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AI companies are building large data center networks and spending hundreds of billions on infrastructure, which is rattling wider markets. The article says this strain on balance sheets and funding needs can shift power toward large lenders and underwriters. It examines three stocks exposed to that AI capex trend.
Read the original →Artificial intelligence is turning financial fraud into a global cyber pandemic. Banks and customers face increasingly sophisticated attacks.
Read the original →Digital insurer Naked has launched pet insurance for cats and dogs. It uses AI and automation to assess claims and pay out.
Read the original →The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is monitoring how thoroughly AI companies disclose their risks and financial metrics, according to Reuters.
Read the original →Investors are worried about potential financial risks linked to Big Tech.
Read the original →Circle Internet Group and Proof presented an AI agent-based payments and identity protocol at Money20/20 in late October 2026. The partners used USDC to show AI agents completing verified, identity-gated purchases without exposing underlying personal data. The demo integrated the x401 identity framework with the x402 payment protocol.
Read the original →Verve plans to let customers pay by tapping their phones. Eventually, it also plans to let AI assistants make payments on their behalf.
Read the original →Upstart put an AI voice agent on lending verification calls. Its automated compliance judge disagreed with human reviewers two-thirds of the time.
Read the original →Apple is again the world's most valuable company after Friday's trading session. Apple shares slipped 1.2% on October 30, leaving a market cap of $5.03 trillion, while NVIDIA dropped 4.2% to close at $4.93 trillion.
Read the original →Anthropic filed an IPO registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on October 26, 2026. It plans to list on Nasdaq under the proposed ticker symbol "ANT".
Read the original →Resolution 57-NQ/TW has paved the way, and Circular 53/2026/TT-NHNN takes effect on November 15, 2026. The guiding framework is largely complete, and the remaining task is implementation from regulators to individual institutions, management units and party branches. Ensuring safety early and remotely is a condition for digital banking to develop quickly and at scale.
Read the original →Financial institutions in Okayama Prefecture are increasingly using generative AI, which automatically creates text, images and programs. The description notes that these institutions handle highly confidential customer information such as deposits and loans.
Read the original →The KOSPI rose 3.25% last week to close at 5730.74, a rebound. Concerns about the profitability of AI investment by major US tech companies are weighing on investor sentiment. Alphabet is cited as having disappointed on earnings.
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