AI Agents Give Main Street Businesses Big Business Muscle

AI Agents Give Main Street Businesses Big Business Muscle
AI Agents Give Main Street Businesses Big Business Muscle
October 12, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Running a small business has always meant doing more with less. The owner takes the morning shift, answers customer emails on lunch, reconciles the books...

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71% of Card Switchers Choose a Card Already in Their Wallet
71% of Card Switchers Choose a Card Already in Their Wallet
October 12, 2026  |  Credit Cards

Credit card issuers may think their biggest retention threat is another bank persuading a customer to open a new account. But the replacement card may...

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Pay-by-Bank Could Win 32% of Bill Payments With the Right Incentives
Pay-by-Bank Could Win 32% of Bill Payments With the Right Incentives
October 12, 2026  |  Payment Methods

Digital bank customers are more willing than the broader banking population to move transactions to Pay by Bank when the payment method comes with discounts...

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Amazon Weighs $7 Billion Purchase of AI Startup Decart
Amazon Weighs $7 Billion Purchase of AI Startup Decart
October 11, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Amazon is reportedly in discussions to purchase artificial intelligence startup Decart in a roughly $7 billion deal. That’s according to a report Sunday (Oct. 11)...

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White House Says All AI Companies Must Report Security Incidents
White House Says All AI Companies Must Report Security Incidents
October 11, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

The White House is reportedly requiring artificial intelligence companies to report and correct security incidents. The mandate from the White House Super Intelligence Force came...

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Ramp Valued at $60 Billion Following New Funding Round
Ramp Valued at $60 Billion Following New Funding Round
October 11, 2026  |  Fintech Investments

Ramp has reportedly reached a $60 billion valuation with its newest funding round. That’s according to a report Friday (Oct. 9) by Bloomberg News, citing...

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CFTC Wants to Redefine Swaps to Include Prediction Platforms
CFTC Wants to Redefine Swaps to Include Prediction Platforms
October 11, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) wants to define financial swaps to include event contracts based on sports, political, cultural and weather-related events. The regulator...

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Nvidia Looks to Purchase Open-Weight AI Firm Reflection
Nvidia Looks to Purchase Open-Weight AI Firm Reflection
October 11, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Nvidia is reportedly in talks to acquire Reflection AI, a U.S. maker of open-weight artificial intelligence models. That’s according to a report Saturday (Oct. 10)...

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Microsoft CEO Calls for Safeguards Against Rogue AI
Microsoft CEO Calls for Safeguards Against Rogue AI
October 11, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Microsoft’s CEO says companies should assume powerful artificial intelligence models could be compromised and create an “emergency brake” to rein them in. In comments posted...

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