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22% BNPL Growth Gives Credit Unions a Member Loyalty Opening

22% BNPL Growth Gives Credit Unions a Member Loyalty Opening
22% BNPL Growth Gives Credit Unions a Member Loyalty Opening
May 06, 2026  |  Credit Unions

Buy now, pay later may have started as a checkout convenience, but for credit union members it is becoming a cash flow tool that could...

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LoanDepot Digital Transformation Powers Market Share Gains
LoanDepot Digital Transformation Powers Market Share Gains
May 05, 2026  |  Earnings

LoanDepot’s investment in digital transformation and other growth and efficiency initiatives delivered positive results in the first quarter, Founder and CEO Anthony Hsieh said Tuesday...

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Meta Develops Easy-to-Use AI Agent for Consumers
Meta Develops Easy-to-Use AI Agent for Consumers
May 05, 2026  |  Meta

Meta plans to build an agentic artificial intelligence assistant for consumers that is comparable to OpenClaw but easier to use, The Financial Times (FT) reported...

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Anthropic CEO Predicts Firms Have 6 Months to Patch Software Vulnerabilities
Anthropic CEO Predicts Firms Have 6 Months to Patch Software Vulnerabilities
May 05, 2026  |  artificial intelligence

Financial services companies and other organizations have six to 12 months to fix vulnerabilities in their software before Chinese artificial intelligence models develop capabilities equal...

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Hiring Surge Ends Yearlong Labor Market Slump
Hiring Surge Ends Yearlong Labor Market Slump
May 05, 2026  |  Economy

The number of hires increased to 5.6 million in March, a figure that was 655,000 higher than the previous month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics...

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Marqeta’s Debit Roots Give Way to Credit and BNPL Push
Marqeta’s Debit Roots Give Way to Credit and BNPL Push
May 05, 2026  |  Earnings

As embedded finance providers race to move beyond standalone debit cards, Marqeta’s latest earnings on May 5 showed how card issuing platforms are being asked...

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Etsy Pilots Conversational AI to Ignite Marketplace Sales
Etsy Pilots Conversational AI to Ignite Marketplace Sales
May 05, 2026  |  eCommerce

Etsy is working to offer conversational search both in OpenAI’s ChatGPT and on its own platform. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Delaware Makes Its Stablecoin Land Grab
Delaware Makes Its Stablecoin Land Grab
May 05, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Delaware, long synonymous with corporate incorporation, may extend its reach more fully into digital finance, advancing legislation that could shape where stablecoin issuers and FinTech...

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Apple Plans to Turn Devices Into AI Platforms
Apple Plans to Turn Devices Into AI Platforms
May 05, 2026  |  Apple

Apple plans to offer third-party artificial intelligence models alongside its own in-house models, Bloomberg reported Tuesday (May 5), citing unnamed sources. Get the Full Story...

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