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Fincen and four banking agencies cleared mobile driver's licenses for customer identification. The question is, can banks read them?
September 18
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Volume on a rail for AI agents to make transactions has fallen 93% in 2026 while related startups flood the market, suggesting technology is developing faster than demand. But payment experts say there's still a very bright future for shopping and checkout via advanced forms of AI.
September 18
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Bankers are largely downplaying the impact of the Federal Reserve's interest rate increase. Some said this week that the quarter-point hike could be good for near-term profitability.
September 17
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With three years of market appreciation buoying most advisors' revenue generation, Morgan Stanley says: Produce a bit more or see a small pay cut.
September 17
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Credit Acceptance Corp. has agreed to provide $710 million in restitution and debt relief to resolve allegations of predatory lending by 41 state attorneys general.
September 17
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The South Korean automaker's credit card subsidiary completed two proof-of-concept transactions that used stablecoins to move funds between subsidiaries in the U.S. and Mexico without a bank. Next, Hyundai Motor will test if the technology can be used as the backbone of its global treasury infrastructure.
September 17
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Brokerages applaud a new rule that will relieve them of the obligation to monitor advisors' side gigs such as driving for Uber or bartending. But regulators say they still have plenty of obligations to monitor outside business activities.
September 17
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The Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday issued an order allowing some tokenized U.S. stocks to be traded on blockchain-based platforms.
September 17
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Now that regulators have failed to approve a controversial merger deal, the question is whether the buyer will have to pay a hefty fee to the seller.
September 17
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David studied Accounting and Economics at Loyola University Chicago and later deepened his expertise at MIT, focusing on Data and Economic Policy. He was the innovator behind Deloitte Cortex, Deloitte's flagship analytics platform, and previously led software innovations at both Deloitte and Synchrony Bank. With a strong technical background in machine learning and large language models (LLMs), David drives the development of Abacus' products and infrastructure. Today, he guides the company's vision, product strategy, and enterprise AI innovation across regulated industries.
September 17
