, there is a reaction....

19 hours ago
CFPB
CFPB Says It Is Monitoring Credit Card Rewards Programs

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) said Thursday (May 9) that...

19 hours ago
Restaurant innovation
Report: McDonald’s to Launch Digital Marketing Fund, Add Ordering Channels

McDonald’s is reportedly set to modernize its marketing strategy by launching a digital...

19 hours ago
Artificial Intelligence
Sam’s Club Scans the Future With AI-Powered Checkout Technology

In the battle for the future of shopping, Sam’s Club is betting on artificial...

19 hours ago
Earnings
Roblox Rethinks Strategy as Shares Plummet, Young Audience Matures

The thing about shiny new things, is that they are often...

20 hours ago
artificial intelligence
TikTok to Automatically Label AI-Generated Content Uploaded From Other Platforms

TikTok has begun automatically labeling artificial intelligence (AI)-generated content (AIGC) when...

21 hours ago
B2B Payments
American Express Introduces Business Card for Nigerian Users

American Express is rolling out a business credit card in Nigeria, its...

21 hours ago
Loans
Experian Launches Open Banking-Powered Solution to Expand Access to Credit

Experian has launched a solution designed to further inform lending decisions...

21 hours ago
International
Chinese Users Report WhatsApp Working Despite Country’s Ban

WhatsApp is reportedly working in China despite a years-long ban on this and...

22 hours ago
Partnerships
InsurTech Firm Cover Genius Taps Adyen for Payments Processing

InsurTech firm Cover Genius has formed a new partnership with Adyen,...

22 hours ago
Acquisitions
Report: Alphabet in Continuing Talks to Acquire HubSpot

Google parent company Alphabet is reportedly in continuing talks with HubSpot about acquiring that company. The...

23 hours ago
Consumer Insights
Consumers Invest 88% More on Education When Using Embedded Lending

Embedded lending is a credit option that many merchants and financial institutions deliver...

23 hours ago
Transportation
Tesla’s Autopilot Scandal Puts Future of Autonomous Transport Under Microscope

If you take your hands off the wheel, you might crash. ...

23 hours ago
Amazon
Amazon to Launch Dedicated Online Store in Ireland in 2025

Amazon will launch a dedicated online store in Ireland in 2025. The...

23 hours ago
Earnings
NCR Voyix Sees Growth in Digital Banking and Self-Checkout

NCR Voyix’s first-quarter earnings results took note of strength in customer conversions to...

24 hours ago