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Utah Becomes Latest Front in CFTC’s Prediction Market Jurisdiction Fight
Utah Becomes Latest Front in CFTC’s Prediction Market Jurisdiction Fight
October 28, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

Utah has become the latest flashpoint in the fight over who regulates prediction markets. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) this week filed a lawsuit...

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Adyen Adds 1,100 Tech and Sales Hires to Capture Growth Opportunities
Adyen Adds 1,100 Tech and Sales Hires to Capture Growth Opportunities
October 28, 2026  |  Earnings

FinTech platform Adyen expects to add as many as 1,100 specialized engineering and go-to-market roles this year to meet the needs of its existing commercial...

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Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour Seeks Protections for Money-Losing Customers
Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour Seeks Protections for Money-Losing Customers
October 28, 2026  |  Markets

Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour is looking for new ways to protect consumers losing money on the prediction markets platform, Bloomberg reported Wednesday (Oct. 28). “Irresponsible...

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Google Developing New Cross-Border Payment Option
Google Developing New Cross-Border Payment Option
October 28, 2026  |  Cross-border Payments

Google is reportedly developing a new travel payments capability for its digital wallet. According to a report Tuesday (Oct. 27) from the website Android Authority,...

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Businesses Stack Working Capital as Bank Credit Tightens
Businesses Stack Working Capital as Bank Credit Tightens
October 28, 2026  |  Working Capital

Businesses are using several forms of working capital to pay bills that previously could have been covered by customer receipts arriving earlier. Bank credit lines,...

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Upwind Raises $450 Million for AI and Cloud Security
Upwind Raises $450 Million for AI and Cloud Security
October 28, 2026  |  Investments

Cloud and artificial intelligence security platform Upwind has raised $450 million in new funding. The company’s Series C round will allow Upwind to strengthen its product and...

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Banks’ Own Policies Could Complicate Their AI Lending Push
Banks’ Own Policies Could Complicate Their AI Lending Push
October 28, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Before a company’s loan request reaches a room full of bankers, a computer may have already sized it up. Artificial intelligence tools now score borrowers,...

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Hummingbird Buys Quantimon to Prioritize High-Risk AML Alerts
Hummingbird Buys Quantimon to Prioritize High-Risk AML Alerts
October 28, 2026  |  AML

Hummingbird has deepened its investment in transaction monitoring by acquiring Quantimon, the company said in a Wednesday (Oct. 28) press release. The acquisition adds the...

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Tech Companies Battle Infestation of AI-Discovered Bugs
Tech Companies Battle Infestation of AI-Discovered Bugs
October 28, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Tech companies are reportedly spending more time and resources dealing with bugs uncovered by artificial intelligence (AI). That’s according to a report Wednesday (Oct. 28) by...

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