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Banking, Retail and Tech Leaders Align on AI Agents’ High-Impact Use Cases

Banking, Retail and Tech Leaders Align on AI Agents’ High-Impact Use Cases
Banking, Retail and Tech Leaders Align on AI Agents’ High-Impact Use Cases
January 20, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

At first guess, one might think the agentic AI boom would splinter into a thousand use cases. Retailers automating inventory. Banks unleashing robo-analysts. Manufacturers fine-tuning...

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82% of Merchants Plan to Expand Digital Wallet Adoption
82% of Merchants Plan to Expand Digital Wallet Adoption
January 20, 2026  |  Digital Payments

Back-office payments are starting to look a lot more like consumer checkout, and that shift could determine which firms see their cash position clearly and...

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Credit Unions See AI’s Promise, but Readiness Lags Adoption
Credit Unions See AI’s Promise, but Readiness Lags Adoption
January 20, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to help credit unions scale personalization, improve fraud detection and streamline operations, but only if the foundations beneath those...

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NYSE Takes Stocks On-Chain and Tests Wall Street’s Old Rules
NYSE Takes Stocks On-Chain and Tests Wall Street’s Old Rules
January 19, 2026  |  Investments

The digital asset space first wanted to replace the financial system. Now, the blockchain ecosystem is lowering its gaze from that sky-high goal and seeking...

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WalletConnect Pay CEO Bets Crypto Payments Can Finally Scale at Checkout
WalletConnect Pay CEO Bets Crypto Payments Can Finally Scale at Checkout
January 19, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Watch more: The Digital Shift: WalletConnect’s Jess Houlgrave Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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India and the Gulf Race Ahead on Agentic AI Deployment
India and the Gulf Race Ahead on Agentic AI Deployment
January 19, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

With U.S.-based companies like Visa, Mastercard, Microsoft and AWS leading the Prompt Economy’s development, it’s understandable to see agentic AI from a Western lens. But...

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Regulators Rewrite How Blockchain Gets Built
Regulators Rewrite How Blockchain Gets Built
January 19, 2026  |  Blockchain

For much of blockchain’s commercial life, regulation functioned as a question mark rather than a framework. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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7 in 10 Banks Increase Fraud Spending as Losses and Complexity Grow
7 in 10 Banks Increase Fraud Spending as Losses and Complexity Grow
January 19, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

Fraud is no longer just a cost line item for banks and payment firms. It is increasingly a force that shapes how institutions invest, modernize...

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