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PayPal to Partner with OpenAI for ChatGPT Checkout; Lifts Earnings Forecast
PayPal Holdings has teamed with OpenAI to allow ChatGPT users buy products found through the AI chatbot with their PayPal accounts.
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Barclays to Buy U.S. Lending Startup Best Egg for $800 Million
The bet on U.S. consumer finance forms part of CEO C.S. Venkatakrishnan's bid to boost the British bank's stock.
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SoFi Raises Full-Year Profit Outlook as Membership Balloons
SoFi Technologies expects to bring in more customers and higher profits in 2025 than previously anticipated as its membership count continues to swell.
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Western Union, Early Telegraph Pioneer, Joins the Crypto Arms Race
The company plans to launch its own stablecoin in 2026 to send money around the globe, a move that might lower customer costs and settle transactions faster.
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The Fed's $6.6 Trillion Test: When to End Its Portfolio Runoff
The central bank's three-year bid to shrink its asset portfolio comes up against signs of funding pressures in overnight lending markets.
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Private Lenders Aren't Out of the Doghouse Yet
Though not the source of recent defaults, private asset-managers still have to overcome investor skepticism.
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HSBC Profit Drops on Billion-Dollar Hit From Madoff Suit
The drop for Europe's biggest bank by assets came despite improvements in its wealth and Hong Kong businesses.
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BNP Paribas Profit Rises on Retail, Investment Banking Performance
Earnings for the eurozone's largest bank in terms of assets rose less than expected, as higher costs dented its bottom line despite the continued recovery of its retail operations and growth in investment banking.
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Great Hill Partners Backs Donor-Advised Fund Services Provider Ren
Great Hill and existing backer Bain Capital are now the company's largest minority investors.
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How Texas Became a Hotbed of Banking M&A
U.S. banks keep finding new deals in Texas. Why execs can't get enough of the "Texaplex."
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Amundi Extends Momentum With Growth in Client Assets
Total assets under management stood at â¬2.317 trillion on Sept. 30, 2.2% higher than three months prior.
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Financial Services Roundup: Market Talk
Find insight on Canadian uranium stocks, Amundi, BNP Paribas, HSBC and more in the latest Market Talks covering financial services.
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