Affirm and Esusu to Launch Flexible Payment Option for Renters
Buy now, pay later (BNPL) provider Affirm has partnered with FinTech company Esusu to enable some people to pay their rent in two installments, CNBC reported Thursday (Jan. 22), citing an Affirm spoke...
Judge Orders Google to Face Consumer Antitrust Lawsuit Over Search
A federal judge in California has allowed a consumer antitrust lawsuit against Google to move forward, keeping legal pressure on the default-search payments that steer traffic and advertising dollars ...
Capital One Targets $2T in Business Payments With Brex Buy
Capital One paired its fourth-quarter earnings report Thursday (Jan. 22) with the announcement of its acquisition of Brex, positioning the deal as a structural move deeper into business banking and pa...
BitGo NYSE Debut: What It Means for Retail Investors
Crypto custody firm BitGo made its New York Stock Exchange debut on Jan. 22, marking the first major crypto IPO of 2026. The stock trades under the ticker BTGO.
The listing signals expanding pathwa...
TikTok Completes Sale of Data Security Arm to Joint Venture
TikTok announced it has completed a restructuring in which its data security arm is being sold into a joint venture, owned by a group of investors including Oracle, MGX and Silver Lake, to bring the...
Bank of Japan Expected To Hold Rates, But Markets Seek Clues
The Bank of Japan (BoJ) is expected to leave its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 0.75% after concluding its two-day monetary policy meeting on Friday.
The central bank raised rates to a three-...
