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B2B Payments
Eved Adds Prepaid Card, App for TV, Film Production Expenses

Eved has added a prepaid Visa card and an accompanying mobile...

50 mins ago
Consumer Finance
54% of Gen Z Shoppers Use Pay Later Plans to...

Pay later plans — those arrangements enabling consumers to cover purchases...

1 hour ago
Delivery
Walmart Extends InHome Delivery Service to 10 Million More Households

Walmart is now offering an additional 10 million households the opportunity...

2 hours ago
artificial intelligence
Anthropic’s Claude Lets Businesses Create AI Helpers From Scratch

Anthropic, the startup behind the artificial intelligence (AI) assistant Claude, is...

2 hours ago
Retail
User Experience Is Make-or-Break for Resale Platforms

For secondhand goods marketplaces to function, they need to attract sellers,...

2 hours ago
Artificial Intelligence
Nvidia on Track to Become Second-Most Valuable Company

Nvidia’s role in the artificial intelligence market could reportedly make it...

2 hours ago
Earnings
Gap: Consumers Demand Fashion That Responds to of-the-Moment Trends

Consumers expect fashion retailers to meet their preferences as they evolve,...

3 hours ago
Investments
Forward Raises $16 Million to Grow Payment Facilitation Platform

Forward plans to help more software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies add payments as...

3 hours ago
Investments
FintechOS Raises $60 Million to Expand Financial Product Management Platform

FintechOS has raised $60 million in a Series B+ investment round...

4 hours ago
Artificial Intelligence
This Week in AI: Earnings, Regulation Tightropes, Content Deals and...

This week in artificial intelligence news, tech giants C3.ai, HP and...

5 hours ago
Amazon
Amazon Taps Restaurant Ordering to Drive Daily Engagement With Prime

As Amazon looks to make its Prime membership increasingly indispensable to...

5 hours ago
artificial intelligence
France’s AI Industry Growth Spotlighted During VivaTech Conference

France is reportedly positioning itself as a global leader in artificial...

5 hours ago
Faster Payments
31% of Restaurant SMBs Using PayPal Have High Profit Margins

Forty percent of the independent mom-and-pop restaurants in the U.S. that...

5 hours ago
Cybersecurity
Dissecting the Criminal Mind: Why They Target Company Data

Data is the oil of the 21st century, as you’ve likely...

5 hours ago
Digital Banking
Revolut to Expand in Asia-Pacific, Build on Success in Australia

London-based FinTech company Revolut has reportedly set its sights on the...

6 hours ago
CFPB
CFPB Sues PHEAA, Alleging Illegal Collections on Student Loans

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has sued student loan servicer...

6 hours ago
Artificial Intelligence
Apple to Jumpstart Siri With Advanced AI, Enabling Voice Control...

Apple is gearing up to give its digital assistant, Siri, an...

7 hours ago
B2B Payments
Fintech Extends Automated Invoice Processing Capabilities to All B2B Transactions

Financial Information Technologies (Fintech) has expanded its platform’s automated invoice processing...

7 hours ago
Economy
Will April’s Dip in Food Prices Give Paycheck-to-Paycheck Consumers a...

Inflation’s heady pace may have slowed a bit, but one wonders...

8 hours ago
ResTech
Restaurants Reintroduce Paper Menus Amid Customer Complaints About QR Codes

In recent years, QR code menus gained popularity among restaurants as...

8 hours ago
Social Commerce
TikTok Shop Puts European Plans on Hold, Concentrates on US

TikTok has reportedly decided to put its plans for expanding its...

9 hours ago
Consumer Payments
42% of Low-Income, Younger Consumers Use Debit Cards When Grocery...

A wide variety of consumers across income levels and ages are...

11 hours ago
artificial intelligence
US Justice Department Intensifies Scrutiny of AI Content Deals

The U.S. Justice Department has intensified its scrutiny of content deals...

13 hours ago
Risk Management
Treasury Management Playbook Dials Up New Cash Flow Strategies

At a time of higher interest rates and heightened market volatility,...

16 hours ago
Authentication
Embedded Authentication Could Accelerate Digital Payments

As we move fast and furiously into a digitally connected economy,...

16 hours ago
Payments Innovation
Bank of America: Collaboration and Innovation Will Drive the Future...

Payments modernization, depending on the financial services company, will be synonymous...

16 hours ago
Fintech Investments
FinTech IPO Index Gains 1.2% as MoneyLion and Sezzle Surge

Earnings dragged down several names in the FinTech IPO Index, but...

16 hours ago
Innovation
Core Strength: FIs Must Modernize to Meet the FinTech Challenge

Banks are increasingly aware of the competitive threat posed by digital-native...

16 hours ago
Retail
Amazon Follows Walmart in Slashing Grocery Prices to Gain Share

As Amazon looks to make a dent in Walmart’s share of...

16 hours ago
Banking
Fiserv GM on the Pot of Gold at the End...

As payments shift from traditional and manual workflows to automated, digital...

16 hours ago
Retail
Costco Mulls Raising Membership Fee, Add Warehouses Amid Rising Sales

Costco is weighing a raise in its membership fee, and plans...

21 hours ago
Retail
‘Department of Nike Archives’ Impacted by Companywide Layoffs

Nike’s layoffs have reportedly impacted employees in the company’s archive that...

22 hours ago
Social Commerce
TikTok Denies Report That It’s Developing US-Only Algorithm

TikTok has denied a Reuters report that it is developing a...

22 hours ago
Walmart
Walmart+ Week Set for June 17-23, Promises Members-Only Offers

Walmart will hold its members-only event, Walmart+ Week, June 17 to...

22 hours ago
Cryptocurrency
Coinbase Diversifies Revenue Sources as Digital Asset Trading Matures

Digital assets have experienced a significant year, with the market moving...

23 hours ago
Earnings
Dollar General Earnings Show Changes in Paycheck-to-Paycheck Spend

As a pulse check on the paycheck-to-paycheck consumer, Dollar General’s most...

24 hours ago
Cybersecurity
Sen. Ron Wyden Calls for Investigation of UnitedHealth Group Cyberattack

Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., has called on the...

1 day ago
Partnerships
Mastercard and HSBC Middle East Partner on Travel Industry Payments

Mastercard and HSBC Middle East have joined forces to introduce the...

1 day ago