Friday, June 13, 2025

Ripple: XRP Cryptocurrency Could Account for 14% of SWIFT’s X-Border Payments Volume
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse reportedly said Wednesday (June 11) that the company’s XRP cryptocurrency could account for 14% of the cross-border payment volume currently handled by SWIFT within five...

The Stablecoin Ledger This Week: Big Retail Eyes Crypto Payments
There’s a revolution under way, with proponents heralding it as a reimagination of what money is and how it moves. [contact-form-7] We’re talking about stablecoins: tokenized assets on t...

Chipotle: AI Hiring Platform Cuts Hiring Time by 75%
An artificial intelligence hiring platform has reportedly cut hiring time at Chipotle by 75%. [contact-form-7] The quick-service restaurant chain has been using the platform — which was bu...

Funding Rounds and Walmart’s Credit Card Push Mark Busy Week for FinTech
Circle and Chime garnered the lion’s share of FinTech-focused headlines through the past several days, particularly those centered on Wall Street. [contact-form-7] However, there is a tail...

Report: Biotech Research Firm Thermo Fisher Considers Selling Diagnostics Business
Biotechnology research firm Thermo Fisher Scientific is reportedly looking to sell part of its diagnostics business amid industrywide concerns about federal cutbacks in spending on research. [co...

Verizon, Louis Vuitton, Adobe Drive Customer Experience With Strategic AI Initiatives
Artificial intelligence is playing an increasingly central role in shaping how companies engage with customers, but many of the most impactful innovations are designed to operate quietly in the backgr...

Making Sense of Where Stablecoins Fit in the Issuer-Merchant-Acquirer Stack
Whoever owns the rails of digital payments might just own the next phase of commerce. [contact-form-7] Stablecoins, once dismissed as niche instruments for cryptocurrency enthusiasts, could ...

Expedia and Accor CEOs: AI to Reinvent the Future of Travel
Artificial intelligence is rewriting the rules of the travel industry — and the CEOs of two major companies said the transformation is only beginning. [contact-form-7] Speaking at the Viva...

The best budget smartphone you can buy
You can get a great budget device these days if you know how to pick your priorities. | Image: The Verge Some of us take a kind of “I eat to live” rather than an “I live to eat” appro...

Mel Brooks is returning for Spaceballs 2
Spaceballs, which was first released nearly 40 years ago, is getting a sequel in 2027 from Amazon MGM Studios. A Spaceballs 2 announcement trailer posted Thursday doesn’t have any solid details...

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