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• PYMNTS | Interchecks Raises $50 Million to Expand Real-Time Funding (pymnts.com)
  Interchecks will use its new funds to expand its instant payments infrastructure serving sportsbooks, FinTechs and financial institutions.
• CPI | Community Resistance Emerges as Major Obstacle to US Data Cente… (pymnts.com)
  Data center development has evolved from a largely technical economic development issue into a local and state policy debate.
• CPI | UK Moves Toward ‘Australia-Plus’ Social Media Ban for Children … (pymnts.com)
  British Prime Minister Keir Starmer proposed a ban on social media use by children under 16 and broad restrictions on digital platforms.
• CPI | Nuvei to Acquire Payoneer in $2.75 Billion Payments Deal (pymnts.com)
  Nuvei Corp. has reached an agreement to acquire Payoneer Global Inc. in a transaction valued at approximately $2.75 billion.
• PYMNTS | Fox Paying $22 Billion to Purchase Streaming Giant Roku (pymnts.com)
  Fox is preparing to acquire streaming video company Roku for $22 billion, making Fox the third-largest TV player in terms of viewership.
• PYMNTS | Wayfair Uses AI to Catch and Correct Bad Product Listings (pymnts.com)
  Wayfair built an AI system that reviews its roughly 30 million-item catalog and automatically corrects product details.
• PYMNTS | The 4 Biggest Problems Banks Have With Stablecoins (pymnts.com)
  As Washington warms to stablecoins, banks are warning that regulation can reduce the four main risks they see at the heart of the market.
• PYMNTS | Amex Forks Over $700 Million to Buy TheFork From Tripadvisor (pymnts.com)
  American Express wants to acquire restaurant reservation management platform TheFork from Tripadvisor for $700 million.
• PYMNTS | Kalshi Creates AI Agent to Smooth Prediction Market Contracts (pymnts.com)
  Kalshi has reportedly built an artificial intelligence (AI) agent designed to help run its prediction market.
• PYMNTS | Nuvei’s Final Payoneer Deal Moves From Rumor to Roadmap (pymnts.com)
  Nuvei plans to create a global platform for local and cross-border commerce by acquiring Payoneer for $2.75 billion.
• PYMNTS | HSBC Intros Tool to Speed Access to Working Capital (pymnts.com)
  HSBC debuted HSBC TradeCash, a trade finance solution that allows customers to share sales invoice data online and borrow against it.
• PYMNTS | Why Bad Bank Account Data Still Breaks B2B Payments (pymnts.com)
  Despite modern rails, faster settlement and digital payouts, one of the biggest causes of failed B2B payments remains bad bank account data.
• PYMNTS | Claude Max Customer Sues Anthropic Over Usage Limits (pymnts.com)
  The suit alleging that customers of its Claude Max 5x and Max 20x plans received significantly less usage than they expected.
• PYMNTS | UK APP Fraud Jumps 19% as Scammers Abuse Online Platforms (pymnts.com)
  Authorized push payments (APP) fraud continues to bedevil the financial sector in the United Kingdom, according to UK Finance.
• CPI | Fox Strikes $22 Billion Deal to Acquire Roku in Major Media Bet… (pymnts.com)
  Fox Corp. has agreed to acquire streaming platform Roku in a deal valued at approximately $22 billion, underscoring the continued...
• PYMNTS | Investment Platform eToro Weighs Expansion Into Banking Sect… (pymnts.com)
  FinTech eToro is reportedly considering multiple acquisitions and an expansion into traditional payment services.
• PYMNTS | Ant Group Plans Agentic-Focused Upgrade of Alipay Super App (pymnts.com)
  Ant Group reportedly wants to give its Alipay super app an agentic AI makeover, escalating Alipay's contest with rival WeChat.
• PYMNTS | Indian Payment FinTech Razorpay Planning $600 Million IPO (pymnts.com)
  Indian payment FinTech Razorpay is reportedly preparing a $600M IPO with the goal of making its stock market debut by the end of the year.
• PYMNTS | RADAR Wants to Make the Physical Store as Smart as Its Websi… (pymnts.com)
  CEO Spencer Hewett tells Karen Webster RADAR is about giving physical stores the real-time intelligence eCommerce has had for years.
• PYMNTS | Faster Payments Give AR Teams Less Time to Be Wrong (pymnts.com)
  Faster payments are giving AR teams a smaller margin for error, according to new PYMNTS Intelligence data.
• PYMNTS | Patent Offices Race to Define Who Owns Agentic AI Inventions (pymnts.com)
  In this week’s Prompt Economy Weekly agentic AI is starting to generate inventions faster than patent offices can define who owns them.
• PYMNTS | 32.7% of Gen Z Business Owners Want Card Support by Email (pymnts.com)
  Turns out the generation raised on apps would rather sort out their business card over email than tap through a self-serve form.
• PYMNTS | AI Moves Compliance From Detection to Investigation (pymnts.com)
  Flagright’s Baran Ozkan shares why the real AI opportunity is not just catching suspicious activity but surviving the investigations.
• PYMNTS | Apple Plans Price Hikes as AI Companies Drive Up Chip Costs (pymnts.com)
  Apple plans to raise prices due to a surge in the costs of memory and storage chips caused by AI, CEO Tim Cook said.
• PYMNTS | Illinois Puts Crypto Transfers in the Tax Crosshairs (pymnts.com)
  The law will impose a 0.2% tax on the use of digital asset services, including exchange, transfer or custody.
