Ahead of earnings, Amex adds more tools to feed its AI plans

The credit card lender, which is scheduled to report first quarter earnings April 23, followed its release of an agentic commerce kit by agreeing to acquire Hypercard, a Sam Altman-backed company that uses AI to support expense management.

OCC moves to block Illinois ban on swipe fees on taxes, tips

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency sent an interim final rule to the Office of Management and Budget that would preempt a controversial Illinois state law banning the collection of interchange fees on taxes and tips interchange.