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What Amazon and Walmart can get from #Stablecoins In addition to big banks, large merchants are also taking notice of the stablecoin rush, given the ability of the digital asset to revolutionize key parts of their payment strategies. buff.ly/xFeftQn #FinTech #FinServ #Banking #Payments #PayTech

DOJ quietly axes more redlining settlements with lenders Given Trump’s slumlord past this move makes total sense www.nationalmortgagenews.com/news/doj-ter... #FinTech #FinServ #Banking #Kakistocracy

We need a new approach to handling banks hit by unexpected crises One of the major challenges for banks is managing not just the creditworthiness of their customers but also the exogenous variables that can impact the economy www.americanbanker.com/opinion/we-n... #FinTech #FinServ #Banking

NY legislature backs bill to protect cash The state’s two chambers voted in favor of a bill that requires New York retailers to accept cash, following a trend set by other states and cities. www.paymentsdive.com/news/new-yor... #FinTech #FinServ #Banking #Payments #PayTech

Trump remittance tax would spell trouble for banks The 3.5% remittance tax in Donald Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill — if passed in its current form — would bring a heavy compliance and reporting burden to banks and payment companies. bit.ly/45r0wiX #FinTech #FinServ #Banking #Payments #PayTech

Experts predict when quantum computers will break #Bitcoin’s encryption finbold.com/experts-pred... #FinTech #FinServ #CryptoCurrency #BTC #QuantumComputing

Nearly a quarter of consumers have used genAI while shopping 24% of shoppers have used #GenerativeAI in shopping experiences, while 35% are aware of the use of genAI in shopping and plan to use it in the future content-na1.emarketer.com/nearly-quart... #DigitalMarketing #eCommerce

The Evolution Of Data Center Infrastructure And Its Impact Ahead www.forbes.com/councils/for... #Computing #Data #Innovation

Is DAVE's Fintech Strategy Paying Dividends in User Engagement? www.nasdaq.com/articles/dav... #FinTech #FinServ #Banking #Stocks #Investing

Scientists Discover a New Type of Magnetism That Could Improve Computer Memory by ā€œOrders of Magnitudeā€ thedebrief.org/scientists-d... #Innovation #Computing

Tapcheck embeds #EWA in payroll Recent integrations with HR management platforms position the Texas earned wage access startup for growth. www.paymentsdive.com/news/tapchec... #FinTech #FinServ #Banking

MIT's water harvester works in extreme climate without power or filters newatlas.com/technology/m... #Water #Innovation #Engineering

Plaid’s CEO, Zach Perret, explains how the huge risk he took with thousands of banks paid off big The $6 billion fintech made a risky gamble in its early days. Plaid pulled user data from 12,000 banks using screen scraping. buff.ly/kYyciQR #FinTech #FinServ #Banking

Here’s a good take from @theguardian.com Parade just kind of lame. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Top #AI researchers say language is limiting. Here's the new kind of model they are building instead. www.businessinsider.com/world-model-... #LLMs #GenerativeAI #DigitalTransformation

Judge rejects CFPB’s bid to vacate Townstone settlement If the redlining order against Townstone were to be dismissed, it ā€œwould erode public confidence in the finality of judgments,ā€ a judge wrote Thursday. www.bankingdive.com/news/judge-r... #FinTech #FinServ #Banking

Rethinking #AI: DeepSeek’s playbook shakes up the high-spend, high-compute paradigm venturebeat.com/ai/rethinkin... #DigitalTransformation #LLMs #GenerativeAI

Ripple May Secure A Banking License And Transform Into A Full-Fledged Bank An early investor in Ripple, Greg Kidd, has announced a new project intended to transform the conventional banking system. buff.ly/lNQQm67 #FinTech #FinServ #Banking #CryptoCurrency #Payments #PayTech

Why Great Leaders Learn To Sit With Uncertainty www.forbes.com/sites/melani... #Leadership

JPMorgan seeks to dismiss part of $481M CRE lawsuit Wells Fargo ā€œseeks to hold JPMorgan liableā€ for a real estate company’s ā€œcriminal conduct, even though JPMorgan was the victim of that crime,ā€ JPMorgan asserts in a motion. www.bankingdive.com/news/jpmorga... #FinTech #FinServ #Banking

PSA: FBI Says Hackers Now Targeting Connected Devices in Your Home www.idropnews.com/news/psa-fbi... #CyberSecurity #IoT

When the people developing tools like #LLMs are only technologists, we fail to see the risks. AI ethicists have been ringing the bell for years and we aren’t listening to them. Man Killed by Police After Spiraling Into ChatGPT-Driven Psychosis buff.ly/2iK8bcE #AI #Ethics #DigitalTransformation

Court overturns $218M patent-infringement verdict against PNC The USAA patents the bank is accused of violating represent ā€œabstract ideasā€ with no ā€œinventive concept,ā€ a circuit court judge ruled Thursday. www.bankingdive.com/news/pnc-usa... #FinTech #FinServ #Banking

Why ads are coming to your favorite #AI bots and you've only got yourself to blame Not enough of us are willing to pay to talk with a chatbot, a user survey shows. www.zdnet.com/article/why-... #DigitalMarketing #LLMs

I think it would be good to get some women in charge of the countries that have nuclear weapons. Women talk to each other. Women can be reasonable. Enough with the macho men and swinging dicks.

