European Central Bank Aims to Launch Digital Euro in 2029
The European Central Bank is reportedly targeting 2029 for the launch of its digital euro. Officials will decide…
Fed Considers ‘Skinny’ Master Accounts for Some FinTechs
The Federal Reserve is reportedly considering granting FinTechs a form of direct access to its core payment infrastructure.…
Labor Economy Workers Make Wallets Their Banks
The Labor Economy is a group of about 60 million essential workers who keep the service and supply…
Authorized Push Payment Fraud Losses in UK Rise 12%
Authorized push payment (APP) fraud drove an increase in losses to payment fraud and scams in the first…
Federal Reserve Embraces Payments Innovations
To that end, the central bank will be more active in studying those advancements. Fed Governor Christopher Waller…
Canadian Business Outlook Gloomy as Tariffs Persist
The Bank of Canada says Canadian businesses are concerned tariffs will hinder their sales. That’s according to the…
Cryptocurrency Staking with the Solana Credit Card
Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini has released a credit card that enables users to earn Solana rewards on select purchases and automatically stake their…
UK’s CMA Clears Global Payments’ Acquisition of Worldpay
“The CMA has cleared the anticipated acquisition by Global Payments Inc. of Worldpay Holdco LLC,” the regulator said…
Tariff Price Hikes ‘Smaller Than Anticipated’
Philadelphia Fed President and CEO Anna Paulson said Monday (Oct. 13) that tariff-induced price increases have been “somewhat…
Ethena Stablecoin’s Dollar Peg Slips Briefly Amid Crypto Upheaval
The third-largest stablecoin reportedly lost its dollar peg briefly amid a wider market downturn. USDe, a “synthetic dollar”…
Car Industry Feels ‘Distress’ as Suppliers Face Tariffs
The White House has argued its tariffs were designed to help the American car industry. But as the…
CFOs That Already Love Gen AI Are Most Ready for Agentic AI
For an enterprise function accustomed to moving cautiously, finance’s sudden embrace of the emergent AI innovation paradigm is…