US leading index falls as housing permits and expectations weaken
The Conference Board’s LEI declined 0.2% in June, though other sentiment gauges showed firmer readings in early July.
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Fintech
Alloy Labs adds seven banks to community banking consortium
The consortium said membership now tops 90 banks across 46 states, with combined assets near $500 billion.
By Rafael Ortiz 1 month ago
Procurify adds AI agents to mid-market procurement platform
The company says three new agents use customer spend data to automate purchase intake, order coding and accounts payable workflows...
By Rafael Ortiz 1 month agoTD treasury executive urges stronger controls for agentic AI adoption
Tom Gregory of TD Bank U.S. says treasury teams need clearer governance before AI systems begin executing payments and liquidity a...
By Rafael Ortiz 1 month ago
Moonshot pauses Kimi K3 sign-ups after demand strains GPU capacity
The Chinese AI startup said new subscriptions will reopen in batches as it adds capacity for its 2.8tn-parameter open-weight model...
By Rafael Ortiz 1 month ago
Chime adds investing feature for stocks and ETFs
Chime Invest lets members buy stocks and exchange-traded funds from the banking app, with entry points starting at $1, the company...
By Rafael Ortiz 1 month ago
Crypto market-structure bill reaches Senate calendar as recess clock tightens
The CLARITY Act has bipartisan momentum, but ethics, banking and committee issues threaten to delay Senate action before the Augus...
By Rafael Ortiz 1 month agoStratiphy opens public raise after £302,571 early backing
The FCA-authorised platform says the funding will support products, hiring, customer acquisition and new ISA and pension capabilit...
By Rafael Ortiz 1 month agoOtoma CEO says banks may be underusing AI in payment hubs
Peter Reynolds told FinextraTV at EBADay 2026 that banks could apply AI more widely in forecasting, infrastructure support and pay...
By Rafael Ortiz 1 month agoInfosys manager calls for tighter controls over agentic AI in banking
Rajeew Vishvakarma says banks need audit trails for AI systems that act across tools, records and workflows, not only controls ove...
By Rafael Ortiz 1 month agoMoonPay buys Glide to expand crypto deposit infrastructure
MoonPay said Glide’s team, technology and customers will be integrated into MoonPay Deposits, adding routing and payments tools fo...
By Rafael Ortiz 1 month agoAI payment agents need controls at checkout, Meridian founder says
Scott Lee argues that delegated authority for AI agents does not by itself prove that a final payment still matches a customer’s i...
By Rafael Ortiz 1 month ago