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Cross-border payments have long been dominated by legacy banking networks, but a new generation of fintechs is challenging that model. Among them is Skydo, which has received approval to operate in Canada, opening a payments corridor between India and North America and becoming one of the few Indian fintechs with direct regulatory authorization in an…

America’s phone-carrying shopper is becoming less of a bargain hunter and more of an in-aisle decision maker. That shift stands out in PYMNTS Intelligence’s 2026 Global Digital Shopping Index: U.S. Playbook, “The New American Shopper.” The report finds that consumers now record 51 digital shopping days a month, up from 46 in January 2024. Much…

Michael Burry bought his first credit default swaps on subprime mortgage bonds for his Scion Asset Management hedge fund in 2005. He continued to buy those contracts, which offered limited downsides but huge upsides if he was right, even as the trade moved against him. In the end, he turned out to be right about…

A FINRA arbitration panel handed a former Ameriprise advisor a major victory this week, awarding her $200,000 and ordering her official record cleared in a defamation suit against her former employer. Processing Content Brooke Pilant, a Tennessee-based advisor at Ameriprise from 2017 to 2024, filed a complaint last year with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority…

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With AI taking on a growing share of routine tasks, accounting firms want more than just productivity from their partners. They want partners to double down on client relations and shift to a more value-oriented mindset. Those who have previously focused only on performing tasks will likely face difficulty in this more interpersonal, entrepreneurial environment….