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Synchrony’s CareCredit Launches Installment Loan for Healthcare Expenses
Synchrony’s CareCredit Launches Installment Loan for Healthcare Expenses
October 21, 2026  |  Healthcare

CareCredit, a solution from consumer financing company Synchrony, has launched an enhanced and rebranded installment loan product that helps consumers plan and pay for products and...

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Booking.com Anti-Fraud Practices Face Scrutiny in Europe
Booking.com Anti-Fraud Practices Face Scrutiny in Europe
October 21, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

European regulators are investigating whether Booking.com has done enough to prevent scams on its platform. The European Commission (EC) announced Wednesday (Oct. 21) that it...

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OpenAI Brings Its Frontier AI Models to Google Cloud
OpenAI Brings Its Frontier AI Models to Google Cloud
October 21, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI has launched a new partnership with artificial intelligence (AI) rival Google. This collaboration brings OpenAI’s frontier AI models and Codex⁠ agentic workflows to Google Cloud’s Model...

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EBay Cuts 1,100 Jobs to Pivot Toward High-Growth Markets
EBay Cuts 1,100 Jobs to Pivot Toward High-Growth Markets
October 21, 2026  |  Personnel

EBay plans to lay off 9% of its workforce, or about 1,100 people, as it sharpens its focus on faster-growing markets, Reuters reported Wednesday (Oct....

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Visa Says New Tools to Protect Virtual Commercial Card Payments From Fraud
Visa Says New Tools to Protect Virtual Commercial Card Payments From Fraud
October 21, 2026  |  B2B Payments

Visa has introduced new capabilities designed to keep commercial virtual card payments safer. Visa Commercial Fraud Solutions are part of a series of new capabilities designed...

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JPMorgan Gets Closer to Clinching Nigerian Banking License
JPMorgan Gets Closer to Clinching Nigerian Banking License
October 21, 2026  |  Banking

J.P. Morgan Chase is reportedly getting closer to obtaining a banking license in Nigeria. The largest U.S. bank has deposited 50 billion naira ($37.5 million)...

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Otter Secures $320 Million to Turn AI Notetaker Into Enterprise Knowledge Engine
Otter Secures $320 Million to Turn AI Notetaker Into Enterprise Knowledge Engine
October 20, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Otter.ai secured $320 million in growth financing from General Catalyst’s Customer Value Fund (CVF) to accelerate the growth of its artificial intelligence notetaker and conversational...

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Expedia Group Automates Hotel Onboarding to Speed Marketplace Entry
Expedia Group Automates Hotel Onboarding to Speed Marketplace Entry
October 20, 2026  |  Travel Payments

Properties can now join Expedia Group’s global travel marketplace through their existing connectivity software, with a few clicks, and go live in less than 24 hours,...

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America’s Car-Mart Considers Sale as Inflation Hits Subprime Borrowers
America’s Car-Mart Considers Sale as Inflation Hits Subprime Borrowers
October 20, 2026  |  Business

Used car dealer and subprime lender America’s Car-Mart and its lenders are in talks for a sale that would allow the company to continue running, Bloomberg reported...

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