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US Aims to Boost Trade of AI-Related Goods With Allies
August 12, 2026

The State Department has launched a program designed to speed the trade of artificial intelligence (AI)-related materials with America’s allies. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

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DeepSeek Targets Agentic Coding Market With New Team
August 12, 2026

DeepSeek is gearing up to compete with Anthropic’s Claude Code in the market for artificial intelligence agents that automate work for business professionals, Bloomberg reported Wednesday (Aug. 12). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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Flywire and Trustly Bring Open Banking Partnership to US
August 12, 2026

Flywire is expanding support for open banking payments in the U.S. and Canada. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By...

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Intuit Debuts AI Tools for Middle Market Companies
August 12, 2026

Intuit has introduced artificial intelligence (AI)-centered updates to its middle market financial platforms, QuickBooks Online Advanced and Intuit Enterprise Suite. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

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AI Agents Just Got Their Own Company Credit Cards
August 12, 2026

Mercury this week gave artificial intelligence agents something companies routinely give new employees: a corporate card of their own. Extending that perk to an agent, not a person, is new. Agent cards treat the agent exactly like that new hire, with its own payment credential,...

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Google Reports Gemini App Is Its Fastest Product to 1 Billion Users
August 12, 2026

Google’s artificial intelligence app, the Gemini app, now has more than 1 billion monthly users and has become the fastest-growing product in the company’s history, Google said in a Tuesday (Aug. 11) blog post. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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US Intelligence Chief Calls for Digital IDs for AI Agents
August 12, 2026

As its name suggests, the Zero Trust cybersecurity concept says users/devices should not automatically be trusted. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily...

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Wintermute Eyes $1 Billion AI Investment in Shift From Crypto
August 12, 2026

Wintermute reportedly plans to invest $1 billion in high-frequency trading and artificial intelligence (AI) data center infrastructure. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily...

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ApartmentIQ Raises $25 Million for Real Estate Intelligence Platform
August 12, 2026

Real estate market intelligence platform ApartmentIQ has raised $25 million in new funding. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today....