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The payments company is opening its real-time payments network, Visa Direct, to stablecoins through a prefunding pilot that will allow businesses to move money across borders when banks are closed.

Two large companies' announcements that they're laying off thousands of people they've deemed not AI-savvy have drawn mostly negative reactions. 

The credit scoring agency's rollout comes after years of criticism from home lenders over its prices, with delivery costs rising over 40% in the past year.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will delay its small-business lending data rule by a year, citing litigation and plans to rewrite the regulation in the interim as reasons for the delay.

Christina Powers is a Partner in West Monroe's Cybersecurity practice. She leads the firm's Cybersecurity Advisory for Private Equity (CAPE) program, helping private equity firms and their portfolio companies maintain visibility into cybersecurity practices and risks. Christina also conducts cybersecurity due diligence for potential acquisitions, supporting investment decisions and operational resilience.

 She brings deep experience in cybersecurity strategy, with a focus on risk mitigation and identity and access management. Prior to joining West Monroe, Christina worked in Accenture's Technology Consulting Security practice. She holds a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame and has completed executive education at the Yale School of Management.

Bepi Pezzulli is an associate professor in the MBA program at University Canada West as well as a solicitor of the senior courts of England & Wales, specializing in cryptofinance.

Julie Genjac is a vice president and managing director of Applied Insights at Hartford Funds. With over 20 years of experience, she helps financial professionals and teams optimize their practices by enhancing their efficiency and effectiveness. She is also a co-host of the Hartford Funds Human-centric Investing podcast, featuring thought leaders from inside and outside the industry.

A flurry of product launches are designed to keep the payment company's merchants in-house by making it easier to deploy artificial intelligence-driven payments and stablecoins.

As the issuance of stablecoins by businesses outside the financial industry expands, some of the products and services traditionally handled by banks might begin to migrate to retailers and other market participants.

Banks are scouring consumer complaints, bank accounts and loan denials to identify people and companies who they may have cut off from banking services amid a new push by the Trump administration to address allegations of political bias in debanking.