Financial institutions that are using the Bank of North Dakota’s (BND) new stablecoin, Roughrider Coin, are finding that it delivers practical benefits, BND said in a Monday (Oct. 5) press release. The stablecoin went live Oct. 1, according to a press release issued at the...
The artificial intelligence buildout is still in its early-to-middle stages, Citi Wealth said in a report released Wednesday (Oct. 7). The AI investment cycle is facing greater scrutiny due to higher interest rates, increasingly capable open-weight models, regulatory pressure and rising infrastructure costs, the bank...
A traveler who types a vague idea for a winter getaway into Hilton’s website can now get back a destination, a hotel and a plan for the trip. Hilton’s AI Planner had held more than 18,000 conversations with guests as of August, the company said....
ChatGPT is getting a new user interface that enables it to include text, visuals and interactive elements in its responses to users’ questions, OpenAI said in a Wednesday (Oct. 7) press release. The new Intelligent UI is included in GPT-6 in ChatGPT, a new model that is rolling out to ChatGPT...
October 07, 2026
The next sanctions shock for a multinational may not arrive as the name of a supplier appearing on a government blacklist. It could arrive as a payment that suddenly stops working. In a Monday (Oct. 5) alert, the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) warned foreign financial institutions that those continuing to transact […]
October 07, 2026
Consumer credit is still growing, but consumers eased off the form of borrowing they can adjust most readily from month to month. Federal Reserve data released Wednesday (Oct. 7) show...
October 07, 2026
Agentic commerce is creating a new transaction type before the payments industry has fully created the rules for accepting it. While payment stacks have become fine-tuned for transaction authorization, agentic...
October 07, 2026
Watch more: Need to Know With Max Spivakovsky of SoFi A consumer does not have to stop spending to become more careful about money. Debit spending offers a closer look...
October 07, 2026
Ripple Prime will provide multi-asset prime brokerage, clearing and financing services to Brevan Howard funds, Ripple said in a Tuesday (Oct. 6) press release. This agreement represents a deepening of the relationship between Ripple, a provider of blockchain solutions across traditional and digital finance, and Brevan Howard, a global alternative investment manager specializing in global […]
October 07, 2026
Financial institutions that are using the Bank of North Dakota’s (BND) new stablecoin, Roughrider Coin, are finding that it delivers practical benefits, BND said in a Monday (Oct. 5) press...
October 07, 2026
The artificial intelligence buildout is still in its early-to-middle stages, Citi Wealth said in a report released Wednesday (Oct. 7). The AI investment cycle is facing greater scrutiny due to...
October 07, 2026
ChatGPT is getting a new user interface that enables it to include text, visuals and interactive elements in its responses to users’ questions, OpenAI said in a Wednesday (Oct. 7) press release. The new Intelligent UI...
