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Telegram users in the U.S. can now trade and manage cryptocurrencies inside the messaging app. [contact-form-7] As CNBC reported Tuesday (July 22), the company’s TON Wallet is built into Telegram’s interface and is beginning its American launch this week. The service, developed by The Open Platform (TOP) and built on the TON blockchain lets users send stablecoins and other digital...
Kohl’s stock jumped Tuesday (July 22) as traders talked the retailer up on social media. [contact-form-7] The company’s shares rose by as much as 105% when the equity market opened, Bloomberg News reported. Kohl’s stock had been trading in single digits for four months. “It’s all social media chatter,” Steve Sosnick of Interactive Brokers told Bloomberg. “Remember that a highlight of...
Travel spending by businesses hasn’t halted, but it has gotten more careful. [contact-form-7] That’s according to a report Tuesday (July 22) by CNBC, citing data from travel and expense platform Navan and the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA). The data from Navan showed corporate travel spending activity rising 15% year over year in the second quarter of 2025. Amy Butte, Navan’s...
The European Commission is reportedly likely to accept Apple’s changes to its App Store rules and fees, eliminating the threat of daily fines from the antitrust regulator. [contact-form-7] The timing of an announcement of official approval of the changes is uncertain, but could come within weeks, Reuters reported Tuesday (July 22), citing unnamed sources. Asked about the report by...
PagBrasil and Verifone are bringing Brazil’s popular real-time payments system Pix to the U.S. [contact-form-7] The partnership between the two payments technology firms involves launching an in-store, alternative payment method that lets Brazilian shoppers pay in Brazilian Reais using Pix while shopping in the U.S., the companies said in a Tuesday (July 22) news release. “This is a...
Payroc plans to acquire LedgerPay, which does business as PayIQ, saying the deal will complete Payroc’s end-to-end processing platform. [contact-form-7] The acquisition will provide Payroc with direct connections to all major card brands, debit networks and clearing platforms, the company said in a Monday (July 21) press release. The additional will complement the capabilities Payroc...
Credit card startup Imprint is launching a co-branded card with eCommerce platform Rakuten, CNBC reported Tuesday (July 22). [contact-form-7] Imprint bested banks in a bidding process for the card, a sign of the company’s traction in a space dominated by the likes of JPMorgan Chase and Capital One, the report said. “We’re talking to Fortune 500 companies about being their partner and...
Equifax’s latest results showed momentum in its non-mortgage businesses, including verification for consumer lending and the government sector.  [contact-form-7] Although results came in above expectations, the uncertainty of tariffs — and their impact on interest rates and hiring — have tempered top-line expectations. The company is leaving its local currency revenue expectations in...
QuickBooks maker Intuit added artificial intelligence agents to its Enterprise Suite. [contact-form-7] The agents are part of a larger expansion of the product that includes new automation and financial management capabilities for mid-market companies, according to a Tuesday (July 22) press release. “Mid-market companies are turning to Intuit Enterprise Suite to reduce the cost and...
Perhaps one of the 21st century’s most defining business trends has been the trickledown effect of enterprise capabilities as technological innovations simplify back-office operations.  [contact-form-7] Powerful financial tools, once only accessible to large corporations, are now being embedded in the tech stacks of small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and startups, thanks to...