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Top News In Payments: Apple Buys AI Firm For $200M; $500M Debt Rescue Plan Considered...
News // January 16, 2020

In today’s top payments news, Apple buys artificial intelligence (AI) firm Xnor for $200 million, a panel in New York City is seeking a $500 million bailout for debt-burdened taxi drivers and Google modifies its search function to make finding and comparing apparel easier.  ...

Consumer Borrowing Hits $13.29 Trillion In Second Quarter
Loans // August 14, 2018

American’s increased the amount of money they borrowed in the second quarter, with consumer borrowing reaching $13.29 trillion during the quarter ending in June. Reuters, citing a report from the New York Federal Reserve Tuesday (Aug. 14), said that consumer debt during the second quarter was...

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NY Fed: Tokenized Deposits Better Than Stablecoins

February 08, 2022
Researchers with the Federal Bank of New York have said stablecoins are not likely to be the future of payments, CoinDesk reported Monday (Feb. 7). A research group has argued that stablecoins are inefficient for transferring money if distributed ledger technology becomes integrated into traditional finance. The group consists of economics professor Rod Garratt from […]

Consumer Borrowing Hits $13.29 Trillion In Second Quarter

August 14, 2018
American’s increased the amount of money they borrowed in the second quarter, with consumer borrowing reaching $13.29 trillion during the quarter ending in June. Reuters, citing a report from the New...