Intel eliminated a prestigious technical title after 44 years. The change says something important about what your company should expect and reward from its experts.
Revenue growth remained healthy across the payments industry this quarter, but earnings calls and P&L statements also shed light on what makes a payment network stronger over time. Visa discussed credentials, money movement and tokenization. Mastercard repeatedly described a continuum that links network scale, data and value-added services. Capital One devoted much of its discussion…
Lazard portfolio manager Bertrand Cliquet says infrastructure companies are worth more than the AI hype sometimes linked to them.
Billing used to be where the customer relationship ended for the month. The service was delivered, the invoice went out, the payment came in, and the provider moved on. For years, insurers and other service providers treated billing and payments as administrative infrastructure. It was something important, yet expensive and largely invisible unless something went…
It is the second time FinCEN has taken action against UBS. Credit: Cineberg/ Shutterstock.com. The US Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network has ordered UBS to pay a $125m civil penalty for “wilful” breaches of the Bank Secrecy Act. The agency said the sanction is the biggest so far against a broker-dealer for violations of that law. Access…
When Dolly Parton passed away on Aug. 25, 2026, at age 80, the world lost not only a country music icon but also one of entertainment’s most prolific philanthropists. Over her lifetime, Parton gave generously to causes ranging from childhood literacy to disaster relief, leaving behind a charitable legacy as enduring as her music. A…
Today, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced that the upcoming quarterly public meeting for the Interagency Task Force (IATF) on Veterans Small Business Development will be held on March 4 from 1-3 p.m. EST. This meeting is open to the public. “Veterans exemplify the discipline, resilience and leadership that drive successful entrepreneurship,” said SBA’s Office…