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How money moves determines the shape of most B2B relationships. Traditionally, suppliers have had to deal with the short end of the stick in the buyer-supplier dynamic, with larger buyers often using their power to dictate payment terms that can ultimately strain supplier cash flows. To even the balance, value-added services like faster onboarding, richer supplier data and smoother...
A federal judge reportedly rejected Amazon’s attempt to dismiss a price gouging lawsuit. U.S. District Judge Robert Lasnik ruled Monday (Jan. 5) that the eCommerce giant’s claims in seeking the dismissal were “unpersuasive,” Reuters reported Monday. Amazon had argued that consumer protection laws in Washington state—where the company is based—are vague when it comes to pricing issues....
PayPal announced in a press release Tuesday (Jan 6) the launch of its Transaction Graph Insights...
Banking startup Kontigo says it will reimburse more than 1,000 customers following a hack. That hack affected $340,905 worth of these customers’ stablecoins, the company said in an X post flagged by Bloomberg News Monday (Jan. 5). “We detected unauthorized access that affected funds of some users,” the company said. “Your funds are protected and any affected amounts will be reimbursed...
Nvidia is reportedly speeding up plans to bring its technology to automobiles. According to a report Monday (Jan. 5) from Bloomberg News, the tech giant has introduced a platform called Alpamayo that lets cars “reason” in the real world, as CEO Jensen Huang said during a presentation at the CES trade show in Las Vegas. The company says potential users can retrain the Alpamayo model...
Voice will finally pull agentic commerce onto the mobile phone by turning complex, desktop‑only “go do this for me” prompts into natural, spoken conversations that consumers can have anywhere. The platforms that win 2026 will be those that embed capable voice agents deeply into devices, apps, and operating systems, not just those that bolt AI onto legacy assistants. Try typing a...
In 2026, tokenized bank deposits overtake stablecoins as the preferred on-chain dollar for institutional and wholesale money — not because stablecoins disappear, but because banks turn deposits into programmable infrastructure without breaking the existing financial system. For much of the past two years, stablecoins dominated the conversation about on-chain money. From near obscurity...
New Federal Reserve research examines the relationship between high tariffs and reduced inflation. The research note from the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, published Monday (Jan. 5), pointed out that past instances of steep tariff rates led to lower inflation, while examining possible causes for this phenomenon.  “The 15% increase in the average U.S. tariff rate in 2025 was...
Watch more: TechReg Talks with Rodney Hood The U.S. banking charter, as the name implies, has traditionally been the preserve of legacy institutions built on branches, balance sheets and incremental change. In other words, it’s been the preserve of banks. Today, that boundary is dissolving. FinTech and cryptocurrency-native firms, from payments giants to stablecoin issuers, are...
For most of the 21st century’s eCommerce era, retailers have optimized for a single decision-maker: a human with a screen, a cursor and relatively limited attention. To sway the human shopper, product discovery funnel relied on traditional marketing visuals and copy. Differentiation was shaped by branding and UX, while conversion often hinged on persuasion. But new findings from the...