Long-form coverage of cards, IBANs, payment rails, regulation and the technology that moves money — in seven languages, written by working operators.
Amazon's Q2 2026 earnings show sales topping $200 billion as CEO Andy Jassy's agentic AI vision moves from roadmap to real deployment across shopping, operations, and security.…
Memecoin.fun secures $3.5M led by Becker Ventures to expand its meme token launch platform built on Robinhood Chain, with funding settled in USDG stablecoin.…
Western Union's Q2 2026 results disappointed as falling migration dented Americas retail revenue, while a delayed Intermex acquisition deferred key synergies.…
OpenAI has cut GPT-5.6 Luna pricing by 80% and GPT-5.6 Terra by 20%, signaling an aggressive push to make enterprise-scale AI workloads economically viable.…
Apple delivered record Q3 2026 results with $109.4B in revenue and 16% growth, but Tim Cook's final earnings call left investors focused on what comes next.…
Okta is acquiring Permiso Security to integrate identity risk signals, behavioral analytics, and threat detection into its identity management platform.…
Intuit Credit Karma launches Credit Karma Intelligence and three AI-powered assistants to guide users toward their best financial next move.…
The European Central Bank has revealed shortlisted designs for the next generation of euro banknotes and invited the public to weigh in through an official survey.…
Fifth Third Bank has hired Dan Allred, a veteran of Silicon Valley Bank and HSBC, as its new commercial fintech head, signaling a deepening push into the sector.…
Lloyds posts a 23% profit surge, crypto volumes hit a three-year low, and Adyen moves into agentic payments — a snapshot of financial services in mid-2026.…
RBA Assistant Governor Christopher Kent addresses unconventional monetary policy tools and proposes a new framework, reflecting on lessons learned from recent deployments.…
Deputy Governor Sarah Breeden urged central banks to embrace an active role in shaping financial innovation and stability at the ECB's annual Sintra gathering.…