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Blockchain
This Week in Web3: Blockchain Succeeds Where Crypto Can’t

People and businesses tend to think of crypto in one of two ways. The...

Economy
Businesses May See Cost of Capital Relief as Fed Slashes...

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 0.5% Wednesday (Sept. 18), the first cut...

Banking
German Central Bank: Mergers Must Yield ‘Robust’ Competition

The chief of Germany’s central bank wants bank mergers to produce robust, competitive institutions....

Bank Regulation
UK’s FCA Cautions Banks About Lowering Savings Rates Too Quickly

At a time when the market expects interest rates to continue dropping, the United...

Amazon
Amazon Teams With PayPal as Buy With Prime Shoppers Jump...

Amazon launched a new integration with PayPal amid a surge in Buy with Prime...

Cross-border Payments
JPMorgan Joins BIS Cross-Border Payments Project Using Digital Currencies

Some of the world’s biggest banks and payments firms are teaming to rethink cross-border...

SMBs
Mastercard Offers Grants and Mentorship to Women Entrepreneurs in Canada

Mastercard is inviting women entrepreneurs in Canada to apply to receive one of 10...

artificial intelligence
AI Regulation: Experts Ask for US Oversight as Diligent Debuts...

As artificial intelligence (AI) experts urge for greater transparency and oversight in a Senate...

Security & Fraud
Reducing the Attack Surface: How Data Breaches Imperil Corporate Networks

Data breaches are like opinions — these days, it seems like everyone has one....

Acquisitions
CSI Buys Overdraft Management Firm Velocity Solutions to Help Banks...

Financial technology provider CSI acquired overdraft management software firm Velocity Solutions. “Our customers rely...

Amazon
Amazon Adds Fully Managed Option to Supply Chain Services

Amazon has added a fully managed option to the lineup of supply chain services it...

Partnerships
Volt Launches Pay-by-Bank Partnership With Luxury Retailer Farfetch

Real-time payments platform Volt has launched a partnership with luxury retailer Farfetch. The collaboration,...

Legal
Yotta Sues Evolve and Alleges ‘Theft’ of End-User Funds

The continued fallout from the collapse of Synapse Financial Technologies has heightened the discussion...

Cybersecurity
Craigslist Founder Craig Newmark Says US ‘Under Attack’ From Hackers

Saying the United States is “under attack,” Craigslist founder Craig Newmark reportedly made a...

B2B Payments
Brex Launches Embedded Payments Solutions for B2B Software Vendors

Brex has launched an embedded payments solution designed to make it easy for B2B...

Supply Chain
NASA’s Supply Chain Issues Put Spotlight on B2B Vendor Risk

NASA operates one of the most complex supply chains in the world. Its procurement...

Partnerships
Visa and Dtcpay Partner to Facilitate Use of Digital Currencies

Visa and Singapore-based digital payments solutions provider dtcpay partnered to help consumers and businesses...

Fraud Prevention
FICO and Jersey Telecom Team to Combat APP Fraud 

FICO is working with Jersey Telecom (JT) to push back against authorized push payment fraud. The analytics...

Retail
Dollar Stores’ Slow Sales Aren’t Cramping Expansion Plans

The two biggest dollar store chains in the United States plan to open hundreds...

CBDC
Australia Finds No ‘Clear Public Interest’ for Retail CBDC

If Australia creates a digital currency, it will likely be the wholesale, not retail,...

artificial intelligence
US Targets ‘Malicious’ AI Use at November Safety Summit

The U.S. will host a multi-national summit in November to discuss safe AI development....

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