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SoFi Teaches Its AI Coach to Read the Financial Room

SoFi Teaches Its AI Coach to Read the Financial Room
SoFi Teaches Its AI Coach to Read the Financial Room
August 14, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

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Merchants Find Revenue Hiding Behind the Decline Button
Merchants Find Revenue Hiding Behind the Decline Button
August 14, 2026  |  Real-Time Payments

In a fragmented payments environment, how intelligently infrastructure decides what should happen to every transaction is becoming a key definition of payments performance and success....

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Nearly 4 in 10 CFOs See Gen AI Paying Off Within Two Years
Nearly 4 in 10 CFOs See Gen AI Paying Off Within Two Years
August 14, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

CFOs have stopped treating generative artificial intelligence returns as one date circled on the calendar. By December, 39.1% expected very positive returns within one to...

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From AI Assistants to Operational Agents: Where Issuers Can Act Now
From AI Assistants to Operational Agents: Where Issuers Can Act Now
August 14, 2026  |  Opinion

Success with agentic AI will depend on how well banks redesign their operational foundations, Thales Head of AI-Driven Operations Platform Amélie Tournant Fourel writes in a...

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Amazon Wants Alexa to Look Inside the Fridge and Fill the Cart
Amazon Wants Alexa to Look Inside the Fridge and Fill the Cart
August 13, 2026  |  Retail

Amazon’s latest Alexa demonstration looked almost trivial: photograph a refrigerator, ask what groceries are missing, and let artificial intelligence assemble the shopping list. Get the...

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States Put Big Tech’s AI Advantage Under New Scrutiny
States Put Big Tech’s AI Advantage Under New Scrutiny
August 13, 2026  |  ANTITRUST

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Debit Is Becoming Gen Z’s Money Management App
Debit Is Becoming Gen Z’s Money Management App
August 13, 2026  |  Next-Gen Debit

Debit cards are a daily financial control panel for many Generation Z consumers, which gives banks a new way to compete for loyalty. Get the...

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Why AI’s Most Experienced Users Ask Agents Different Questions
Why AI’s Most Experienced Users Ask Agents Different Questions
August 13, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

As consumers become more comfortable with generative artificial intelligence, they begin using it in places where trust carries greater weight. Get the Full Story Complete...

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