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Coinbase Bets on AI Agents to Power Payments Growth

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is looking to build the infrastructure for artificial intelligence agent payments...

Investments
FinTech Loan Fund Limits Withdrawals as Investors Exit Private Credit

Stone Ridge Asset Management told clients in one of its funds last week that it...

Walmart
Walmart Secures Machine Learning Patents to Aid Retail Pricing

Walmart has secured U.S. patents for two systems that would use machine learning to inform...

artificial intelligence
Nvidia Launches AI for Hospital Operating Rooms

Robots are coming to hospitals, but they are not there to replace surgeons. Instead,...

Economy
PPI Data Signals Firms Turning to AI and Liquidity to...

The latest producer price data suggest that inflation is no longer being driven primarily...

Bank Regulation
OCC Ends Restrictions on 4 Banks

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) terminated enforcement actions against four...

Cryptocurrency
Shopify’s USDC Integration Shows How Platforms Could Pick Stablecoin Favorites

Merchant friction and user confusion are two big barriers holding retail stablecoins back. Get...

Personnel
Elavon Picks BofA Vet Wally Mlynarski as CEO

U.S. Bank-owned payments processing company Elavon has named a new CEO. Get the Full Story Complete...

Economy
Companies See Inflation Inching Up to 2.1%, Atlanta Fed Says

Firms’ year-ahead inflation expectations increased by 0.2 percentage points to 2.1% in March, according...

Blockchain
Mastercard’s BVNK Deal Highlights the 4 Barriers to Stablecoin Adoption

Crypto’s goal of replacing fiat has never been able to overcome certain roadblocks. Get...

VISA
Visa Scales Agentic Commerce Through Stripe Protocol Collaboration

Visa is supporting Stripe and Tempo’s Machine Payments Protocol (MPP) by enabling card-based payments...

artificial intelligence
Microsoft, Google and Anthropic Channel Enterprise AI Use With Spreadsheets

Microsoft and Google are racing to embed artificial intelligence (AI) directly into their spreadsheet...

artificial intelligence
Alibaba Joins Other Tech Giants in Raising AI Prices

Alibaba is reportedly increasing its AI and computing storage prices by up to 34%. Get...

Meta
Meta Expands Physical Retail Presence as Virtual Spaces Close

Meta is reportedly expanding its physical retail push by opening a new Manhattan store. Get...

Cryptocurrency
Kraken Pauses IPO Plans Amid Slumping Crypto Markets

Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has paused its initial public offering (IPO) plans until market conditions...

Partnerships
JPMorgan Payments and Mastercard Launch Virtual Card Partnership

J.P. Morgan Payments and Mastercard have launched a new virtual card in Europe. Get the Full Story...

Payment Methods
Stripe-Backed Protocol Lets AI Agents Transact Autonomously

Tempo, a payment-focused blockchain incubated by Stripe and cryptocurrency venture firm Paradigm, launched its...

Subscription Commerce
Lowe’s Unveils Subscription Service for Consumer Home Maintenance

Lowe’s has launched a subscription service to help customers maintain their homes. Get the...

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