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Payward Looks to Build Financial Infrastructure Beyond Kraken Exchange

Payward Looks to Build Financial Infrastructure Beyond Kraken Exchange
Payward Looks to Build Financial Infrastructure Beyond Kraken Exchange
September 27, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Kraken’s parent company is making a multibillion-dollar bet on its future as a financial infrastructure provider. That’s according to a report Sunday (Sept. 27) by...

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Apple Ordered to Pay $5.7 Billion in Haptic Patent Lawsuit
Apple Ordered to Pay $5.7 Billion in Haptic Patent Lawsuit
September 27, 2026  |  Mobile Commerce

A federal jury has awarded headphone maker Taction a record $5.7 billion in its patent lawsuit against Apple. As Reuters reported Friday (Sept. 25), jurors...

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Nubank Weighs $13 Billion Bid for Monzo
Nubank Weighs $13 Billion Bid for Monzo
September 27, 2026  |  Banking

Brazilian digital bank Nubank is reportedly interested in buying U.K. FinTech Monzo. Such a deal would value Mozno at up to £10 billion ($13.2 billion),...

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Walmart CEO Says No to Personalized Pricing
Walmart CEO Says No to Personalized Pricing
September 27, 2026  |  Retail

Walmart’s CEO says the retailer has no plans to use customer data to set personalized prices. John Furner issued a letter to customers Friday (Sept....

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Washington Fears Polymarket Bank Failure Bets Could Fuel Panic
Washington Fears Polymarket Bank Failure Bets Could Fuel Panic
September 27, 2026  |  Markets

Bank regulators and federal lawmakers have expressed concerns about the appearance of contracts on prediction market Polymarket that are tied to the likelihood of bank failures,...

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New York City Gives the Public Bathroom a Tap Card
New York City Gives the Public Bathroom a Tap Card
September 26, 2026  |  The Weekender

New York City has found a new use for the tap card: opening a public toilet. The city is installing 17 modular bathrooms across its five boroughs....

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Block Joins Push to Standardize Agentic Payments
Block Joins Push to Standardize Agentic Payments
September 25, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Block has joined the x402 Foundation to help advance open, agentic commerce, Steve Reis, head of product, Block Financial Platform, said in a Thursday (Sept. 24) blog post. As a member of this...

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Costco Wins Younger Shoppers With Expanded Third-Party Same-Day Delivery
Costco Wins Younger Shoppers With Expanded Third-Party Same-Day Delivery
September 25, 2026  |  Earnings

Costco’s third-party same-day delivery offering is helping draw younger customers to the retailer, CEO Ron Vachris said Thursday (Sept. 24) during the company’s quarterly earnings call. Costco...

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