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• PYMNTS | States Move to License AI Doctors as the FDA Steps Back (pymnts.com)
  Six months after Utah launched the nation’s first AI-powered prescription refill program, physicians say refill decisions require more.
• PYMNTS | Microsoft Shifts Thousands of Office Prompts to In-House AI (pymnts.com)
  Microsoft has reportedly begun using its own AI models rather than those of OpenAI and Anthropic to complete prompts in its applications.
• CPI | DOJ Reaches Antitrust Settlement With Major Apartment Manager O… (pymnts.com)
  The DOJ has reached an antitrust settlement with Willow Bridge Property Company, one of the nation's largest residential property managers.
• CPI | Tennis Players’ Association Sues Former Top Lawyer Over L… (pymnts.com)
  The Professional Tennis Players Association launched a lawsuit against its former counsel, alleging he interfered with antitrust litigation.
• PYMNTS | Tether Invests $20 Million in Brazil’s Mercado Bitcoin (pymnts.com)
  Mercado Bitcoin will use the funding to expand its payments infrastructure and tokenized investment offerings for investors.
• CPI | South Korea Opens Antitrust Probe Into Chinese Container Makers… (pymnts.com)
  South Korea opened an investigation into four Chinese manufacturers that allegedly colluded to raise prices during the Covid-19 pandemic.
• PYMNTS | Bidbus Raises $15 Million for Online Car-Selling Marketplace (pymnts.com)
  Online car sales marketplace Bidbus has raised $15 million in a Series A funding round that will allow it to expand.
• PYMNTS | China Weighs Blocking Foreign Access to Top AI Models (pymnts.com)
  China is reportedly considering a ban on overseas access to its most advanced artificial intelligence (AI) models.
• PYMNTS | NY Fed Finds Falling Gas Prices Fail to Calm Inflation Fears (pymnts.com)
  Consumers expect inflation to rise more than they expected a month ago, even as they expect gas prices to drop.
• PYMNTS | FinTech Float Launches Card-Linked Installments in UK (pymnts.com)
  Float, which has offered credit card-linked installment payment options in South Africa since 2021, expanded to the United Kingdom.
• PYMNTS | FinCEN Leads Govt Agencies in ID Rules for Stablecoin Issuers (pymnts.com)
  Federal financial regulators are looking to add some know your customer (KYC) flesh to the bones of the GENIUS Act.
• PYMNTS | Bipartisan AI Bill Is Getting Preempted by Bipartisan Resist… (pymnts.com)
  Disagreement over federal preemption of state AI laws has emerged as one of the biggest obstacles to enacting a national framework.
• PYMNTS | 3 Strategies to Reduce Payments Friction Before Revenue Suff… (pymnts.com)
  Firms that modernize payment infrastructure stand a better chance of reducing costs while preserving customer confidence.
• PYMNTS | Wix and Elavon Team to Improve Small Business Payments (pymnts.com)
  Israel-based software company Wix has launched a partnership with U.S. Bank-owned payment processor Elavon.
• PYMNTS | NScale Lands $900 Million Credit Facility for AI Infrastruct… (pymnts.com)
  Nscale, a full-stack AI cloud platform, has closed a $900 million revolving credit facility to accelerate its AI data center build-out.
• PYMNTS | Coinbase Gains UK's Permission to Offer Investment Services (pymnts.com)
  The new authorization will give traders access to derivatives, including crypto, equity and commodity perpetual futures,
• PYMNTS | Norm Raises $120 Million to Expand Legal-Focused AI Offering (pymnts.com)
  Norm Ai, an artificial intelligence startup focused on the legal industry, raised $120 million in a Series C funding round.
• PYMNTS | Bank-Grade Security’s Shift From Protection to Precision (pymnts.com)
  Two years ago, “bank-grade security” sounded like a fixed standard, but today, security is must be portable across ecosystems.
• PYMNTS | PYMNTS Intelligence Presents: Trendscapes Unpacked (pymnts.com)
  You know PYMNTS Intelligence. This is how you buy it. In 20 minutes, see the 10 Trendscapes categories and 30 topics, find out which ones a…
• PYMNTS | Payment Disruptions Hit Saudi-UAE Financial Corridor (pymnts.com)
  Bank transfers and electronic payments from Saudi Arabia to the United Arab Emirates are in some cases being blocked.
• PYMNTS | Banking Regulators Warn That AI Could Threaten Financial Sys… (pymnts.com)
  The European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB) and Bank of England (BOE) both issued reports on the risks of AI models to financial institutions.
• PYMNTS | Alibaba Blocks Staff From Using Anthropic AI: Security Conce… (pymnts.com)
  China's eCommerce company Alibaba has reportedly barred employees from using Anthropic's AI tools and Claude code at work.
• PYMNTS | Forget the Sweater, AI Wants to Pay the Invoice (With a Card) (pymnts.com)
  Sunlight’s Guy Ziv argues that far more B2B suppliers accept cards without a surcharge than buyers realize.
• PYMNTS | Insurers Find a Loyalty Test in Every Premium Payment (pymnts.com)
  As digital payment habits evolve, insurers face growing pressure to make billing simpler, clearer and more flexible.
• PYMNTS | Banks Find Debit’s Real Cost in False Declines and Manual Fi… (pymnts.com)
  Debit has become a cornerstone of everyday payments, but legacy systems come with hidden costs. Modernization is a golden opportunity.
