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Fraud Becomes a Bigger Cost of Running a Neobank

Fraud Becomes a Bigger Cost of Running a Neobank
Fraud Becomes a Bigger Cost of Running a Neobank
October 07, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

Neobanks are spending far more on fraud prevention even as their fraud losses continue to rise. Fraud prevention spending among neobanks, digital-only banks and FinTechs...

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Ramp Veterans Raise $25 Million for AI Creative Platform Melius
Ramp Veterans Raise $25 Million for AI Creative Platform Melius
October 07, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Melius, a startup offering AI agents for creative work, has raised $25 million in new funding. The new financing, announced Tuesday (Oct. 6), will help Melius expand...

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Meta Debuts AI Tools to Help Advertisers Find Customers
Meta Debuts AI Tools to Help Advertisers Find Customers
October 07, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Meta is debuting new artificial intelligence capabilities and campaign tools designed to help advertisers and agencies discover new customers, according to a Tuesday (Oct. 6)...

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ERP Platforms Embrace Payment Execution, Putting Bank Portals on Notice
ERP Platforms Embrace Payment Execution, Putting Bank Portals on Notice
October 07, 2026  |  B2B Payments

The corporate finance provider landscape has traditionally been defined by a simple truth. However sophisticated enterprise resource planning (ERP) became, eventually someone still had to...

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Stablecoin Rails Provider Noah Closes $38 Million Seed Funding Following 538% Revenue Surge
Stablecoin Rails Provider Noah Closes $38 Million Seed Funding Following 538% Revenue Surge
October 07, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Noah, a stablecoin payments infrastructure provider focused on cross-border transactions, closed its seed funding round at $38 million, the company said in a Wednesday (Oct....

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New York City Council Grills AI Giants Over Safety Risks
New York City Council Grills AI Giants Over Safety Risks
October 07, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

What are the odds that artificial intelligence leads to a disaster? New York City lawmakers asked four of the world’s biggest AI companies that question...

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Microsoft Eyes Agentic AI Expansion With New Nvidia Laptop
Microsoft Eyes Agentic AI Expansion With New Nvidia Laptop
October 07, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Microsoft is ready to unveil a Nvidia-powered laptop as it works to make Windows a platform for artificial intelligence agents, Reuters reported Wednesday (Oct. 7)....

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First Digital Eyes Agentic Commerce Expansion With SPAC Listing
First Digital Eyes Agentic Commerce Expansion With SPAC Listing
October 07, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Hong Kong-based stablecoin issuer First Digital says it is ready for its stock market debut. The Nasdaq listing is designed to help First Digital fund the expansion...

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