Friday, January 2, 2026

Fiserv Integrates Mastercard Agent Pay Into Merchant Platform
Fiserv and Mastercard expanded their partnership to support agentic commerce, as payments companies move to establish how artificial intelligence systems can securely initiate and complete transaction...

Disney to Pay $10 Million to Settle Alleged Violations of Children’s Privacy Laws
A federal court has approved a settlement in which Disney will pay $10 million in civil penalties to resolve allegations that it violated children’s privacy laws. The case was brought by ...

Commercial Real Estate Turns to AI to Automate the Back Office
Artificial intelligence (AI) is beginning to reshape commercial real estate—not through futuristic smart buildings, but by automating the manual back-office work that underpins valuations, underwrit...

Commerce Bancshares Completes Acquisition of FineMark
Commerce Bancshares, the parent company of Commerce Bank, has completed its previously announced acquisition of FineMark Holdings, the parent company of FineMark National Bank & Trust. This...

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Offers Complaint Service for Victims of Debanking
Debanking was prevalent during the Biden Administration. In effect, certain individuals and businesses were “debanked” because they were deemed to be in an undesirable line of business or were aff...

US Stocks Record Third Consecutive Year of Double-Digit Gains Heading into 2026
The year 2025 proved to be another strong period for U.S. equities, with the S&P 500 delivering a total return of approximately 16.4%. This marked the benchmark index’s third straight year of double...

Turkmenistan Legalizes Bitcoin and Crypto Mining Under Strict Oversight
In a significant policy shift for one of the world’s most isolated countries, Turkmenistan has reportedly begun regulating cryptocurrency activities as a new framework for virtual assets took effect...

Cyberattacks and Sophisticated Online Threats Examined in Blockchain Security Report
In 2025, the blockchain industry navigated a turbulent landscape marked by sophisticated cyber threats, regulatory advancements, and substantial financial losses. SlowMist‘s annual report highlights...

Apple CEO Pours $2,940,000 Into Stock That Billionaire Paul Tudor Jones Has Placed Massive Bullish Bet On
Apple chief executive Tim Cook is piling cash into shares of a popular athletic firm that has seen its stock price plummet more than 60% over the last four years. A new filing with the Securities and ...

Grayscale Predicts Bitcoin Will Reach New All-Time High by March 2026
Expectations for crypto performance in 2026 are high, driven by rising demand for alternative stores of value and regulatory clarity. According to Grayscale Head of Research Zach Pandl, a more sup...

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