• PYMNTS | 84% Say 1-Click Checkout Influences Merchant Choice (pymnts.com)
  A PYMNTS Intelligence report finds merchants that offer payment choice and a smooth checkout process can gain global sales.
• PYMNTS | Workers Face Cash Gaps While Earned Wage Access Sits Unused (pymnts.com)
  PYMNTS Intelligence finds that while earned wage access has become widely available, most eligible workers still bypass it.
• PYMNTS | Crypto Advocates Push Senate to Pass CLARITY Act Before Aug. (pymnts.com)
  Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Michael S. Selig said it is critical to have a federal standard for crypto assets.
• PYMNTS | Is Revolving Credit Cooling or Simply Catching Its Breath? (pymnts.com)
  Federal Reserve data shows revolving consumer credit, including credit cards, contracted in May after two months of strong growth.
• PYMNTS | Prime Intellect Raises $130 Million to Help Firms Train AI A… (pymnts.com)
  Prime Intellect raised $130 million in a Series A funding round to scale its tech stack to include larger compute clusters.
• PYMNTS | MiCA Says No Funny Money in Europe’s Stablecoin Basket (pymnts.com)
  Europe’s crypto rulebook has an early paradox: The firms that move digital assets are getting licensed faster than the assets themselves.
• PYMNTS | SMBs Swap Pricey SaaS Contracts for AI-Built Apps (pymnts.com)
  Five startups dropped SaaS contracts for AI-built apps. Vendors are responding by metering AI agent access and using outcome-based pricing.
• CPI | FTC Antitrust Case Over Zillow (pymnts.com)
  A federal antitrust lawsuit challenging a partnership between Zillow and Redfin is moving toward trial after a judge declined to dismiss...
• CPI | Deere Settles FTC, State Antitrust Case Over Farm Equipment Rep… (pymnts.com)
  Deere & Company has settled with the FTC and a group of states to resolve allegations that the company unlawfully restricted competition.
• CPI | UniCredit Advances Bid for Commerzbank as German Opposition Per… (pymnts.com)
  UniCredit has moved closer to securing control of Germany's Commerzbank after increasing its ownership stake.
• CPI | French Competition Authority Orders Meta Back to Negotiating Ta… (pymnts.com)
  France has directed Meta Platforms to restart negotiations with two major French press organizations over the use of their news content.
• CPI | EU Court Rejects Apple Challenge to Digital Markets Act Gatekee… (pymnts.com)
  Apple has suffered a significant legal setback in the EU after a court dismissed the company's challenges to its designation under the DMA.
• PYMNTS | New York Fed: Tariff-Driven Price Hikes Will Stretch Past 20… (pymnts.com)
  New York Fed economists found companies are still raising prices to pass costs of the Trump administration’s tariffs on to consumers.
• PYMNTS | Illinois Governor Signs AI Safety Law Requiring Yearly LLM A… (pymnts.com)
  Gov. JB Pritzker signed a law that forces the largest AI companies to prove their systems are safe before those systems reach the public.
• PYMNTS | State Farm’s AI Overhaul Gets Low Marks From Customers (pymnts.com)
  State Farm customers and agents are reportedly unhappy with the insurer’s company-wide artificial intelligence (AI) overhaul.
• PYMNTS | OpenAI Lands $520 Million Line of Credit From Bank of America (pymnts.com)
  Bank of America has reportedly given OpenAI a $520 million line of credit ahead of its planned initial public offering (IPO).
• PYMNTS | Trump Family Crypto Company Looks to Sell Payments Firm (pymnts.com)
  AI Financial, a payments company owned by Trump family cryptocurrency firm World Liberty Financial, is up for sale.
• PYMNTS | Allianz Plans to Cut Over 1,500 Jobs as AI Focus Increases (pymnts.com)
  Allianz is planning to cut between 1,500 to 1,800 positions across Europe as it focuses on implementing artificial intelligence.
• PYMNTS | Monzo Deploys ClearScore Tech to Automate Debt Payoffs (pymnts.com)
  U.K. neobank Monzo has introduced an automated debt consolidation experience designed to make the process simpler for customers.
• PYMNTS | JPMorganChase Investment Banking Targets Smaller Clients (pymnts.com)
  JPMorganChase is focusing on smaller companies as it expands its investment banking operations, according to a memo.
• PYMNTS | Self-Checkout Rules Could Reshape Store Tech Spending (pymnts.com)
  Rhode Island’s new regulating grocery self-checkout may set a precedent for other states, changing the technology picture for retailers.
• PYMNTS | Crypto Sector Preps Defense Against Quantum Computing Threat (pymnts.com)
  The cryptocurrency sector has reportedly begun preparations to defend against quantum computing-related threats.
• PYMNTS | U.S. Bank Debuts Tool for Faster Small Business Money Moveme… (pymnts.com)
  U.S. Bank has introduced a tool designed to help small businesses move money faster with a single digital interface.
• PYMNTS | Bank of America: X-Border Payments Must Work Like Local Ones (pymnts.com)
  Cross-border payments are moving beyond speed toward experiences that mirror domestic real-time payments, Bank of America’s AJ McCray says.
• PYMNTS | Pay Later Credit Option May Have to Win Over the Algorithm F… (pymnts.com)
  Consumers are increasingly willing to let AI recommend Pay Later options, but they expect those recommendations to prioritize affordability.