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Reusable FinTech Certification Could Streamline Bank Due Diligence

Reusable FinTech Certification Could Streamline Bank Due Diligence
Reusable FinTech Certification Could Streamline Bank Due Diligence
August 19, 2026  |  Bank Regulation

Banks repeatedly perform similar due diligence on technology providers, and an industry-standards effort involving the federal regulators would make portions of that work reusable across...

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Home Depot and Lowe’s Battle Over the Housing Market’s Maintenance Economy
Home Depot and Lowe’s Battle Over the Housing Market’s Maintenance Economy
August 19, 2026  |  Earnings

Second quarter results from Home Depot and Lowe’s offer perhaps the clearest evidence yet of how a prolonged period of elevated mortgage rates is changing...

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CFTC Prepares to Draft Rules for Trading Compute Derivatives Contracts
CFTC Prepares to Draft Rules for Trading Compute Derivatives Contracts
August 19, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is seeking comment on the listing of compute derivatives contracts as it prepares to establish the “gold standard” for...

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OpenAI Halts Frontier AI Training After Cybersecurity Alarm
OpenAI Halts Frontier AI Training After Cybersecurity Alarm
August 19, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI told the public on Tuesday that it is deliberately slowing down. “As models become more capable, the risks associated with developing and testing them...

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Rain CEO Says Merchants Receive Stablecoin Payments Without Knowing It
Rain CEO Says Merchants Receive Stablecoin Payments Without Knowing It
August 19, 2026  |  Blockchain

With stablecoins increasingly moving through existing payment networks, many merchants don’t know they are receiving stablecoin payments, Rain CEO Farooq Malik told The Block, according to a report posted Wednesday (Aug. 19)....

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Boston Fed Economists Say Tariffs Not Main Cause of 2025 Inflation
Boston Fed Economists Say Tariffs Not Main Cause of 2025 Inflation
August 19, 2026  |  Economy

Tariffs alone cannot explain the persistence of 3% inflation in 2025, three Federal Reserve Bank of Boston economists wrote in an article posted Wednesday (Aug....

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FTC Warns Businesses Against Using Personalized Pricing
FTC Warns Businesses Against Using Personalized Pricing
August 19, 2026  |  Business

Federal regulators are warning that companies using consumers’ personal data to set prices could be violating the law. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Cantor Fitzgerald Enters Prediction Markets Space With Kalshi
Cantor Fitzgerald Enters Prediction Markets Space With Kalshi
August 19, 2026  |  Partnerships

Investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald is moving into the prediction markets space, according to a Wednesday (Aug. 19) press release. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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