Bitcoin Security Consortium gets $15 million pledge from major firms
Nine digital-asset and financial firms pledged $15 million over three years to fund Bitcoin security research and developers.
By Rafael Ortiz 4 weeks agoFintech Correspondent
Rafael Ortiz
Rafael covers payments, banking infrastructure, and the software eating financial services. Former product lead at a payments processor.
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Alipay Hang Seng QR payments deal expands overseas merchant access
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Visa and Lianlian said LoopXPay completed a live B2B purchase in China using an AI agent with spending and approval controls.
By Rafael Ortiz 4 weeks ago
Bain Capital Vitabiotics acquisition targets global vitamin growth
Bain Capital agreed to buy UK vitamin maker Vitabiotics, with its Asia private equity team leading a deal aimed at overseas expans...
By Rafael Ortiz 4 weeks ago
Lithic says agentic payments could push virtual cards into B2B controls
Lithic’s Robin Gandhi told PYMNTS that AI-led purchasing may require new authorization rules, with B2B and virtual cards early foc...
By Rafael Ortiz 4 weeks ago
Telli raises $15 million to build AI agents for customer operations
Telli said its seed round will fund Charlie, an AI agent builder for B2C customer calls, lead qualification and service requests.
By Rafael Ortiz 4 weeks agoCo-operative Bank switching incentive offers £300 for charity accounts
Co-operative Bank will pay eligible organisations £300 to open and fully switch to its Charity and Community Account.
By Rafael Ortiz 4 weeks ago
Summer travel rewards spending gains weight in travel payment choices
American and Wyndham results, plus PYMNTS data, show travelers linking trips, cards and loyalty points despite cost pressures.
By Rafael Ortiz 1 month agoVerifone tamper detection patent targets skimming at unattended terminals
Verifone’s US patent uses radio signals to help payment terminals detect physical tampering at gas pumps, kiosks and self-checkout...
By Rafael Ortiz 1 month ago
Google future spending commitments rise to $811 billion
Alphabet disclosed $811 billion of contracted obligations as AI infrastructure spending accelerates across chips, data centers and...
By Rafael Ortiz 1 month ago
Low income worker pay rose in second quarter, Labor Department data show
Weekly earnings rose 5.5% for lower-paid full-time workers, offering some relief but leaving households exposed to higher prices.
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WEX B2B payments growth shifts focus beyond travel
WEX said direct accounts-payable volume rose 20%, signaling faster growth in corporate payments even as macro factors lifted resul...
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