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Amazon Plans to Build Big-Box Store Near Chicago

Amazon Plans to Build Big-Box Store Near Chicago
Amazon Plans to Build Big-Box Store Near Chicago
January 09, 2026  |  Amazon

Amazon reportedly plans to open a big-box store comparable to a Walmart or Target location in a Chicago suburb. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Banks, Cards and Creators Push Stablecoins Into Financial Mainstream
Banks, Cards and Creators Push Stablecoins Into Financial Mainstream
January 09, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

The stablecoin pitch has always been a digital token that maintains a stable value, usually pegged to a fiat currency, while inheriting the speed, programmability...

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UK’s FCA Helps Crypto Firms Prepare for New Regulatory Regime
UK’s FCA Helps Crypto Firms Prepare for New Regulatory Regime
January 09, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority posted information for firms that want to offer crypto asset-related services in the country under the crypto asset regulatory...

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Ripple Secures Electronic Money Institution License and Crypto Asset Registration in UK
Ripple Secures Electronic Money Institution License and Crypto Asset Registration in UK
January 09, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

Ripple received permissions that allow it to scale Ripple Payments, its cross-border payment solution that uses digital assets, in the United Kingdom. Get the Full...

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Fiserv Launches Analytics Capability for In-Store Transaction Data
Fiserv Launches Analytics Capability for In-Store Transaction Data
January 09, 2026  |  Data & Research

Fiserv has launched a new analytics capability designed to help merchants and their marketing partners better understand in-store customers. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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AI Pushes Personalization From Guesswork to Growth
AI Pushes Personalization From Guesswork to Growth
January 09, 2026  |  Data & Research

Data is being collected at unprecedented scale, but its real value emerges when analytics and AI translate signals into experiences that feel timely, relevant and...

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BNY Offers Tokenized Deposits to Banks and Crypto Exchanges
BNY Offers Tokenized Deposits to Banks and Crypto Exchanges
January 09, 2026  |  Blockchain

BNY enabled the on-chain mirrored representation of client deposit balances on its Digital Assets platform and said this marks the first step in its strategy...

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AI May No Longer Require Big Data Centers to Scale
AI May No Longer Require Big Data Centers to Scale
January 09, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

For the past several years, the AI boom has been inseparable from a race in cloud capacity. Training large models and running inference at scale...

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