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Fed Prepares New Playbook to Support Bank AI Adoption

Fed Prepares New Playbook to Support Bank AI Adoption
Fed Prepares New Playbook to Support Bank AI Adoption
May 01, 2026  |  Bank Regulation

Anthropic’s Mythos highlights the speed at which artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities can advance and the need for supervisory approaches to keep pace with emerging technology,...

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Big Insurance Backs Away From AI Risk and Startups Rush In
Big Insurance Backs Away From AI Risk and Startups Rush In
May 01, 2026  |  artificial intelligence

A company deploys an artificial intelligence (AI) agent. The agent makes a mistake. The insurance policy does not cover it. Get the Full Story Complete...

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ChatGPT Finds Your Pizza but Loses the Checkout
ChatGPT Finds Your Pizza but Loses the Checkout
May 01, 2026  |  ResTech

PYMNTS tried ordering food through ChatGPT. Getting a pizza from Little Caesars took longer than driving to pick one up. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Stablecoins Grew Up. Now Come the Rules 
Stablecoins Grew Up. Now Come the Rules 
May 01, 2026  |  Blockchain

The stablecoin market is moving fast in two directions at once. One path leads toward greater financial integration and the other toward greater regulatory scrutiny....

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Fun Secures $72 Million To Power Global Capital Markets
Fun Secures $72 Million To Power Global Capital Markets
May 01, 2026  |  Investments

Fun raised $72 million in a Series A funding round to expand its payments infrastructure that powers Polymarket and other internet-native capital markets. Get the Full Story Complete...

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SoftBank-Backed OPay Eyes $4 Billion Valuation in US IPO
SoftBank-Backed OPay Eyes $4 Billion Valuation in US IPO
May 01, 2026  |  IPO

OPay Digital Services, a payments platform focused on Nigeria and backed by SoftBank Vision Fund and Sequoia Capital, is preparing for an initial public offering (IPO) in the...

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Lemonade and Porch Show AI Is Rewriting Insurance Math
Lemonade and Porch Show AI Is Rewriting Insurance Math
May 01, 2026  |  Earnings

Earnings from Porch Group and Lemonade show artificial intelligence (AI) moving into core insurance functions, with measurable effects on claims handling, underwriting and distribution. Get...

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ERP Data Can Fuel Enterprise AI. So Why Wont Vendors Let It?
ERP Data Can Fuel Enterprise AI. So Why Wont Vendors Let It?
May 01, 2026  |  artificial intelligence

The tech stack powering the office of the CFO is evolving from a monolith to an ecosystem. And it’s resulting in some growing pains, as...

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Ares Raises Record $30 Billion Despite Private Credit Valuation Slump
Ares Raises Record $30 Billion Despite Private Credit Valuation Slump
May 01, 2026  |  Earnings

Global alternative investment manager Ares Management raised $30 billion in the first quarter, a figure that was up more than 45% year over year and...

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