This week’s top stories

Ranked by AI importance score over the last 7 days

1. 1.

   Clarity Act Faces Sept. 15 Make-or-Break Vote in Senate(news.google.com)

   PYMNTS·10h ago·Regulation90
2. 2.

   Liquid Network hit by USD 320 million hack(news.google.com)

   The Paypers·1d ago·CryptoFraud & Security90
3. 3.

   FBI Investigates Possible Breach of Millions of American IDs(news.google.com)

   PYMNTS·5d ago·Fraud & Security90
4. 4.

   Thomson Reuters Reveals Hack of Court Case Management System(news.google.com)

   PYMNTS·6d ago·Fraud & Security90
5. 5.

   Chime Inks $590 Million Deal to Buy Longtime Bank Partner Stride(news.google.com)

   PYMNTS·1d ago·2 sources·Funding & M&AIssuing85
6. 6.

   PayTabs Group acquires Amazon Payment Services MENA(news.google.com)

   The Paypers·2d ago·4 sources·AcquiringFunding & M&A85
7. 7.

   Hill: FDIC on Track to Issue Stablecoin Rulemaking by Year’s End(news.google.com)

   Glenbrook Payments News·8h ago·RegulationCrypto80
8. 8.

   PayPal Debuts Developer Platform Tied to PYUSD Stablecoin(news.google.com)

   PYMNTS·9h ago·CryptoOpen Banking80
9. 9.

   U.S. Bank Takes Its USBDC Stablecoin Live With Cross-Border Payment on Stellar(news.google.com)

   Glenbrook Payments News·11h ago·CryptoCross-Border80
10. 10.

    Visa and World Bank Group Announce New Risk-Sharing Initiative to Expand Digital Payments and Financial Inclusion in Emerging Markets(news.google.com)

    Glenbrook Payments News·15h ago·AcquiringProcessors80
11. 11.

    London Stock Exchange Partners with Payward to Launch Tokenized Public Equity Architecture(thefintechtimes.com)

    The Fintech Times·20h ago·CryptoOpen Banking80
12. 12.

    Card Issuers Speed Upgrades as Fraud Threats Grow(news.google.com)

    PYMNTS·20h ago·Fraud & SecurityIssuing80
13. 13.

    Circle Expands Global Payments Infrastructure with Agreement to Acquire Singapore-based Cross-Border Payments Platform, Tazapay(news.google.com)

    Glenbrook Payments News·1d ago·2 sources·Cross-BorderFunding & M&A80
14. 14.

    Circle Acquires Tazapay to Accelerate Stablecoin Payment Adoption(news.google.com)

    PYMNTS·1d ago·CryptoFunding & M&A80
15. 15.

    OpenReserve gains OCC approval to charter national bank(news.google.com)

    The Paypers·2d ago·Funding & M&ARegulation80
16. 16.

    Iran War Puts New Pressure on Banks to Police Transactions(news.google.com)

    PYMNTS·3d ago·RegulationFraud & Security80
17. 17.

    Revolut moves closer to US banking launch with OCC approval(paymentsindustryintelligence.com)

    Payments Cards & Mobile·3d ago·2 sources·IssuingRegulation80
18. 18.

    DOJ Sides With OpenAI Against the NY Times in High-Stakes Copyright Case(news.google.com)

    PYMNTS·6d ago·Regulation80
19. 19.

    Citi processes live transactions on Swift's blockchain-based ledger(finextra.com)

    Finextra Payments·6d ago·ProcessorsCross-Border80
20. 20.

    Aeon unveils agentic checkout(finextra.com)

    Finextra Payments·1d ago·WalletsProcessors75