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How AI Agents Are Automating Expense Reports and Saving Travelers Time

How AI Agents Are Automating Expense Reports and Saving Travelers Time
How AI Agents Are Automating Expense Reports and Saving Travelers Time
August 10, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

The expense report has survived every wave of enterprise software modernization. ERPs automated procurement. AP platforms automated invoicing. But the expense report, with its chased...

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36% of Gen Z Used a Digital Wallet for Their Latest Retail Purchase
36% of Gen Z Used a Digital Wallet for Their Latest Retail Purchase
August 10, 2026  |  Consumer Insights

Consumers under the most financial pressure aren’t abandoning the checkout. They’re choosing payment tools that can give them more control over it. That’s the central finding of “The New Checkout:...

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Who Owns the Customer Relationship When Agents Make Payments?
Who Owns the Customer Relationship When Agents Make Payments?
August 10, 2026  |  Opinion

Agentic AI requires transforming the relationship between companies and customers, Synchrony SVP, AI Technology and Transformation Mike Storiale writes in a new PYMNTS eBook, “Building the...

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Splitit CEO Says Card-Linked Payments Can Save AI Sales
Splitit CEO Says Card-Linked Payments Can Save AI Sales
August 07, 2026  |  Opinion

Card-linked installments can help prevent payment failures in agentic AI commerce, Splitit CEO Nandan Sheth writes in a new PYMNTS eBook, “Building the Agent-Ready Payments...

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Financial Firms Put AI to Work Across 27 Tasks, Study Finds
Financial Firms Put AI to Work Across 27 Tasks, Study Finds
August 07, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Financial services firms are finding their strongest artificial intelligence results in the parts of the business customers rarely see. The May installment of “The Enterprise...

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Consumer Expectations for Economy Jump 4.1 Points as Personal Finance Optimism Lags
Consumer Expectations for Economy Jump 4.1 Points as Personal Finance Optimism Lags
August 07, 2026  |  Economy

The economy is beginning to inspire confidence again, but Americans are not convinced that confidence will arrive in their own wallets anytime soon. That disconnect...

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The US Government’s Trade-Fraud Crackdown Now Runs Through Payments
The US Government’s Trade-Fraud Crackdown Now Runs Through Payments
August 06, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

Every fraudulent customs declaration can eventually become a financial transaction. And as investigators connect invoices, ownership records and money flows across global supply chains, that...

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Amazon and Walmart Want to Beat the Consumer to Their Next Purchase
Amazon and Walmart Want to Beat the Consumer to Their Next Purchase
August 06, 2026  |  Retail

Amazon’s $3 trillion valuation, achieved this week, is being treated as an artificial intelligence and cloud computing milestone. For retail leaders, it should be read...

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