Meta and Sierra’s Poppy Lets Customers Set Limits for AI Agents

Meta and Sierra’s Poppy Lets Customers Set Limits for AI Agents
Meta and Sierra’s Poppy Lets Customers Set Limits for AI Agents
October 12, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

When a personal artificial intelligence agent makes a purchase or fixes a problem for someone, it often signs in as that customer and clicks through...

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FedEx Adds Duty and Tax Payments to APAC Import Tool
FedEx Adds Duty and Tax Payments to APAC Import Tool
October 12, 2026  |  Shipping

FedEx customers in nine Asia-Pacific (APAC) markets can now use the FedEx Import Tool to handle document submission, clearance processing, shipment status tracking, and duty...

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Mastercard and WEX Launch APAC-Focused Fleet Management Partnership
Mastercard and WEX Launch APAC-Focused Fleet Management Partnership
October 12, 2026  |  Partnerships

Mastercard and WEX launched a fleet management partnership focused on the Asia-Pacific region, according to a Monday (Oct. 12) press release. The collaboration is designed...

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FIS Wants to Help CFOs Forecast Cash Flow With Agentic AI
FIS Wants to Help CFOs Forecast Cash Flow With Agentic AI
October 12, 2026  |  Back-office

FIS has debuted an agentic artificial intelligence solution to help finance teams manage collections, liquidity, risk and cash flow. FIS Agentic Insights Suite comes with a...

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IMF: Tokenized Stocks Show Demand for 24-Hour Trading, but Investor Safeguards Lag
IMF: Tokenized Stocks Show Demand for 24-Hour Trading, but Investor Safeguards Lag
October 12, 2026  |  Markets

Tokenized securities are demonstrating genuine investor demand for around-the-clock trading and fractional ownership, but the infrastructure needed to provide adequate liquidity, price stability and investor...

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Convenience Stores Put Vertical SaaS to a Multi-Business Test
Convenience Stores Put Vertical SaaS to a Multi-Business Test
October 12, 2026  |  Retail

Vertical software as a service has generally benefited from specialization. A restaurant platform can be designed around menus, kitchens, ordering and tips. Retail software tracks...

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How B2B Invoices Became Payment Infrastructure
How B2B Invoices Became Payment Infrastructure
October 12, 2026  |  B2B Payments

Two years ago, a B2B invoice was largely a record of a transaction already agreed upon, passed between finance departments to trigger payment, reconciliation and...

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Citi Readies Audit to Seek End of Federal Oversight and Speed Growth
Citi Readies Audit to Seek End of Federal Oversight and Speed Growth
October 12, 2026  |  Banking

Citi aims to submit an internal audit to banking regulators by the first quarter of 2027, if not earlier, in hopes that the regulators will...

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IMF Says AI Fuels Growth but Could Disrupt Labor Markets
IMF Says AI Fuels Growth but Could Disrupt Labor Markets
October 12, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said artificial intelligence investment is keeping global growth at around 3%, Reuters reported Monday (Oct. 12). At the...

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