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Ebanx Adds Recurring Wallet Payments in Nigeria Through OPay
Ebanx Adds Recurring Wallet Payments in Nigeria Through OPay
October 22, 2026  |  Subscriptions

Cross-border payments provider Ebanx launched recurring payments through Nigerian digital wallet OPay, according to a Thursday (Oct. 22) press release. The solution gives international subscription...

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Anthropic Could File IPO Paperwork as Soon as Friday
Anthropic Could File IPO Paperwork as Soon as Friday
October 22, 2026  |  IPO

Anthropic could make its IPO paperwork public as soon as Friday (Oct. 23). That would move the Claude developer one step closer to what could...

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Governments and Organizations Take Sites Offline to Patch Web Vulnerability
Governments and Organizations Take Sites Offline to Patch Web Vulnerability
October 21, 2026  |  Cybersecurity

Many websites around the world were taken down as a precaution or for preventative maintenance Wednesday (Oct. 21) as organizations responded to the disclosure of...

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Anthropic’s New AI Agent Purchases Business Supplies
Anthropic’s New AI Agent Purchases Business Supplies
October 21, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Anthropic has unveiled an app in which Claude works as a “proactive agent” on behalf of professionals and small business owners, including purchasing business supplies,...

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Walmart Opens Doors for AI Agents That Obey Strict Rules
Walmart Opens Doors for AI Agents That Obey Strict Rules
October 21, 2026  |  Retail

Walmart has introduced three tools designed to let customers shop at Walmart and Sam’s Club through their choice of apps and artificial intelligence (AI) agents. “Shopping with an agent...

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AWS Executive Says 40% of European Startups Consider Leaving Region to Scale
AWS Executive Says 40% of European Startups Consider Leaving Region to Scale
October 21, 2026  |  Startups

An Amazon Web Services executive said Wednesday (Oct. 21) that nearly 4 in 10 European startups, and over half of the fastest-growing ones, have told...

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Meta Slams New Mexico Business Climate After $25 Billion Verdict
Meta Slams New Mexico Business Climate After $25 Billion Verdict
October 21, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

Meta’s chief legal officer said Wednesday (Oct. 21) that it is “all but impossible to do business” in New Mexico after a court ordered the...

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Mastercard AI Assistant Helps Consumers Discover Unused Card Perks
Mastercard AI Assistant Helps Consumers Discover Unused Card Perks
October 21, 2026  |  Loyalty & Rewards

Mastercard introduced an artificial intelligence assistant designed to help cardholders discover, understand and use the benefits offered by the cards they carry, the company said...

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BitGo Helps Kalshi Traders Leverage Crypto Without Exiting Holdings
BitGo Helps Kalshi Traders Leverage Crypto Without Exiting Holdings
October 21, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Kalshi and BitGo Holdings have partnered to enable some Kalshi clients to use eligible cryptocurrencies to post collateral for leveraged perpetual futures trades, Bloomberg reported...

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