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YouTuber MrBeast Acquires Fintech Targeting Younger Consumers
Jimmy Donaldson, also known as MrBeast, built his following by capturing the attention of young users on an exceptionally crowded...
Germany Plans to Eliminate Checks Entirely by 2027
Germany is bidding farewell to the paper check. Once a staple of everyday payments, checks are now all but obsolete,...
The Fraud Epidemic Is Testing the Limits of Cybersecurity
Many of the fraud threats facing organizations today are not new. However, the convergence of these threats—combined with ever-evolving technologies—has...
EU Leaders Consider Comprehensive Payments Plan for the Euro
The euro is the world’s second-largest reserve currency, though it still lags far behind the U.S. dollar. Many European Union...
Staying on Guard Against the Growing Use of Deepfakes
AI-generated deepfakes continue to pose a growing global threat, with investment opportunity scams emerging as the fastest-growing use case. Between...
Bank of America Overhauls Credit Cards to Boost Customer Base
Despite recent contention over interest rates and transaction fees, credit cards remain firmly entrenched in the U.S. payments landscape. To...
AI Drives Sharp Rise in Phishing Volume
The rate of phishing attacks is accelerating, with spam filters flagging one email every 19 seconds last year, up from...
Bed, Bath, & Beyond Turns to Tokenization in Digital Assets Push
The store most known for home décor could soon offer tokenized home equity loans, after Bed, Bath & Beyond unveiled...
Maine, DC weigh EWA regulations
The state of Maine and the District of Columbia are both considering new regulations for earned wage access providers. While...
Equifax Launches Model to Detect First-Party Fraud
As one of the three major credit bureaus in the United States, Equifax has broad visibility into consumer credit behavior....
Block opens Dublin office | Payments Dive
Dive Brief: Digital payment provider Block announced the opening of an office in Dublin, Ireland, intended to expand the company's...
BRICS Puts Its Payment Rail on the Front Burner
The long-rumored BRICS payment system may finally be moving toward reality. A payment rail built on interoperable central bank digital...
