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ECB Expands Digital Euro Efforts With Pontes Tokenization Tool

The European Central Bank is expanding its digital euro efforts with its new Pontes solution. Get…

Retail
Instacart Gives Merchants and Brands New Views of Store Shelves

Instacart has unveiled software designed to let grocers and brands digitally view store shelves…

Affirm AI
BNPL
Affirm Bets on Where Borrowers Are Headed

Watch more: Monday Conversation With Affirm’s Libor Michalek Get the Full Story Complete the…

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Cybersecurity
Digital Wallets Bring New Rules for Consumer Protection

Watch more: Digital Shift With Spreedly’s Jennifer Rosario Get the Full Story Complete the…

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Consumer Payments
Billing Problems Send Digital Customers Back to Support

Companies have spent years making it easier for customers to pay bills online. They…

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SMBs
Small Businesses That Track Customer Sources Report Stronger Growth

For small businesses, knowing where a customer came from appears to be nearly as…

AI supply chain
Artificial Intelligence
AI Agents Take the Controls in Supply Chains

Global supply chains have always been the operating system of the modern economy. They…

Bank Regulation
OCC Opens Three Bank Doors to Stablecoins and AI Agents

U.S. financial regulators have issued conditional approvals for three new national trust banks. Get…

Citi AI
Cybersecurity
Citi CEO Says Companies Scrambling to Launch AI Cyber Defenses

Citigroup’s CEO says artificial intelligence-related security concerns have led to a wave of cyber…

OpenAI Super App
Artificial Intelligence
OpenAI’s Cash Burn Could Approach $280 Billion by 2030

OpenAI has reportedly forecast that it will burn through nearly $280 billion by the…

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Artificial Intelligence
Trump Seeks New Czar to Lead ‘AI Force’

President Donald Trump says will name a new artificial intelligence czar to head an…

Polymarket
Markets
Polymarket Accused of Ignoring Fraud in Pursuit of Growth

The prediction market sector is quickly growing, and marquee player Polymarket along with it….

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Cryptocurrency
Clarity Act’s Failure Kicks Off Wave of Blame in Crypto…

The collapse of the Clarity Act has reportedly triggered a wave of finger-pointing among…

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Cybersecurity
Scammers Use Outdated Payment Tech to Steal Government Benefits

Decades-old payment technology is reportedly helping scammers steal hundreds of millions of dollars from…

Anthropic
Artificial Intelligence
Anthropic Mulls New AI Model Despite Investors’ Pre-IPO Worries

Anthropic is reportedly considering the launch of a new artificial intelligence model before it…

Saudi Arabia mBridge
Cross-border Payments
Saudi Arabia Exits China’s mBridge Cross-Border Payments Program

Saudi Arabia has reportedly withdrawn from China’s mBridge digital currency/cross-border payments program. Get the…

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Retail
Santa Would Like a Word With Your Pumpkin

Santa has apparently checked his calendar and decided Halloween has had quite enough time….

Anthropic
IPO
Anthropic Targets November IPO as Revenue Surges

Anthropic plans to launch its initial public offering in November, later than the October…

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