Agentic AI

Brands Are Losing Shelf Space to AI Algorithms

Brands Are Losing Shelf Space to AI Algorithms
Brands Are Losing Shelf Space to AI Algorithms
August 18, 2026  |  Retail

Tesco has spent three decades learning what more than 24 million U.K. households buy through its Clubcard loyalty program. Now the grocer is testing what...

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Visa and Mastercard Join Rain’s Agentic Commerce Coalition
Visa and Mastercard Join Rain’s Agentic Commerce Coalition
August 18, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Stablecoin payments infrastructure company Rain has formed a group to promote agentic commerce development. The Agentic Payments Alliance (APA) was announced Tuesday (Aug. 18), listing Visa, Mastercard, Fiserv, Circle, Solana and Remitly among its founding members....

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UPS Automates 90% of Daily Customs Clearances With AI Agents
UPS Automates 90% of Daily Customs Clearances With AI Agents
August 17, 2026  |  Delivery

A package crossing into the United States used to depend on a person to review it, classify and catch any errors, slowing the process with...

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AI Agents Can Move Money, but They Can’t Pay for Their Mistakes
AI Agents Can Move Money, but They Can’t Pay for Their Mistakes
August 17, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Agentic artificial intelligence (AI) wallets may be capable of moving money, negotiating terms and entering transactions without human intervention, but under existing U.S. law they...

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When AI Becomes the Travel Agent, Who Owns the Journey?
When AI Becomes the Travel Agent, Who Owns the Journey?
August 17, 2026  |  Travel Payments

Watch more: Monday Conversation With Booking Holdings’ Daniel Marovitz Travel has always had a front door and an operating layer. The front door was the...

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Legal Departments Move From Testing AI to Governing It
Legal Departments Move From Testing AI to Governing It
August 17, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

For decades, the legal department was one of the last enterprise functions to adopt new technology at scale. The work was too nuanced, the stakes...

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Visa Says Payment Choice Keeps High-Value Shoppers at Checkout
Visa Says Payment Choice Keeps High-Value Shoppers at Checkout
August 17, 2026  |  Checkout Conversion

Watch more: Need to Know With Visa’s Michele Herron The new American shopper can tell an artificial intelligence platform precisely what she wants, compare the...

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Adyen Ties Loyalty to Payments as In-Person Volume Climbs 28%
Adyen Ties Loyalty to Payments as In-Person Volume Climbs 28%
August 13, 2026  |  Earnings

Adyen’s first-half results were driven heavily by merchants already on its platform sending it more payment volume, with in-person transactions growing faster than the company’s...

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