AWS, Vonage Partner on ‘Natural-Sounding’ AI Voice Agents
Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Vonage have partnered to deliver “natural-sounding” artificial intelligence (AI) voice agents for use…
Shopify Lays Out New Rules Governing AI Agents
Shopify has reportedly introduced rules governing merchants’ use of agentic artificial intelligence (AI). As Modern Retail reported Monday (July 14), the…
JPMorgan Preparing to Charge FinTechs for Consumer Bank Data
JPMorgan has reportedly told FinTechs it will begin charging for access to customer bank info. That’s according to…
Crypto ATM Ban Proposed in New Zealand Crime Crackdown
New Zealand wants to outlaw cryptocurrency ATMs and place limits on overseas cash transfers. Nicole McKee, the country’s…
Revolut Still Waiting on OK to Offer UK Credit Cards
Revolut is still reportedly waiting for permission to offer credit services in the U.K. That’s according to a report Monday (July…
Secret Service Plans Global Expansion of Anti-Crypto Crime Effort
That’s according to a Saturday (July 5) Bloomberg News report focusing on the agency’s Global Investigative Operations Center…
Campfire Raises $35 Million for AI-Driven ERP System for Startups
Campfire raised $35 million in a Series A funding round to continue building its artificial intelligence (AI)-driven enterprise…
Banks Increase Dividends After Passing Fed’s Annual Stress Tests
The biggest U.S. banks reportedly increased their dividends after passing the Federal Reserve’s annual stress tests last week. Bank of…
South Korea Pauses CBDC Efforts Amid Stablecoin Excitement
The Bank of Korea is reportedly suspending its digital currency program amid increased stablecoin enthusiasm. The central bank (BOK) has…
Anthropic Program Probes ‘Good and Bad’ of AI Disruption
Anthropic has debuted a program to study artificial intelligence’s (AI) impact on the labor market. The AI company’s…
Klarna Co-Founder’s Firm Pledges $348M to Climate-Focused AI
Investment group Norrsken VC has pledged $348 million to AI startups focused on climate change. The venture capital…
Fed Votes to Advance Plan to Ease Banks’ Capital Requirements
The Federal Reserve reportedly voted Wednesday (June 25) to advance a proposal that would ease the “enhanced supplementary…