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Citizens Bank Mobilizes AI to Target $450 Million Operational Savings by 2028

Citizens Bank Mobilizes AI to Target $450 Million Operational Savings by 2028
Citizens Bank Mobilizes AI to Target $450 Million Operational Savings by 2028
July 16, 2026  |  Banking

Citizens Bank parent company Citizens Financial Group learned in a pilot program that its deployment of software tools across its engineering teams is likely to deliver a 10x...

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Kalshi Launches Prediction Markets for Clinical Trials and FDA Decisions
Kalshi Launches Prediction Markets for Clinical Trials and FDA Decisions
July 16, 2026  |  Markets

Prediction market Kalshi and public intelligence company AppliedXL have launched a pilot program that allows trading on clinical trial outcomes and Food and Drug Administration...

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New York’s First-in-the-Nation Data Center Moratorium May Not Be the Last
New York’s First-in-the-Nation Data Center Moratorium May Not Be the Last
July 16, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

New York State’s one-year moratorium on construction of new data centers, announced Tuesday (July 14) by Gov. Kathy Hochul, could prove a turning point for...

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The $557 Back-to-School Amazon-Walmart Tug of War
The $557 Back-to-School Amazon-Walmart Tug of War
July 16, 2026  |  Retail

U.S. consumers kept spending in June, but the mix shows why Walmart and Amazon are leaning harder into price as the back-to-school season begins. The...

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Credit Cards Start Picking Up the AI Tab
Credit Cards Start Picking Up the AI Tab
July 16, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Credit card rewards have always tracked what consumers value most. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Fireblocks Integrates Circle Payment Rails Into Its Platform
Fireblocks Integrates Circle Payment Rails Into Its Platform
July 16, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Circle’s Gateway and Circle Payments Network (CPN) are now natively accessible within Fireblocks’ stablecoin infrastructure, Fireblocks said in a Thursday (June 16) blog post. Get...

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NFL’s Steelers Tap Priority Commerce to Overhaul Treasury Operations
NFL’s Steelers Tap Priority Commerce to Overhaul Treasury Operations
July 16, 2026  |  Partnerships

The Pittsburgh Steelers entered a multiyear partnership with Priority Commerce to modernize the NFL franchise’s ticketing payments and financial infrastructure, according to a Tuesday (July...

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Retail Growth Masks a More Selective Shopper
Retail Growth Masks a More Selective Shopper
July 16, 2026  |  Retail

In June, retail sales continued to grow, but the composition of that growth saw consumers making more deliberate choices about where their money goes. Households...

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