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Earnings
Capital One CEO Calls Discover Deal ‘Singular Opportunity’

Capital One’s first quarter results showed consumers continue to spend on their cards —...

Earnings
Snap Reports Augmented Reality Drives User Engagement, Brand Advertising

Snapchat parent company Snap believes that augmented reality (AR) will be “one of the most meaningful advancements...

artificial intelligence
The Future of AI? RAG Combines Language and Search

As experts hint at the nearing technical limits of large language models (LLMs), the...

Walmart
Robo-Forklifts Rev Up Walmart’s Warehouses

In Walmart’s sprawling distribution centers, a quiet change is underway. The retail behemoth is preparing to deploy a...

Social Commerce
Report: ByteDance to Shut Down TikTok If Legal Efforts Fail

TikTok owner ByteDance would reportedly rather shut down the social media platform than sell it. That’s what...

Earnings
Microsoft: Unlocking AI Benefits Will Require Cultural Changes for Enterprises

Digital transformation is the name of the game — and that’s great news for...

Consumer Finance
Digital Platforms Elevate Renters’ Personal Finance Game

Digital platforms are transforming the personal finance landscape for renters by emphasizing the importance...

Blockchain
Stripe to Launch Support for Global Stablecoin Payments This Summer

Stripe is bringing back crypto payments after stopping them in 2018. John Collison, co-founder of...

Buy Now Pay Later
79% of US Consumers Are Highly Satisfied With BNPL 

Split-payment or installment plans such as buy now, pay later (BNPL) enable consumers to...

Earnings
Alphabet Q1 Earnings Focus on AI Monetization

Come for the comments about AI. Stay for the earnings call. That will most...

Mastercard
Mastercard Debuts Enhancements to FinTech Express and Engage Programs

Mastercard is introducing a card issuance function for its FinTech Express platform.  The payments...

Transportation
On-Demand Rental Apps Streamline Commercial Fleet’s Digital Journey

Whether it’s a delivery service rushing to fulfill orders, a construction crew on a...

Regulation
FTC Files Complaint Against Doxo, Alleging Misleading Ads

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is taking action against doxo, saying the bill payment company misleads consumers...

Consumer Finance
BlackRock Intros Paycheck-Style Retirement Offering

BlackRock has debuted a savings product designed to give retirees a guaranteed, paycheck-style income. The...

SMBs
Consumers Dissatisfied by Small Merchants’ Digital Presences

As consumers have grown to expect seamless digital convenience, many are finding that smaller...

Insurance
OneShield and One Inc Partner on Insurance Industry Payment Solution

OneShield has partnered with One Inc to deliver a digital payment solution for the insurance industry. One Inc’s payment product...

Retail
Consumers Are Springing for Nice Beers, but Not Premium Liquor

Trying to balance inflationary pressures and the need to allow themselves at least some...

Loans
Upstart Unveils Custom Loan Tool for Banks and CUs

Lending marketplace Upstart has debuted a tool to help lenders offer customized loan offers. That tool,...

Meta
Mark Zuckerberg Says Threads ‘Growing Well’ With 150 Million Users

Threads now has more than 150 million monthly active users. The Meta-owned text-based social...

Travel Payments
Booking.com Forms Virtual Card Partnership With WEX

Global commerce platform WEX has launched a virtual card partnership with Booking.com. The new arrangement, announced in...

Consumer Insights
Mother’s Day Spending Expected to Dip Following 2023 Record

American consumers are projected to spend $33.5 billion on their moms next month. That’s...

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