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Healthcare
Oscar Health Aims to More Than Double Membership by 2027

Oscar Health reportedly aims to expand its presence in the employer...

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News
Making Sense of the Cost of Cash for Businesses

Increasingly, the most used wallet in a shopper’s pocket isn’t the...

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Authentication
Verification Innovations Help Boost Compliance and Fraud Prevention

It’s been a busy few weeks in the realm of identity...

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Earnings
Victoria’s Secret Uses Personalized Loyalty to Drive Spending Amid Cutbacks

Victoria’s Secret is taking a more intimate approach to shopper loyalty,...

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Banking
Banks See Risk in Dependence on Big Tech’s AI Capabilities

The growing dependence of banks on Big Tech companies for artificial...

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artificial intelligence
From Chips to Desktops, AI in Spotlight at Taiwan’s Computex...

At the Computex 2024 tech expo in Taiwan this week, artificial...

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Fraud Prevention
43% of Fraudulent Transactions That Hit FIs Are Authorized

When it comes to payments fraud, the Federal Reserve actually splits...

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Artificial Intelligence
AI Agents Attract Funding, Aim to Transform Industries

Artificial intelligence agents have reportedly caught the attention of tech investors,...

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Legal
Synapse Bankruptcy Trustee Finds $85 Million ‘Shortfall’ Amid Tangled Web...

Former Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chair Jelena McWilliams will present her...

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Buy Now Pay Later
Sainsbury’s Brands Argos, Habitat, TU Add Klarna BNPL Options

Sainsbury’s is now offering shoppers in the United Kingdom the option...

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Blockchain
5 Ideas to Transform Cross-Border Commerce With Blockchain Solutions

Cross-border payments innovations are turning global growth frictions into modern fictions....

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Retail
Walmart to Replace Paper Price Tags With Digital Shelf Labels

Walmart has begun rolling out digital shelf labels (DSLs) in its...

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Faster Payments
37% of Freelancers Use Instant Payments to Ease Financial Stress

Life as a freelancer is not for the faint of heart....

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Personnel
Curve Appoints USA CEO, Board Member to Drive US Growth

Digital wallet provider Curve has appointed Nancy Yaffa as its USA...

6 hours ago
Meta
Meta Platforms to Introduce Free AI Chatbots on WhatsApp

Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, is planning to introduce...

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Loyalty & Rewards
Insomnia Cookies Moves From Indulgence to Repeat Treats With Data-Driven...

Cookies might seem like the ideal business. They seem insulated from...

11 hours ago
Retail
Amazon and Walmart Use GenAI to Cut Vendor Costs

As Amazon and Walmart compete for retail dominance, the two industry...

11 hours ago
Real-Time Payments
Global Real-Time Transactions Expected to Hit 575 Billion by 2028

Real-time transactions continue their sweep worldwide, and payments experts note that...

11 hours ago
Fintech Investments
FinTech IPO Index Ticks Down as Earnings Season Wraps Up

The first week of June brought scant movement for the FinTech...

11 hours ago
Apple
Report: Apple to Unveil Password Manager App

Apple will reportedly unveil a password manager app Monday (June 10)...

19 hours ago
SMBs
White House Launches Working Capital Pilot Program for Small Business

The Small Business Administration (SBA) plans to launch a working capital...

20 hours ago
Spend Management
Torpago Raises $10 Million to Support White-Label Expense Management Platform

Torpago has raised $10 million in a Series B funding round...

21 hours ago
Cryptocurrency
Kraken Considering $100 Million Funding Round Before Possible IPO

Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken is reportedly considering seeking more than $100 million...

21 hours ago
Retail
Rent the Runway: Fashion Brands Can’t Grow on Digital Alone

As brands reckon with the reemergence of brick-and-mortar as a key...

21 hours ago
Identity
Fintracking Launches Pay-as-You-Go ID Verification Platform 

Compliance firm Fintracking has debuted a “pay-as-you-go” platform for ID verification....

22 hours ago
B2B Payments
This Week in B2B: Smarter Treasury, Better Businesses

How businesses transact with one another defines the ups and downs...

22 hours ago
Artificial Intelligence
WhatsApp Adds AI Tools for Businesses

WhatsApp introduced artificial intelligence tools designed to help businesses use the...

22 hours ago
Banking
US Bank Teams With Greenlight on Teen Bank Accounts

U.S. Bank has launched a partnership with Greenlight aimed at increasing financial education. The...

22 hours ago
Mobile Wallets
Security Features Drive Digital Wallet Usage

Mobile payments — and by extension, mobile wallets — are proving...

23 hours ago
Retail
Slip Raises $3.2 Million to Grow Receipt Data Startup

British receipt data startup Slip has raised $3.2 million in seed...

23 hours ago
Retail
89% of UAE Retail Shoppers Leverage Digital Tools in Physical...

Worldwide, when it comes to shopping, consumers no longer think in...

23 hours ago
artificial intelligence
Treasury Seeks Comments on ‘Responsible Innovation’ Using AI in Financial...

The Treasury Department is seeking comments from the public about the...

24 hours ago
Retail
One-Fifth of Secondhand Shoppers Bought Pre-Owned Furniture Last Year

As retailers see consumers trim spending on large-ticket items, many shoppers...

24 hours ago
Biometrics
iProov Earns First FIDO Certification for Face Biometric Verification

Identity verification provider iProov says its biometric tool has achieved a notable milestone....

1 day ago
Investments
TymeBank Aims to Raise $100 Million to Fund South Africa...

TymeBank is reportedly trying to raise at least $100 million to...

1 day ago
eCommerce
Alibaba.com Launches Cross-Border Trade Service With Fixed Prices, Guaranteed Delivery

Alibaba.com has launched a new service in which it does more...

1 day ago
Earnings
Big Lots: Shoppers Are Holding off on Big-Ticket Discretionary Purchases

Still feeling strain on their budgets from ongoing macroeconomic challenges, consumers...

1 day ago
Supply Chain
Bamboo Rose Introduces Supplier Relationship Management Capabilities

Bamboo Rose has added supplier relationship management (SRM) capabilities to its...

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