Reported by Tatiana Bautzer (Excerpt shared below. To read full report, go to: https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/citigroup-says-ai-helps-speed-account-openings-systems-upgrades-2026-04-08/) Citigroup is using artificial intelligence to speed up ‌account openings and the retirement of old software, the U.S. bank’s head of technology, Tim Ryan, said, as the firm pushes to improve productivity. U.S. banks are embracing AI, the biggest technological upheaval to […]

Black Box of Blockchain Risk Reported by PYMNTS (Excerpt shared below. To read full report, go to: https://www.pymnts.com/cryptocurrency/2026/stablecoins-meet-real-world-commerce-but-kyc-keeps-breaking-the-experience/) Stablecoin-linked cards are meant to make crypto spendable anywhere, but in practice, they’re exposing a fundamental clash between digital assets and jurisdictional compliance. As issuers partner with traditional payment networks, users are encountering repeated identity checks, frozen […]