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Coinbase Bets on AI Agents to Power Payments Growth

Coinbase Bets on AI Agents to Power Payments Growth
Coinbase Bets on AI Agents to Power Payments Growth
March 18, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is looking to build the infrastructure for artificial intelligence agent payments at a time when its core business is being impacted by...

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FinTech Loan Fund Limits Withdrawals as Investors Exit Private Credit
FinTech Loan Fund Limits Withdrawals as Investors Exit Private Credit
March 18, 2026  |  Investments

Stone Ridge Asset Management told clients in one of its funds last week that it would pay investors only 11% of the amount they requested to...

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Walmart Secures Machine Learning Patents to Aid Retail Pricing
Walmart Secures Machine Learning Patents to Aid Retail Pricing
March 18, 2026  |  Walmart

Walmart has secured U.S. patents for two systems that would use machine learning to inform the company’s pricing, the Financial Times reported Wednesday (March 18). Get...

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BofA Targets European Banks With Private Credit Short Basket
BofA Targets European Banks With Private Credit Short Basket
March 18, 2026  |  Banking

Bank of America is offering clients a basket of 17 European financial stocks that allows them to bet against companies the bank said are among...

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Bitcoin Depot’s ATMs Face Compliance-Related Ban in Connecticut
Bitcoin Depot’s ATMs Face Compliance-Related Ban in Connecticut
March 18, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

The world’s largest bitcoin ATM operator has been temporarily barred from conducting business in Connecticut. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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OCC Ends Restrictions on 4 Banks
OCC Ends Restrictions on 4 Banks
March 18, 2026  |  Bank Regulation

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) terminated enforcement actions against four banks in March. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Elavon Picks BofA Vet Wally Mlynarski as CEO
Elavon Picks BofA Vet Wally Mlynarski as CEO
March 18, 2026  |  Personnel

U.S. Bank-owned payments processing company Elavon has named a new CEO. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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Companies See Inflation Inching Up to 2.1%, Atlanta Fed Says
Companies See Inflation Inching Up to 2.1%, Atlanta Fed Says
March 18, 2026  |  Economy

Firms’ year-ahead inflation expectations increased by 0.2 percentage points to 2.1% in March, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta’s March Business Inflation Expectations...

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