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The Fed and PYMNTS Intelligence Agree: Stablecoins Have a Demand Problem

The Fed and PYMNTS Intelligence Agree: Stablecoins Have a Demand Problem
The Fed and PYMNTS Intelligence Agree: Stablecoins Have a Demand Problem
October 06, 2026  |  Blockchain

Stablecoins have spent the past year and a half acquiring nearly everything an emerging payments technology is supposed to need to go mainstream. Clearer regulation,...

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CrowdStrike Launches Startup Accelerator to Combat AI-Related Threats
CrowdStrike Launches Startup Accelerator to Combat AI-Related Threats
October 06, 2026  |  Cybersecurity

CrowdStrike says it is seeking applicants for its fourth annual Cybersecurity Startup Accelerator. The program, run in tandem with Nvidia and Amazon Web Services (AWS), is designed for “startups building...

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NY Fed Reports Global Supply Chain Pressures Reach 4-Month High
NY Fed Reports Global Supply Chain Pressures Reach 4-Month High
October 06, 2026  |  Supply Chain

Global supply chain pressures inched up in September, reaching their highest level since the recent peak seen in May, according to the Federal Reserve Bank...

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Meta’s Muse Could Become $27 Billion Business, Citi Says
Meta’s Muse Could Become $27 Billion Business, Citi Says
October 06, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Meta’s Muse AI assistant could reportedly generate revenues of more than $27 billion by 2030. That’s according to a Tuesday (Oct. 6) report by Reuters, citing an...

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ShipStation Delivers Walmart Shipping Discounts to Marketplace Sellers
ShipStation Delivers Walmart Shipping Discounts to Marketplace Sellers
October 06, 2026  |  Shipping

Walmart Marketplace sellers can now directly access Walmart-negotiated shipping rates within ShipStation’s intelligent shipping and logistics platform, ShipStation said in a Tuesday (Oct. 6) press release. This capability is enabled by ShipStation’s new Ship with...

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Robots Give Hospitals More Capacity Without Adding Beds
Robots Give Hospitals More Capacity Without Adding Beds
October 06, 2026  |  Healthcare

Clara Quakenbush, a medical assistant at Hancock Health’s Sue Ann Wortman Cancer Center in Indiana, used to make 10 to 15 trips a day carrying...

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Rain Seeks OCC’s Approval to Create National Trust Bank
Rain Seeks OCC’s Approval to Create National Trust Bank
October 06, 2026  |  Bank Regulation

Rain is the latest digital asset company seeking to launch a national trust bank. The stablecoin payments infrastructure company announced Monday (Oct. 5) that it...

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Trump AI Task Force Faces Pressure to Move Beyond Voluntary Guardrails
Trump AI Task Force Faces Pressure to Move Beyond Voluntary Guardrails
October 06, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

The President Donald Trump administration’s new artificial intelligence task force is coming under pressure to demonstrate that it can address powerful AI systems without relying...

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