Year: 2026

Fiverr Pivots to AI Agents as Traditional Search Erodes
Fiverr Pivots to AI Agents as Traditional Search Erodes
October 29, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Fiverr is restructuring its digital architecture to adapt to what its CEO calls a fundamental upheaval in internet search. With search engine optimization losing ground to...

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WEX Expands AI Claims Processing as Revenue Hits $780 Million
WEX Expands AI Claims Processing as Revenue Hits $780 Million
October 29, 2026  |  Earnings

Intelligent payment solutions provider WEX saw growth across its business in the third quarter as it secured new business wins and drove innovation across its segments, CEO...

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Former Swift CEO Lazaro Campos Joins Stablecoin Yield Platform OpenTrade
Former Swift CEO Lazaro Campos Joins Stablecoin Yield Platform OpenTrade
October 29, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Former Swift CEO Lazaro Campos joined stablecoin yield infrastructure provider OpenTrade as chair of the board, OpenTrade CEO and Co-Founder David Sutter said in a...

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Visa Launches Agentic Commerce Partnership With Tencent
Visa Launches Agentic Commerce Partnership With Tencent
October 29, 2026  |  Partnerships

Visa has signed an agentic commerce/cross-border payments partnership with Chinese tech giant Tencent. The agreement between the two companies is designed to meld Tencent’s payment solutions, digital platforms...

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Shopify Connects AI Shopping Agents to Merchant Checkout
Shopify Connects AI Shopping Agents to Merchant Checkout
October 29, 2026  |  Payment Methods

Shopify has embedded agentic payment technology developed by Visa, Mastercard and American Express into its checkout feature, Shop Pay. “I’m excited to share that we’re...

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New York, Wyoming Coordinate Digital Asset Oversight as Regulators Seek Greater Alignment
New York, Wyoming Coordinate Digital Asset Oversight as Regulators Seek Greater Alignment
October 29, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

New York and Wyoming financial regulators have agreed to coordinate oversight of digital asset businesses, creating a framework for faster licensing reviews, joint examinations and...

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Mastercard Pushes Back on Card Substitutes in AI Shopping
Mastercard Pushes Back on Card Substitutes in AI Shopping
October 29, 2026  |  Earnings

Mastercard wants artificial intelligence shopping agents to use tokenized versions of consumers’ chosen cards, preserving the payment preferences, rewards and controls attached to those accounts....

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Walmart and Home Depot Set the Rules for AI Shoppers
Walmart and Home Depot Set the Rules for AI Shoppers
October 29, 2026  |  eCommerce

An artificial intelligence (AI) agent can now put groceries in a cart and pay for them, and the retailer on the other end decides whether...

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UBS Employees Run 12,700 AI Agents as Bank Automation Accelerates
UBS Employees Run 12,700 AI Agents as Bank Automation Accelerates
October 29, 2026  |  Banking

UBS employees are using more than 12,700 personal artificial intelligence agents in their daily activities, the bank said in a press release outlining its third...

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