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Middle East FinTech Funding Shifts Toward Local Infrastructure

Middle East FinTech Funding Shifts Toward Local Infrastructure
Middle East FinTech Funding Shifts Toward Local Infrastructure
April 06, 2026  |  Fintech Investments

The Middle East has, in recent years, stood out among the more productive settings for payments innovation, where digital adoption and infrastructure development have advanced...

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Perplexity Launches AI Agent That Drafts Tax Returns
Perplexity Launches AI Agent That Drafts Tax Returns
April 06, 2026  |  Taxes

Every spring, millions of Americans sit down to do their taxes with a pile of forms, a browser full of tabs and a sense that...

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Senator Hagerty Expects CLARITY Act to Reach Full Senate This Month
Senator Hagerty Expects CLARITY Act to Reach Full Senate This Month
April 06, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

The cryptocurrency-focused CLARITY Act could be advanced by the Senate Banking Committee and reach the full Senate by the end of the month, Sen. Bill...

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Stablecoin Pilots Keep Stalling on the Road to Scale
Stablecoin Pilots Keep Stalling on the Road to Scale
April 06, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Stablecoins seem to have found their winning enterprise narrative. Having evolved past their history as crypto-native instruments, stablecoins are instead becoming programmable financial primitives embedded...

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Apple Appeals to Supreme Court as Epic Games Fight Escalates
Apple Appeals to Supreme Court as Epic Games Fight Escalates
April 06, 2026  |  Apple

Apple is trying for a second time to take its legal battle with Epic Games to the U.S. Supreme Court, TechCrunch reported Monday (April 6)....

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Service Industry Prices Climb As Iran War Persists
Service Industry Prices Climb As Iran War Persists
April 06, 2026  |  Economy

America’s service economy expanded last month amid a sharp uptick in input prices and shrinking employment levels. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Appeals Court Rules CFTC Has Exclusive Jurisdiction Over Event Contracts
Appeals Court Rules CFTC Has Exclusive Jurisdiction Over Event Contracts
April 06, 2026  |  Legal

A federal appeals court has ruled for the first time that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has exclusive jurisdiction over sports-related event contracts, Reuters...

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Retailers Bet on AI Fitting Rooms to Slash Costly Returns
Retailers Bet on AI Fitting Rooms to Slash Costly Returns
April 06, 2026  |  eCommerce

Online shopping has made buying and returning clothing seamless for consumers. But for retailers, returns have become an expensive problem: The process requires retailers to...

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Credit Unions Push Back Against Illinois Swipe Fee Case
Credit Unions Push Back Against Illinois Swipe Fee Case
April 06, 2026  |  Legal

Credit union groups are continuing their campaign against an Illinois interchange fees law. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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