Main Facts: The Launch of the Roughrider Coin Infrastructure In a strategic pivot toward the future of decentralized finance, Milwaukee-based payments giant Fiserv has officially gone live with its proprietary digital asset platform. This landmark launch centers on the deployment of the "Roughrider Coin," a stablecoin backed by the Bank of North Dakota. The project…
SAN FRANCISCO — In an era where consumer expectations for speed, personalization, and seamless digital interactions are at an all-time high, CRM giant Salesforce has announced a major strategic push tailored specifically to the small and medium-sized business (SMB) sector. The company has rolled out an innovative, all-in-one platform feature designed to consolidate fragmented workflows,…
By PYMNTS Published September 21, 2026 Main Facts Kastle, an emerging leader in agentic artificial intelligence (AI) platforms tailored for consumer lenders and financial institutions, has successfully closed a $24 million Series A funding round. The investment was spearheaded by prominent venture capital and growth equity firm Insight Partners. The freshly secured capital is earmarked…
By PYMNTS | September 11, 2026 NEW YORK — Designer apparel rental pioneer Rent the Runway announced a major leadership transition on Friday, September 11, appointing Chief Commercial Officer and retail industry veteran Paige Thomas as its new Chief Executive Officer, President, and member of the Board of Directors. Thomas, whose extensive executive background includes…
For over a decade, the narrative surrounding stablecoins and blockchain technology was one of "disintermediation." The prevailing wisdom suggested that decentralized ledgers would render traditional payment networks obsolete, cutting out the middlemen and allowing value to flow directly across a borderless, peer-to-peer architecture. However, the reality of 2026 suggests a far more pragmatic, and perhaps…
In a landmark move that signals the further convergence of traditional finance (TradFi) and decentralized ledger technology, global payments giant Visa has unveiled the "Visa Stablecoin Platform" (VSP). This comprehensive enterprise solution is designed to allow banks, fintech firms, and payment providers to issue, hold, and move stablecoins across Visa’s expansive global payment network. By…
PNC Financial Services Group, the Pittsburgh-based super-regional banking giant with $603 billion in assets, has officially launched its next-generation mobile banking application. This rollout represents more than a mere cosmetic update; it is a fundamental reimagining of the digital banking experience, powered by a pioneering "agentic" artificial intelligence development process and a strategic mandate to…
The digital infrastructure supporting thousands of educational institutions across the United States faced a systemic collapse this May, as a sophisticated data extortion campaign targeted Instructure, the parent company of the widely used Learning Management System (LMS) Canvas. The incident, which saw the platform’s login portals hijacked to display ransom demands, sent shockwaves through the…
