Kraken is first cryptocurrency exchange to receive state bank license

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Paymentus (US: PAY) CEO Dushyant Sharma on how his firm is modernizing enterprise bill payments with a single code

• Paymentus, a publicly traded company with the stock ticker PAY, provides cloud-native bill payment solutions tailored to enterprises across various industries. 
• CEO Dushyant Sharma discusses how Paymentus leverages AI to navigate industry demands and regulations, the challenges of cloud adoption, and the company's ongoing tech advancements.

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Banks tackle the growing issue of investment banking burnout — But is it actually working?

• We dive into the steps banks have taken to improve work-life balance for employees following the infamous Bofa employee incident.
• We also assess whether these initiatives are effective, and where more can be done.

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BNPL players turn up the heat: Affirm and Klarna compete for banks, growth, and market leadership

• BNPL providers, Affirm and Klarna, initially grew by integrating into e-commerce checkouts, and are now contending for partnerships with major banks.
• With banks now entering the BNPL space, firms like Affirm and Klarna have an opportunity to further solidify their positions and for the BNPL industry at large.

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A quarter into 2025, where are Goldman and Apple steering their strategies next?

• We look at what’s been unfolding at Goldman Sachs and Apple since the start of the year.
• With consumer banking behind, Goldman bets on AI, while Apple’s fintech push hits turbulence with internal leadership and tech woes.

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The Quarterly Review: Current’s CTO Trevor Marshall reports on Model-Driven Success

• Trevor Marshall, Current's CTO, reports success with model-driven deployments that boosted the firm's Paycheck Advance product.
• Through focused model improvement and heuristic deployment, Marshall's teams enhanced ML infrastructure to better predict payroll timing and significantly improve fraud detection.