U.S. Bank is testing custom stablecoin issuance on the Stellar blockchain network. The bank is collaborating on this project with the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) and PwC, the organizations said in a Tuesday (Nov. 25) blog post. “It’s another way to move money on a...
Researchers at Imperial College London and Ant Group, part of the Chinese conglomerate Alibaba Group, introduced a new method for training groups of artificial intelligence (AI) agents to work together on complex tasks, presenting a framework that coordinates a main agent that plans steps and...
Bilt, a loyalty program for renters, and Rakuten, a shopping platform, have integrated their rewards programs. This collaboration allows Bilt members to redeem Rakuten Cash Back for Bilt Points, the companies said in a Thursday (Nov. 6) press release. Bilt members can earn Rakuten Cash...
As payments become faster, fraudsters hide behind anonymity or concoct identities that seem legitimate, and then scam banks, merchants and individuals out of their money. Among the most effective ways of stopping would-be criminals in their tracks is using advanced technologies and collaboration to spot...
July 21, 2020
COVID-19 has hit the U.S. economy hard, but few areas were hit harder than small businesses. Roughly 90 percent of them are dubbed “microbusinesses,” which have fewer than 10 employees (and in many cases, just one). In spite of their small size, they play a critical role in both their local and national economies. As PSCU […]
February 26, 2020
Credit unions are performing well as the new decade dawns, with a recent study finding that CUs increased their loan originations by 29% from Q4 2018 to Q4 2019. Though...
February 18, 2020
Bright lights, big (and small) cities and Big Data. In the drive to modernize, scale and handle burgeoning populations, cities are harnessing the power of data collection and analytics to...
January 28, 2020
Credit unions (CUs) face stiff competition from banks, FinTech firms and other players in the financial industry, but they have several intrinsic advantages. A recent study found that CUs beat...
December 11, 2025
Migrating payment systems to post-quantum cryptography is feasible but requires further testing and preparation, according to a report released Thursday (Dec. 11) by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS). The report “Project Leap: Quantum-proofing payment systems” shared the results of a test of post-quantum cryptography in an operational payment system to protect such systems from […]
November 26, 2025
U.S. Bank is testing custom stablecoin issuance on the Stellar blockchain network. The bank is collaborating on this project with the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) and PwC, the organizations said...
November 06, 2025
Bilt, a loyalty program for renters, and Rakuten, a shopping platform, have integrated their rewards programs. This collaboration allows Bilt members to redeem Rakuten Cash Back for Bilt Points, the...
November 10, 2023
European Union (EU) countries and European Parliament lawmakers are reportedly expected to reach an agreement on light touch rules for Airbnb next week. The proposed regulations will require short-term accommodation rental services...
