Feed Items
Visa has launched Visa Agentic Ready, a program that gives banks a structured way to test payments made by AI agents on behalf of consumers. Announced in a Tuesday (March 17) news release, the program is launching first in Europe and has enrolled 21 named issuing partners in its first phase, including Barclays, HSBC UK, Banco Santander, Revolut, Commerzbank, Nationwide Building Society, Nexi...
There’s a fundamental flaw in how many observers view the stablecoin boom.
There’s an assumption that the ability of stablecoins to improve settlement is equivalent to replacing the payments experience. The logic, after all, appears straightforward: if stablecoins enable faster, cheaper, always-on settlement, why would anyone need cards?
But that would be a category-level error to make...
OpenAI is reportedly working with Amazon Web Services to sell its artificial intelligence (AI) to federal employees.
The agreement, signed last week, covers both classified and non-classified work, The Information reported Tuesday (March 17), citing two sources with direct knowledge of the agreement between the companies.
The report added that this contract lets OpenAI support the...
Blockchain company Ripple has undertaken what it calls a major expansion in Brazil.
“Powered by new product capabilities and accelerating customer adoption, Ripple is now the only solution in the region capable of serving institutions across the full spectrum of financial needs — from cross-border payments and digital asset custody to prime brokerage and treasury management,” the...
Digital bank/pay later company Klarna says its global merchant base now exceeds 1 million.
The number of merchants offering the company’s payment methods rose by 47% in the last year, the Swedish FinTech announced Tuesday (March 17).
Klarna added that it added 285,000 merchants in 2025, more than 115,000 of them in the closing quarter of the year, as it expands its agreements with...
Secure connectivity firm Tailscale has acquired privileged access management (PAM) firm Border0, Tailscale said in a Tuesday (March 17) blog post.
This acquisition adds Border0’s solutions for managing access to sensitive infrastructure such as production systems and Kubernetes to Tailscale’s solutions for secure connectivity, according to the post.
“Once you move from ‘Can this...
Alibaba has introduced an artificial intelligence (AI) tool designed for its enterprise customers.
Wukong, announced by the Chinese tech giant Tuesday (March 17), is available as a standalone desktop application or as part of the latest version of DingTalk, Alibaba’s AI-powered workplace platform.
According to the company’s announcement, Wukong can “coordinate multiple agents to handle...
The “Dirty Dozen” list of tax scams released by the IRS this year reads less like a seasonal advisory and more like a snapshot of a rapidly professionalizing fraud economy.
The tax agency wants small and medium-sized business (SMB) owners to know that criminals are increasingly targeting entrepreneurs, independent contractors and startups with schemes designed to steal data, trigger...
Citigroup has reportedly reduced its 12-month forecast for bitcoin and ethereum.
The downgrade is due in part to slow progress on cryptocurrency legislation in the U.S., Reuters reported Tuesday (March. 17).
Movement on the crypto market structure legislation known as the Clarity Act has stalled in the Senate amid disagreement over stablecoin rules, leading Citi to lower its 12-month...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is seeking a new enforcement director.
The regulator announced Monday (March 16) that Judge Margaret Ryan had stepped down as director of the Division of Enforcement.
Principal Deputy Director Sam Waldon will now serve as the division’s acting director, with the SEC expecting to announce a new permanent enforcement director in the coming...