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CFPB
White House Budget Director Aims to Shutter CFPB
October 16, 2025

White House budget director Russell Vought announced Wednesday that he intends to shut down the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), a position that appears to contradict the Trump administration’s arguments in ongoing court proceedings, according to Courthouse News. Get the Full Story Complete the...

Banking
Santander Merges Openbank With Consumer Finance Unit 
October 15, 2025

Santander’s digital consumer banking unit Openbank and its consumer finance business are merging. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today....

B2B Payments
Brex to Power Embedded B2B Payments in Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP
October 15, 2025

Intelligent finance platform Brex will power Oracle B2B, the global, embedded B2B payments solution in Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Mobile Payments
Circle K and Car IQ Launch Mobile App for Fleet Operators
October 15, 2025

Convenience store and gas station chain Circle K has teamed up with vehicle-based payment technology provider Car IQ to launch a mobile app for fleet operators. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

eCommerce
Instacart Adds New Business Features to its eCommerce Suite
October 15, 2025

Instacart has added new business features to its eCommerce solutions. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form,...

Payment Methods
Trustly Powers Recurring A2A Payments for seQura’s Eyewear Subscription Service
October 15, 2025

Pay-by-bank provider Trustly is powering recurring account-to-account payments for an eyewear subscription service offered by commerce technology platform seQura. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe...

IPO
Rakuten Considers US IPO for Credit Card Business
October 15, 2025

Rakuten is reportedly considering an American initial public offering (IPO) for its credit card business. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS...

Payments Innovation
PYMNTS Turns Research Into a Real-Time Data Lab for Decision Makers
October 15, 2025

PYMNTS announced Wednesday (Oct. 15) the launch of the PYMNTS Intelligence Data Lab, a new platform that gives executives direct access to the proprietary research and data that power PYMNTS’ Trendscapes reports. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Artificial Intelligence
Google and World Bank Partner on AI-Powered Services in Emerging Markets
October 14, 2025

Google and the World Bank partnered to work with governments to build artificial intelligence-powered public digital infrastructure in emerging markets. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....