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The spread of new payment technology and omnichannel commerce are changing the way people shop during the holiday season, even in brick-and-mortar stores. Here are a few noteworthy trends this season.
The spread of new payment technology and omnichannel commerce are changing the way people shop during the holiday season, even in brick-and-mortar stores. Here are a few noteworthy trends this season.









Synchrony Financial joined the chorus of banks that were enjoying the healthy credit cycle as consumers maintained discretionary spending despite ongoing affordability concerns and persistent inflation.
Schwab directly or indirectly manages only 2% of the $37 trillion in U.S. wealth that could be in the hands of advisors, according to CEO Rick Wurster. The size of the opportunity means there is no need to compete with the firm's RIA clients.
The neobank fintech built investing services into its mobile banking app as it anticipates the potential of rollovers from newly-opened Trump Accounts.
In a new paper, the frontier model creator shares how its LLM processes information and generates responses. This could open doors to training, interpretability and governance issues for banks that aim to use it.
The central bank's long-held independence from government interference is under siege and its role as a regulator may be a wedge the president uses against it.
Two former mid-level employees at the Toronto-based bank received U.S. prison sentences for their roles in funneling nearly half a billion dollars through TD accounts.