Visa's Fintech Expansion: A New Era of Scalable Digital Payments? www.zacks.com/stock/news/2... #FinTech #FinServ #Banking #Payments #PayTech

Google's AI Is Actively Destroying the News Media Google's pivot to AI-powered search is proving disastrous for the digital news media landscape. futurism.com/google-ai-de... #AI #SEO #GEO #DigitalMarketing

KeyBank wants to boost commercial team hires by 10% this year The Cleveland-based regional aims to have 170 to 180 commercial bankers by the end of 2025. www.bankingdive.com/news/keybank... #FinTech #FinServ #Banking

Marriott Turns App and Hotel TVs Into Revenue Stream With New Ad Network skift.com/2025/06/13/m... #DigitalMarketing

#FinTech sector: Capital One co-founder explains what's next Nigel Morris, co-founder of Capital One (COF) and co-founder and managing partner of QED Investor shares his outlook for fintech and what he believes will drive growth for the sector. finance.yahoo.com/video/fintec... #FinServ #Banking

#AI security blunders have cyber professionals scrambling Growing AI security incidents have cyber teams fending off an array of threats www.itpro.com/security/ai-... #CyberSecurity #DigitalTransformation

Arvest banker gets lifetime Fed ban Christopher Timos stole more than $42,000 from customers over the course of two years, Arvest found. www.bankingdive.com/news/arvest-... #FinTech #FinServ #Banking

Game players are split on in-game ads Almost a third (32%) of US and UK game players actively ignore in-game ads, while the same number finds them helpful content-na1.emarketer.com/game-players... #DigitalMarketing #Gaming

The double-edged sword of #GenerativeAI: Harms and risks for consumers and employees and why nobody talks about it buff.ly/0BOSBs6 #FinTech #FinServ #Banking #AI

You Don’t Need a Chime Marketing Budget to Make Smart Marketing Investments www.crnrstone.com/gonzobanker/... #FinTech #FinServ #Banking

Drivers seek digital payment options Digital payments are on the rise, but toll road payments are lagging behind. www.paymentsdive.com/news/drivers... #FinTech #FinServ #Banking #Payments #PayTech

U.S. Bank’s Kedia outlines strategy to rev up growth The Minneapolis-based lender, facing pressure to deliver stronger results, is working to deepen relationships with customers and transform its payments business, the CEO said Wednesday. buff.ly/I6z887G #FinTech #FinServ #Banking

Billionaire Investor Calls No-Interest #Stablecoins ā€˜Outrageous’ as Key US Bill Advances decrypt.co/324929/billi... #DigitalAssets #CryptoCurrency #FinTech #FinServ #Payments #PayTech #Banking

ā€˜Boring’ data work underpins #Innovation, #Strategy, Payoneer CFO says The ā€œlast mileā€ infrastructure for #Stablecoin payment rails carries some challenges for the industry to resolve, Payoneer’s Bea Ordonez says. www.cfodive.com/news/do-bori... #FinTech #FinServ #Banking #Payments #PayTech

A neuroscientist explains why it’s impossible for #AI to "understand" language www.psypost.org/a-neuroscien... #LLMs #AGI

Judge dismisses case against First Republic execs, auditor A lawsuit filed in June 2023 claimed that the failed bank’s executives and auditor made misleading statements about the lender’s financial conditions and assets. www.bankingdive.com/news/judge-d... #FinTech #FinServ #Banking

I am a coder by trade and this is why #AI is going to change programming forever AI is reshaping #Coding, with soft skills taking the lead www.techradar.com/pro/i-am-a-c... #LLMs #GenerativeAI

Adyen opts for build over buy The Dutch payments processor eschews acquisitions in favor of building its own systems to drive global growth, including in the U.S. market. www.paymentsdive.com/news/adyen-o... #FinTech #FinServ #Banking #Payments #PayTech

Seven Deadly Tells Of #AI Writing Yes, the em dash is one of the seven. šŸ¤·ā€ā™‚ļø It sounds insightful at first glance, but then you notice it’s just meaningless prose delivered with oh so dramatic flourishes. www.forbes.com/sites/charli... #LLMs #GenerativeAI

JPMorgan seeks to dismiss part of $481M CRE lawsuit Wells Fargo ā€œseeks to hold JPMorgan liableā€ for a real estate company’s ā€œcriminal conduct, even though JPMorgan was the victim of that crime,ā€ JPMorgan asserts in a motion. www.bankingdive.com/news/jpmorga... #FinTech #FinServ #Banking

#VibeCoding Is Coming for Engineering Jobs Engineering was once the most stable and lucrative job in tech. Then #AI learned to code. www.wired.com/story/vibe-c... #LLMs #GenerativeAI #Coding

The digital imperative for credit unions To help build a foundation for sustainable growth, credit unions should embrace innovative digital strategies, enhance user experiences, and foster deeper connections. www.mckinsey.com/industries/f... #FinTech #FinServ #Banking

Senators push payments fraud task force A proposed bipartisan bill would bring together regulators and law enforcement to formulate measures aimed at reducing payment scams. www.paymentsdive.com/news/senator... #FinTech #FinServ #Banking #Payments #PayTech

Truist looks to optimize digital onboarding With a sharper focus on customer experience, Truist is working to smooth out the onboarding process and increase personalization in its digital banking channels, an executive said. www.bankingdive.com/news/truist-... #FinTech #FinServ #Banking