Yes. Across multiple empirical studies, fintech adoption is associated with higher lending efficiency in banks—mainly via faster, cheaper, and more accurate credit intermediation—though there are trade‑offs around liquidity, implementation risk, and heterogeneity by bank type. What “lending efficiency” means Lending ...

A modest Medicarepay rise may not be enough to calm hospitals facing a more complicated 2027. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has proposed new payment rules that would increase rates for many facilities, while also expanding financial risk, ...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is warning consumers to beware of text messages that demand money for unpaid tolls as well as new online friends or love interests who suddenly ask for money. These are two common imposter scams, a type of scam that ...

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES — Contact centers are rejecting the dominant AI layoff narrative reshaping global business, with 85% of service and support leaders expanding human agent responsibilities rather than cutting jobs, according to a new Gartner survey of more than 320 ...

In a press release late last month, FCC chairman Brendan Carr said “We must bring meaningful robocall relief to consumers.” In another press release two days later, the commission wrote that “Stopping illegal calls is the FCC’s top consumer protection ...

Strong Start to the Year with 11% Cash Collections Growth and Net Income of $28 Million Continued Momentum in U.S. Business with Strong Results in Europe On Track with PRA 3.0 Strategy to Drive Enhanced Results NORFOLK, Va., May 7, ...

Americans now owe about 1.68 trillion dollars on auto loans and leases, the highest level ever recorded. What that $1.68T actually represents The figure comes from a new analysis by The Century Foundation and Protect Borrowers, which used national credit ...

nCino, Inc. Canadian credit union leverages nCino to deepen member relationships across the province of Alberta WILMINGTON, N.C. and CAMROSE, Alberta, May 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- nCino, Inc. (NASDAQ: NCNO), the platform for agentic banking, today announced Vision Credit ...

SINGAPORE – Sending debt collectors to a restaurant to get it to pay up used to be the last resort for Mr Bryan Lian, who runs Shiki, a company that supplies about 150 restaurants with ingredients. The 36-year-old says: “It’s ...