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eCommerce Tops 16% of Retail Sales

eCommerce Tops 16% of Retail Sales
eCommerce Tops 16% of Retail Sales
August 19, 2025  |  eCommerce

Earlier this year, PYMNTS Intelligence detailed that in-store shopping was far from dead. But when it comes to buying online, we found that consumers spent...

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Banks Clash Over Global Crypto Rules
Banks Clash Over Global Crypto Rules
August 19, 2025  |  Cryptocurrency

Several global financial trade associations are calling on the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) to reconsider the Crypto Asset Exposure Standard (SCO60) before its...

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Big Banks Pile Into Stablecoin Infrastructure as Wall Street Eyes Crypto Custody
Big Banks Pile Into Stablecoin Infrastructure as Wall Street Eyes Crypto Custody
August 19, 2025  |  Cryptocurrency

For much of the past decade, Wall Street watched the cryptocurrency industry warily from the sidelines. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Google Play Allows Developers in Europe to Promote Offers Outside App
Google Play Allows Developers in Europe to Promote Offers Outside App
August 19, 2025  |  Google

The Google Play store is updating its external offers program in the European Union to allow links to download developers’ own external apps and to let...

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Incode Acquires AuthenticID for AI-Driven Fraud
Incode Acquires AuthenticID for AI-Driven Fraud
August 19, 2025  |  Acquisitions

Identity solutions firm Incode Technologies is acquiring fraud detection provider AuthenticID. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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Nvidia-Backed AI Cloud Startup Lambda Closes $275 Million Credit Facility
Nvidia-Backed AI Cloud Startup Lambda Closes $275 Million Credit Facility
August 19, 2025  |  artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI) cloud startup Lambda said Tuesday (Aug. 19) that it has closed a $275 million senior secured credit facility, led and arranged by...

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Starling Acquires Ember to Help Businesses Digitize Tax Filing
Starling Acquires Ember to Help Businesses Digitize Tax Filing
August 19, 2025  |  Acquisitions

British digital lender Starling Bank is set to acquire U.K.-based tax and bookkeeping FinTech Ember. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Booking Holdings Settles Texas Lawsuit Alleging It Obscured Mandatory Fees
Booking Holdings Settles Texas Lawsuit Alleging It Obscured Mandatory Fees
August 19, 2025  |  Legal

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton secured a $9.5 million settlement with Booking Holdings to resolve a lawsuit in which Paxton alleged that the online travel...

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CSI Acquires Apiture to Bolster Community Banking
CSI Acquires Apiture to Bolster Community Banking
August 19, 2025  |  Acquisitions

Financial software firm CSI is acquiring digital banking solutions provider Apiture. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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