This year has seen three fledgling AI firms swallowed up by Big Tech companies. As the Financial Times (FT) notes in a report Wednesday (Aug. 14), it is a pattern that threatens to leave venture capitalists (VCs) on the outside looking in at the artificial intelligence (AI) boom. AI companies Adept, Character.AI and Inflection had, combined, raised
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has staked out a clear position on using artificial intelligence (AI) in financial services: There are no exceptions to existing consumer protection laws for new technologies. In am Aug. 12 comment letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, the CFPB outlined its approach to regulating AI and other emerging technologies
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged NovaTech Ltd, its operators, Cynthia and Eddy Petion, and the company’s top promoters with running a fraudulent scheme centered on crypto assets. The defendants are charged with running a multi-level marketing company that claimed it would invest victims’ funds in crypto assets but did so with only a fraction of
Despite the decentralized nature of cryptocurrencies and other digital assets, Web3 businesses need banking partners. But on Thursday (Aug. 8), news broke that Pennsylvania-based Customers Bank, one of the only crypto-friendly banks in the U.S., was served with a 13-page regulatory enforcement action by the Federal Reserve related to its digital asset and dollar token
One of the longest running legal cases impacting crypto’s regulatory future is potentially nearing resolution. The case, between cryptocurrency company Ripple Labs and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), centers around whether Ripple’s XRP token is a security and has gone through several iterations since its 2020 start. On Wednesday (Aug. 7), the scales of justice fell
Robinhood Markets reportedly submitted a response to a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Wells Notice that it received in May, which warned the company of impending enforcement action related to its cryptocurrency business. Vlad Tenev, CEO of Robinhood, told Bloomberg Television about this move in a Thursday (Aug. 8) interview, while adding that he had
Blockchain solutions provider Ripple Labs was ordered by a federal judge to pay a civil penalty of $125 million in a case brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and centered on the company’s sale of its XRP token to institutional investors. The SEC had sought a total of $2 billion in civil penalties,
Consumers’ total outstanding credit increased by $8.9 billion in June, with a rise in non-revolving credit partially offset by a decline in revolving credit. Non-revolving credit increased by $10.6 billion during the month, while revolving credit declined by $1.7 billion, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday (Aug. 7) in its monthly report on outstanding consumer credit. In terms of percentages,
CredibleX and Fracxn partnered to provide small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) with access to a variety of financing solutions. With this collaboration, Fracxn’s instant financing solutions for SMBs will be added to the financial solutions offered by CredibleX, the companies said in a Monday (Aug. 5) press release. “Together, we simplify access to financing and
The integration of financial products and services into digital ecosystems is transforming commerce. “With the advancements of technology and the platforms businesses rely on to run their operations, they are looking to integrate financial products to give their customer base more value,” Ben Griefer, COO at Maverick Payments, told PYMNTS for the series “What’s Next in