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Barclays Accelerates AI Rollout With Anthropic’s Claude Code

Barclays Accelerates AI Rollout With Anthropic’s Claude Code
Barclays Accelerates AI Rollout With Anthropic’s Claude Code
October 01, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

British universal bank Barclays expects half of its developers to be using Anthropic’s agentic artificial intelligence coding tool Claude Code by the end of the...

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Binance Faces Scrutiny Over Continuing Operations in the EU
Binance Faces Scrutiny Over Continuing Operations in the EU
October 01, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

European regulators are reportedly investigating Binance’s use of a legal exemption to keep doing business in the region. That’s according to a report Thursday (Oct. 1) by the...

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BofA’s Merrill Lynch Settling Cash Sweep Suit for $39 Million
BofA’s Merrill Lynch Settling Cash Sweep Suit for $39 Million
October 01, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

Merrill Lynch has reportedly agreed to settle a lawsuit accusing it of underpaying brokerage customers. The Bank of America-owned brokerage will pay $39 million in the settlement,...

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Nubank Says It Has No Plans to Acquire Monzo
Nubank Says It Has No Plans to Acquire Monzo
October 01, 2026  |  Acquiring

Nubank thinks highly of fellow digital bank Monzo but doesn’t want to buy it. The Brazilian lender made that pronouncement Wednesday (Sept. 30) in a securities...

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Stripe to Buy Parafin to Scale Embedded Finance Across 18,000 Platforms
Stripe to Buy Parafin to Scale Embedded Finance Across 18,000 Platforms
September 30, 2026  |  Working Capital

Stripe plans to strengthen its support for platforms by acquiring Parafin, an embedded financial products platform, the company said in a Wednesday (Sept. 30) press...

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Pentagon Recordkeeping Unit Alerts 3 Million After 10-Month Data Breach
Pentagon Recordkeeping Unit Alerts 3 Million After 10-Month Data Breach
September 30, 2026  |  Cybersecurity

A Department of Defense recordkeeping unit, the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC), has alerted millions of current and former military members and staff that their...

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WEX Expands AI Capabilities to Fast-Track Healthcare Reimbursements
WEX Expands AI Capabilities to Fast-Track Healthcare Reimbursements
September 30, 2026  |  Healthcare

WEX has expanded the capabilities of its artificial intelligence-powered claims tool to support more account types, the company said in a Wednesday (Sept. 30) press...

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Treasury and Education Departments Launch Portal to Ease Student Debt Rehabilitation
Treasury and Education Departments Launch Portal to Ease Student Debt Rehabilitation
September 30, 2026  |  Consumer Finance

The Treasury Department and the Education Department have launched a new online portal designed for Americans who have defaulted federal student loans, they said in...

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