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Santander’s Getnet Plugs Merchants Into Agentic Commerce

Santander’s Getnet Plugs Merchants Into Agentic Commerce
Santander’s Getnet Plugs Merchants Into Agentic Commerce
June 09, 2026  |  B2B Payments

Getnet, Santander’s global merchant payments platform, now enables merchants to accept payments initiated by artificial intelligence (AI) agents. The company’s new infrastructure can handle payments initiated...

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Earlytrade Raises $25 Million to Bring Agentic AI to Construction Sector
Earlytrade Raises $25 Million to Bring Agentic AI to Construction Sector
June 09, 2026  |  Investments

Construction industry working capital management platform Earlytrade said it has raised $25 million in total funding. The company made this announcement Tuesday (June 9) following...

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Small Businesses Outgrow Domestic Payments as Global Sourcing Spreads
Small Businesses Outgrow Domestic Payments as Global Sourcing Spreads
June 09, 2026  |  Cross-border Payments

An entire generation of American small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) have been conducting multinational operations without multinational infrastructure. Findings in “The Cross-Border Opportunity: What Global...

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Alibaba CEO Takes Direct Control of New AI Business Unit
Alibaba CEO Takes Direct Control of New AI Business Unit
June 08, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Alibaba Group has formed a new business unit called Token Foundry as part of the company’s reorganization plan to strengthen its artificial intelligence (AI) efforts,...

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The Smart Money Is Learning to Love Merchant Complexity
The Smart Money Is Learning to Love Merchant Complexity
June 05, 2026  |  Risk Management

Watch more: Need to Know With Maverick Payments’ Barry Prentice Underwriting serves as a safeguard against financial, operational and regulatory exposure, yet it can also...

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Forget Speed: The Real-Time Payments Story Is About Liquidity
Forget Speed: The Real-Time Payments Story Is About Liquidity
June 05, 2026  |  B2B Payments

Operational stability is a business goal. It is not a business strategy; merely the outcome of a successful one. And the latest PYMNTS Intelligence report,...

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Fifth Third Adds Faster Pay and Digital Lending for Small Businesses
Fifth Third Adds Faster Pay and Digital Lending for Small Businesses
June 04, 2026  |  SMBs

Fifth Third has introduced a small business banking experience that combines digital lending, faster payments and local banker support. The bank is rolling out the new Fifth Third for...

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Meta Targets Business AI Market With Agents That Close Sales
Meta Targets Business AI Market With Agents That Close Sales
June 03, 2026  |  Facebook / Meta

Meta has introduced an artificial intelligence (AI) agent that is designed to help businesses communicate with their customers through the company’s WhatsApp, Messenger and Instagram platforms. The new Meta Business...

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