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Latin America's Informal Economy Becomes Fin Tech's Biggest Opening
59+ min ago (575+ words) Informal economies remain the decisive growth frontier for Latin American Fin Techs. Real-time rails and platforms are beginning to formalize cash-heavy ecosystems. Latin America's digital economy is advancing at a steady pace, yet much of the region's commercial activity still…...
Treasury Department Wants Access to Anthropic's Mythos
4+ hour, 15+ min ago (339+ words) The U. S. Treasury Department reportedly wants to get access to Anthropic's Mythos. Treasury Chief Information Officer Sam Corcos hopes to get access to the model, which Anthropic has been rolling out to a limited number of institutions, as soon as this…...
IMF Warns Governments to Keep Close Watch on AI Threats
3+ hour, 29+ min ago (379+ words) A top'International Monetary Fund'official says governments need to be watchful of AI threats. AI is a "very powerful tool that can be used for good and for bad," said'Tobias Adrian, financial counsellor at the IMF. "Our advice is to really…...
AI Is Cracking Open Banking Before Quantum Gets the Chance
23+ hour, 46+ min ago (681+ words) Frontier AI can rapidly discover and exploit vulnerabilities that once took experts months to uncover, accelerating both defensive security work and potential cyberattacks. Complex, interconnected banking and payments infrastructure creates a large attack surface where a single AI-found flaw could…...
Banks Face Complex Cyber Risks From Anthropic's Mythos
23+ hour, 49+ min ago (235+ words) Experts interviewed by Reuters said Mythos could power complex cyberattacks as it can identify cyber vulnerabilities as well as ways to exploit them, according to the report. Banks and other financial institutions are threatened by these sorts of attacks because…...
The Human Problem Behind Every Failed AI Investment
1+ day, 21+ min ago (397+ words) Money is moving. Tools are live. Artificial intelligence (AI) sits at the top of virtually every C-suite priority list. So why are so few organizations seeing returns? A recent study from Pearson and AWS offers an uncomfortable answer: The workforce…...
Cybersecurity's Hottest New Job Is Negotiating With Hackers
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (693+ words) As cybercrime becomes a structured extortion economy, negotiation relies on intelligence, psychology and insider knowledge of hacker tactics " not just technical skill. The rise of the role is reshaping cyber risk strategy and power dynamics, helping companies reduce losses, navigate…...
Clear Bank Secures Mi CA License to Support Digital Asset Push
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (284+ words) The regulatory confirmation marks Clear Bank's first major step in delivering digital clearing capabilities, according to the release. As a CASP, Clear Bank Europe will now roll out the'Circle Mint'platform and provide clients with access to Euro Coin (EURC), USD…...
How to Prepare for Agentic Commerce Without Breaking Digital Identity
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (572+ words) A fundamental assumption about the internet has broken. Automated traffic now accounts for the majority of online activity, and a growing share of that activity is not malicious but functional. Software agents are booking travel, managing subscriptions, executing purchases, and…...
Open AI Says Axios Breach Did Not Affect User Data
2+ day, 27+ min ago (417+ words) Open AI says there is no indication that a breach involving a third-party developer tool compromised user data. The company said that it was taking measures to" protect the process that ensures its mac OS applications are legitimate Open AI…...