• PYMNTS | Visa and Mastercard Put Tokens in Charge of AI Commerce (pymnts.com)
  As AI agents move from recommendations to purchases, control of the transaction is more important than control of the interface.
• CPI | UK Tightens Antitrust Oversight of Google Search With New Trans… (pymnts.com)
  Britain's competition regulator has unveiled a new set of requirements for Google’s search business, marking another significant step...
• PYMNTS | PayPal Weighs Shutdown of Venture Capital Arm in Overhaul (pymnts.com)
  PayPal is “exploring strategic options” for its corporate venture capital arm, a company spokesperson told Fortune.
• PYMNTS | Amazon Exec Predicts Commercial Quantum Computers in 2031 (pymnts.com)
  Amazon executive Peter DeSantis reportedly said commercial useful quantum computers will appear five to seven years from now.
• PYMNTS | Trace Finance Raises $32M for Stablecoin Infrastructure Offe… (pymnts.com)
  Cross-border payments/stablecoin settlement infrastructure company Trace Finance has raised $32 million in new funding.
• PYMNTS | Karta Raises $140 Million for Credit-Invisible Travelers’ Ca… (pymnts.com)
  Travel-focused credit card company Karta has raised $140 million in new funding to expand its card offerings.
• CPI | Trade Groups Sue Oregon Over Law That Could Reshape Interstate … (pymnts.com)
  Three trade groups filed a lawsuit challenging Oregon's House Bill 4116, which caps interest rates at 36% on loans of $50,000 or less.
• CPI | Who Is Legally Responsible When an AI Agent Causes Harm? (pymnts.com)
  A fundamental legal question remains wide open: When an AI agent causes harm to consumers, who is on the hook?
• CPI | OhioHealth Agrees to Settle Antitrust Case Over Insurer Contrac… (pymnts.com)
  The case alleged that OhioHealth used contract provisions with insurers to drive up healthcare costs for patients in central Ohio.
• CPI | Packers Drawn Into Growing Fight Over NFL Antitrust Exemption (pymnts.com)
  Lawmakers and regulators are intensifying scrutiny of how the NFL distributes games across television and streaming platforms.
• CPI | Fertilizer Pricing Dispute Draws Attention to Agricultural Mark… (pymnts.com)
  A growing legal battle over fertilizer pricing is drawing renewed attention to competition concerns across the U.S. agricultural sector.
• PYMNTS | Connecticut Requires AI Companies to Disclose Subscription L… (pymnts.com)
  Connecticut’s new law requires AI firms to disclose restrictions and any discretion to reduce service quality before collecting payment.
• PYMNTS | CarMax Revenues Climb as CEO Calls for Digital Tune-Up (pymnts.com)
  CarMax revenues are up, and CEO Keith Barr said he is focused on improving the company’s digital car shopping experience.
• PYMNTS | U.S. Bank Marketplace Streamlines Client Access to CheckAlt (pymnts.com)
  U.S. Bank clients can now access CheckAlt’s integrated receivables and payment processing solutions through the bank’s online marketplace.
• PYMNTS | Revolut Enrolls 53 Million Europeans Into Visa Click to Pay (pymnts.com)
  Revolut has enabled Visa Click to Pay for eligible Visa cardholders, making the feature available to its customers in the U.K. and Europe.
• PYMNTS | Consumers Keep Clicking ‘Buy’ as Retail Sales Climb (pymnts.com)
  Consumers continue to make purchases even as many remain under pressure from household expenses and debt obligations.
• PYMNTS | EU Antitrust Head Seeks More Support for X-Border Bank Merge… (pymnts.com)
  Teresa Ribera, the European Union’s antitrust leader, is calling on EU nations to support cross-border bank mergers.
• PYMNTS | Amazon Teams With Newly Minted Physical AI Unicorn Odyssey (pymnts.com)
  Amazon took part in a $310 million funding round for Odyssey, which builds AI systems designed to simulate the physical world.
• PYMNTS | British Neobank Plasma Debuts Stablecoin Banking Product (pymnts.com)
  U.K. neobank Plasma has launched its flagship stablecoin banking product, Plasma One, a bet that banking will be built on stablecoin rails.
• PYMNTS | Klarna Pursues Everyday Spending With Bolt App Integration (pymnts.com)
  Users of the mobility platform Bolt will soon be able to use Klarna’s “pay in full” option to pay for car rides, scooters and car rentals.
• PYMNTS | Visa Direct Takes On Healthcare’s Paper Payout Problem (pymnts.com)
  Real-time payments have reshaped almost every corner of financial services, but healthcare payouts are the glaring exception.
• PYMNTS | WorkWhile Targets the $20 Billion Labor Economy Scheduling G… (pymnts.com)
  Given a direct choice, hourly workers pick a predictable schedule over higher pay. Without it, they cannot plan.
• PYMNTS | The Back Office Is Holding Real-Time Payments Hostage (pymnts.com)
  A new PYMNTS Intelligence report suggests the biggest obstacle to real-time B2B payment adoption is integration.
• PYMNTS | Flagright Secures $12.5M for AI Financial Crime Compliance (pymnts.com)
  Flagright raised $12.5 million to increase the capabilities and adoption of its AI operating system for financial crime compliance.
• PYMNTS | Consumers Will Let AI Recommend Pay Later, But Want Control (pymnts.com)
  The Pay Later Ecosystem: Consumers Will Let AI Recommend Pay Later, But They Want Control - A PYMNTS Intelligence and Splitit collaboration