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Big Tech
Report: Meta and Microsoft Plan Layoffs

Tech giants Meta and Microsoft are reportedly cutting back on their...

4 hours ago
Regulation
OCC Announces 3 Enforcement Actions Against Wells Fargo Leaders

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has completed the enforcement...

5 hours ago
BNPL
CFPB Data Confirms BNPL’s Positive Impact on Credit-Constrained Consumers

The appeal of stretching out one’s cash flow — making payments...

5 hours ago
Legal
UK Tribunal Halts Lawsuit Accusing Apple and Amazon of Reducing...

The U.K.’s Competition Appeal Tribunal reportedly ruled that a lawsuit accusing...

5 hours ago
Blockchain
The State of the Stablecoin as a Payment Mechanism

For years, crypto has had its adherents and investors. But it...

6 hours ago
Cryptocurrency
Coinbase Investigates ‘Delayed Sends’ for XRP on Its Platform

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase said Tuesday (Jan. 14) that it is investigating...

6 hours ago
Cybersecurity
Will Cyber Trust Mark Change Consumer Behavior? Experts Discuss Potential...

The U.S. government’s Cyber Trust Mark cybersecurity labeling program for internet-connected...

7 hours ago
Payment Methods
Stripe Enables Merchants to Instantly Offer Klarna Payment Options

Businesses in 25 countries that use Stripe’s financial infrastructure platform can...

7 hours ago
Investments
Dfns Raises $16 Million to Expand Crypto Wallet Infrastructure

Dfns has raised $16 million in a Series A funding round...

8 hours ago
Acquisitions
CertifID Acquires Paymints.io to Add Digital Payments for Real Estate...

CertifID acquired Paymints.io to expand its capabilities for helping the real...

9 hours ago
Alexa
Amazon Hits Snags in Revamping Alexa Into Agentic AI

Two years into its planned revamp of Alexa into a smarter...

9 hours ago
artificial intelligence
OpenAI 'Blueprint' Calls on US to 'Act Big' on AI

OpenAI has issued what it calls its “economic blueprint” for artificial...

9 hours ago
Cybersecurity
Cyberattackers Turn to YouTube Comments to Hide Malware

Cyberattackers are reportedly using Google and YouTube search results to target people seeking pirated/cracked software....

9 hours ago
SMBs
Credit Access Could Determine Small Business Success in 2025

Conditions are improving for small businesses, at least with the uncertainty...

9 hours ago
Gig Economy
FTC Says Antitrust Laws Don’t Apply to Gig Economy Collective...

Gig workers and other independent contractors can take collective action seeking...

9 hours ago
B2B Payments
Understanding How Banks Actually Move B2B-Sized Money in Real Time

Better payments help power better businesses. But across the B2B landscape,...

10 hours ago
artificial intelligence
AI Startups: A Metaverse Firm Snags $3 Billion as Anthropic...

Remember the metaverse? The popularity of artificial intelligence (AI) has put...

10 hours ago
Personnel
Daniel Pinto Out at JPMorgan; Jennifer Piepszak Promoted to COO

J.P. Morgan Chase President and Chief Operating Officer Daniel Pinto is...

10 hours ago
Regulation
Report: European Commission Reconsiders US Tech Cases After Trump Election

The European Commission is reportedly reconsidering its investigations into U.S. tech...

11 hours ago
Investments
Citi and Barclays Back Financial Data Collection Firm Validis

Financial data collection firm Validis has received strategic investments from Citi...

11 hours ago
Regulation
US Impending Ban on Software Sparks Concerns Over Connected Car...

The U.S. government’s impending ban on certain car parts from China...

11 hours ago
Personnel
Revolut Recruiting Leaders for New Private Banking Department

Revolut is reportedly looking to expand its offerings into private banking, focusing...

12 hours ago
Artificial Intelligence
Biden Issues Executive Order Governing AI Infrastructure

The White House issued an executive order covering artificial intelligence infrastructure...

12 hours ago
B2B Payments
Digitizing the B2B Payments Landscape Starts With … Sales?

The digitization of the B2B landscape is looking like an increasingly...

13 hours ago
CFPB
CFPB Sues Capital One Over ‘Highest’ Rates Promotion

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) sued Capital One Tuesday (Jan....

13 hours ago
Cross Border Commerce
Thunes Adds PayPal’s Hyperwallet to Cross-Border Payments Network

Money movement platform Thunes says it has added PayPal’s Hyperwallet to its Direct Global Network. With...

14 hours ago
ANTITRUST
Google’s Search Business Faces UK Antitrust Investigation

Google is the first tech company investigated under the United Kingdom’s...

14 hours ago
Investments
Genesy Raises $5.1 Million to Build AI Agents for B2B...

Genesy raised 5 million euros (about $5.1 million) in a seed...

15 hours ago
Regulation
UK’s Antitrust Regulator Tests New Powers Targeting Google

Since Jan. 1, the U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has...

15 hours ago
Artificial Intelligence
Report: Amazon to Refashion Alexa Into AI Agent

Amazon is reportedly turning its digital assistant, Alexa, into an artificial...

15 hours ago
Payment Methods
Report: Half of US Consumers Use Plaid’s Payments Tech

Plaid’s revenue reportedly rose more than 25% in 2024 as more consumers...

16 hours ago
Social Commerce
Could Elon Musk Become TikTok’s New Owner?

China is reportedly considering selling TikTok to Elon Musk before the platform is...

17 hours ago
BNPL
Klarna Reportedly Eyes BNPL Loan Sale Ahead of IPO

Klarna is reportedly selling a portfolio of installment loans as it prepares...

17 hours ago
Banking
JPMorgan Eyes Commercial Banking Expansion in Germany

America’s largest bank reportedly wants to grow its presence in Europe’s...

18 hours ago
PYMNTS Data Lab
A Good Year: Why SMBs Grew More Confident In 2024

SMB owners have a tough job: keeping businesses afloat in an...

21 hours ago
Artificial Intelligence
Conversational AI Stirs Up Spirit Sector’s Digital Transformation

You can order almost anything online, so why should booze be...

21 hours ago
Banking
How Payments Investigations Can Cement Customers’ Relationships With Banks

Untold millions of payments representing trillions of dollars wind their way...

21 hours ago
Opinion
FIS: Payments Sector Needs New Way of Thinking

FIS FinTech platform Atelio arose from innovative thinking around embedded finance,...

21 hours ago