Новости за 24.03.2026

The Federal Reserve’s internal watchdog has found that the central bank is taking longer to approve bank mergers and acquisitions than it did four years ago, despite launching a dedicated reform effort to speed things up. The finding lands at a moment of heightened scrutiny over regulatory bottlenecks in banking and adds pressure on the […]

The most damaging threat vectors of the cybersecurity landscape are presumed to be technological ones. We can thank Hollywood for that. But while enterprise security budgets increasingly favor defenses reliant on advances like automation, zero-trust architectures and artificial intelligence (AI)-driven detection, a stubborn truth persists. The human element may be becoming the most exploitable […]

BlackRock Chairman and CEO Larry Fink released his annual letter to investors Monday (March 23), framing artificial intelligence as the most important technological development since the computer and a structural force already transforming capital markets, investment strategy, and the global competition for economic growth. Fink described the current period as one defined by “the […]

Apple has introduced a platform that brings together several of its business offerings. Dubbed “Apple Business,” the platform will be launched April 14 in more than 200 countries and regions, the company said in a Tuesday (March 24) update. Upon its launch, Apple Business will be available as a free service to new and […]

Dollar General has chosen 35-year grocery industry veteran Jerry Fleeman as its new CEO. Fleeman, who has served as chief executive of supermarket conglomerate Ahold Delhaize’s U.S. operations for three years, will join Dollar General at the start of 2027, the discount retailer announced in a Tuesday (March 24) news release. He succeeds Todd […]

In building apps with Anthropic AI assistant Claude, users regularly receive a message that their daily limit has been reached and must wait for it to reset. On March 13, Anthropic began offering a temporary fix: a promotion running through March 28 that doubles usage limits during off-peak hours for Free, Pro, Max and […]

FIS has debuted a tool to offer 24/7 post-trade clearing for regulated prediction markets. The FIS CD Prediction Clearing solution, announced by the financial technology company in a news release Tuesday (March 24), comes amid the continuing growth in prediction markets such as Kalshi and Polymarket. The release quoted Kalshi executive Andy Ross, who […]

The New York Stock Exchange is teaming with Securitize to build its tokenized securities trading platform. With this partnership, the exchange (NYSE) has named Securitize the first digital transfer agent eligible to mint blockchain-native securities for corporate or ETF issuers on the platform, the two organizations announced in a Tuesday (March 24) news release. The companies say they will […]

BMO plans to introduce new 24/7 tokenized cash capabilities that will allow its institutional clients to move value more easily and securely. To offer these capabilities, BMO will leverage CME Group’s permissioned network on Google Cloud Universal Ledger (GCUL), the bank said in a Tuesday (March 24) press release. This collaboration will enable BMO clients to convert dollars into a tokenized […]

Interoperability is moving from technical aspiration to what looks to be a defining feature of peer-to-peer payments, as digital wallets evolve from simple payment tools into the infrastructure through which money circulates. The early promise of wallets rested on speed and convenience.  The work in progress is whether those wallets can speak to one […]

FedEx has debuted a program designed to let customers get deliveries within two hours. FedEx SameDay Local, introduced Tuesday (March 24) in partnership with last-mile delivery solution company OneRail, lets shoppers choose two-hour or end-of-day delivery at checkout. “At FedEx, we’re supporting our customers in pushing the boundaries of their value proposition around speed and convenience,” Jason Brenner, senior […]

Gap has reportedly launched an agentic commerce partnership with Google’s Gemini. This collaboration will let shoppers check out directly from Google’s artificial intelligence (AI) platform, CNBC reported Tuesday (March 24). It makes Gap the first major fashion brand to work with Google in this manner, the report added. The network notes the partnership is happening as […]

The past few weeks have seen numerous headlines about AI-related job cuts. However, new research shows that America’s chief financial officers (CFOs) expect that artificial intelligence (AI) will lead their companies to cut just a small number of jobs this year, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Tuesday (March 24). The study, released this […]

Circle Internet Group and Sasai Fintech, a pan-African digital payments solution provider, have partnered to explore applications for Circle’s USDC stablecoin across Africa. Sasai Fintech, a business of Cassava Technologies, operates across key payment corridors and offers a suite of digital financial services that enables business payments, cross-border transfers for individuals and remittance operators, […]

British regulators have fined the Bank of London for providing fabricated documents about its finances. The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) announced the fine of 2 million pounds ($2.6 million) against the bank and its parent company Oplyse Holdings Limited on Tuesday (March 24) for misleading the regulator about its capital position, “failing to act with integrity,” failing to maintain adequate […]

Solana Foundation has launched a developer platform designed to make it easy for enterprises and financial institutions to build and launch financial products on the Solana blockchain. The Solana Developer Platform (SDP) can be used out of the box by artificial intelligence coding platforms, is powered by application programming interfaces (APIs), and brings together […]

UK-based FinTech Revolut says its subscription income helped drive record profits last year. The company released its annual report Tuesday (March 24) showing profits of $2.3 billion, with revenues of $6 billion, a 40% increase. It comes weeks after Revolut landed its long-awaited UK banking license, and follows a year in which the company […]

U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley says he plans to investigate FICO’s mortgage pricing practices. The Missouri Republican announced Monday (March 26) that he was looking into the credit scoring company’s recent price hikes, and that he wants the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to do the same. “These price increases are most damaging to the Americans […]

Watch more: Live Roundtable With Capital One’s David Arons and Hotel Lobby Candle’s Lindsay Silberman For many executives and entrepreneurs, the traditional business trip once followed a predictable pattern. Travelers arrived for meetings, completed their obligations, and returned home. Increasingly, that script is being rewritten. Many businesspeople now extend work travel by a day […]

Household finances are showing resilience on the surface, but the underlying sentiment points to a more constrained consumer. The PYMNTS Consumer Expectations Index measures whether households believe they have the capacity to act on their outlook, combining views on finances, job security and purchasing conditions. That framework reveals a consumer who may feel stable, […]

The most endangered species in retail isn’t brick-and-mortar. It’s the mid-market shopper share of wallet. Findings in the March edition of the PYMNTS Intelligence “Share of Wallet: Amazon vs. Walmart” report reveal that modern consumer is increasingly no longer one coherent decision-maker. Instead, shoppers are two psychologically distinct selves: a disciplined survival optimizer, and an aspirational reward-seeker. […]

For years, accounts payable (AP) was judged by how little trouble it caused, but new data suggests it may now be creating room for faster payments, better supplier experiences and stronger control over cash. That is the broad takeaway from the November 2025 Accounts Payable Tracker Series report, “AI-Driven Accounts Payable: Elevating AP From Cost Center to […]

“How Acquirers Prepare for Agentic Commerce” examines how acquirers are preparing for the next phase of digital commerce as AI-powered agents take on a larger role in shopping and payments. Findings show that many industry players believe the core payments infrastructure is already strong enough to support agent-led transactions. At the same time, infrastructure readiness […]

Merchants fighting fraud increasingly face a strategic challenge that extends beyond blocking criminals. The real task is protecting revenue while keeping checkout smooth for legitimate customers. A new PYMNTS Intelligence report suggests the industry is beginning to solve that problem by orchestrating fraud defenses across the entire payment journey rather than relying on isolated tools. […]

Walmart is pulling back from OpenAI’s Instant Checkout feature inside ChatGPT after internal data showed conversion rates were roughly three times lower than transactions completed on its own website, as reported by Wired. The shift marks an early stress test for the agentic shopping model that drew industry attention when the companies partnered in […]