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Bilt, a loyalty program for renters, and Rakuten, a shopping platform, have integrated their rewards programs.
This collaboration allows Bilt members to redeem Rakuten Cash Back for Bilt Points, the companies said in a Thursday (Nov. 6) press release.
Bilt members can earn Rakuten Cash Back while shopping Rakuten offers within the Bilt app or through Rakuten’s website, browser...
Priority Technology Holdings saw slower growth in its Merchant Solutions segment in the third quarter as macroeconomic factors impacted restaurants, construction and wholesale trade, executives said Thursday (Nov. 6) during an earnings call.
The company saw the revenue growth in its Merchant Solutions segment slow to 2% year over year during the quarter, according to a presentation...
Google introduced on Thursday (Nov. 6) new AI features to Google Finance, adding Deep Search, enhanced charting and prediction-market data. The update, outlined in Google’s blog, integrates the company’s Gemini models into its finance product and broadens beyond basic stock listings and headlines.
Deep Search Adds Context to Financial Queries
This new version of Google Finance allows...
Microsoft’s artificial intelligence (AI) head has reportedly outlined the company’s vision for life after OpenAI.
Speaking to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) Thursday (Nov. 6), Mustafa Suleyman discussed the company’s plans to create self-sufficiency from OpenAI, which is enmeshed into many of the products Microsoft offers to its customers.
As the report noted, a recent deal between the...
Digital assets infrastructure company Ripple has launched a collaboration with Mastercard, WebBank and Gemini.
This partnership, announced Thursday (Nov. 6) will explore the use of Ripple stablecoin (RLUSD) on the XRPL blockchain to support stablecoin settlement of fiat card transactions, and facilitate blockchain-based settlement processes between Mastercard and WebBank, the issuer of...
Data and tech firm Experian and embedded lending platform Lendflow launched a collaboration.
The partnership is designed to offer small businesses access to “carefully selected and vetted” lenders around the country, according to a Thursday (Nov. 6) press release.
“Powered by Lendflow’s platform and APIs, Experian now offers a lending marketplace that is embedded directly within [its]...
Companies’ investments in projects related to artificial intelligence are reportedly expected to fuel the debt issuance market through next year.
U.S. investment-grade bond issuance could reach $1.7 trillion this year and $1.85 trillion in 2026, a Wells Fargo executive said Thursday (Nov. 6).
Speaking with Bloomberg TV, Maureen O’Connor, global head of high-grade debt syndicate at...
Beyond headline-grabbing model launches, this week’s updates show AI moving into infrastructure and operations from IBM’s defense-ready models to Cisco’s edge platform and Nvidia’s work on AI-driven 6G connectivity.
Nvidia Debuts 6G Wireless Stack
At its annual GTC conference, Nvidia introduced the United States’ first AI-native 6G wireless stack, a new kind of software and chip...
American Express is expanding its 18-month-old partnership with travel and expense software provider Emburse.
The expansion resulted in the addition of two new features, including American Express virtual card issuance and real-time transaction data, in Emburse’s Enterprise Expense platform, the companies said in a news release Thursday (Nov. 6).
With these new features, customers of...
The Oxford Martin AI Governance Initiative has released new research that challenges the idea that artificial intelligence requires an entirely new regulatory architecture. Instead, the study argues that global institutions can build on the safety and risk standards that already govern complex industries such as aviation, energy and finance.
The paper examines how the emerging “...