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Two weeks after reviving negotiations that ended when PayPal rejected a $53 billion offer, Stripe and its private-equity partner are walking away from what could have been a record fintech acquisition.

Digital Transactions News staff October 16, 2026 Acquiring, Competitive Strategies, Credit Cards, E-Commerce, Issuing/Originating, Mobile Commerce, Point-of-sale, Real-time Payments CDE Solutions, a provider of retail point-of-sale technology, said it has worked with Bodega AI to develop an AI-based point-of-sale platform for independent retailers. Self Labs has launched Agent Vault,…

MSME (Representative image) 1 min read Last Updated : Aug 14 2026 | 6:08 PM IST India has seen a sharp expansion in access to credit over the past five years, with both retail and MSME segments recording significant growth in bureau coverage and active borrowers. In retail, the bureau footprint rose 1.7 times to…

Single Shot; don’t do drugs; not so Niceville; and other highlights of recent tax cases. Processing Content Chevy Chase, Maryland: Thomas C. Goldstein, a prominent appellate attorney who argued more than 40 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court and co-founded the widely read legal website SCOTUSblog, was sentenced to 72 months in prison for tax…

Although bankruptcy filings in the United States have yet to reach the same levels seen after the 2007 recession, they’re on the rise. In 2025, courts reported 549,577 personal bankruptcy filings, which amounts to an 11.2% increase from the previous year. Many Americans are finding that budgeting and refinancing aren’t enough to resolve their debt….

Total revenues increased 13% year-on-year to $2.3bn. Credit: Taljat David/ Shutterstock.com. Northern Trust posted a net income of $642.9m for the third quarter of 2026, an increase of 40% compared with the $457.6m recorded during the corresponding period of 2025. Diluted earnings per share reached $3.40, up from $2.29 a year prior, according to a…