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Thredd’s McCarthy Says Payments Will Govern the Agentic Enterprise

Thredd’s McCarthy Says Payments Will Govern the Agentic Enterprise
Thredd’s McCarthy Says Payments Will Govern the Agentic Enterprise
July 29, 2026  |  Opinion

The agentic enterprise won’t be defined by how much autonomy it hands to AI, but by how well it governs that autonomy, Thredd CEO Jim...

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Hospitals Can’t Outsource AI Accountability
Hospitals Can’t Outsource AI Accountability
July 29, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Watch more: TechReg With Alaap Shah of Epstein Becker Green Healthcare organizations spent the first phase of the artificial intelligence (AI) boom asking whether the...

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Branch Wants Earned Wage Access to Be a Bridge, Not a Habit
Branch Wants Earned Wage Access to Be a Bridge, Not a Habit
July 28, 2026  |  Payroll

Watch more: Need to Know With Branch’s Atif Siddiqi Before earned wage access became a FinTech category, restaurant workers had a simpler version of it:...

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Real-Time Payments Expose the Cost of Legacy Technology
Real-Time Payments Expose the Cost of Legacy Technology
July 28, 2026  |  Real-Time Payments

Watch more: Need to Know With The Clearing House’s Cheryl Gurz After eight years of industry outreach and infrastructure investment, instant payments are becoming familiar...

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Banks Turn $5.3 Million Wires Into Strategic Assets
Banks Turn $5.3 Million Wires Into Strategic Assets
July 28, 2026  |  Banking

Wire payments are starting to look less like back-office plumbing and more like a competitive tool for banks. That shift anchors “Rewiring Wires: Modernizing CHIPS...

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When AI Agents Get It Wrong, Who Takes the Call?
When AI Agents Get It Wrong, Who Takes the Call?
July 28, 2026  |  Opinion

Firms must know which decisions their AI agents are allowed to make, which ones still require a person and why, Maverick Payments President and Chief Operating...

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Fraud and Disputes Rank as a Top Cost for 42% of Issuers
Fraud and Disputes Rank as a Top Cost for 42% of Issuers
July 28, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

Card issuers must distinguish a fraudulent transaction from a legitimate one in milliseconds. Now there’s a new complication: What happens when the legitimate customer is...

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Fed Opens a New Front in Access to Its Payment Rails
Fed Opens a New Front in Access to Its Payment Rails
July 27, 2026  |  Bank Regulation

The Federal Reserve wants to make it easier for some eligible institutions to connect directly to its payment services without giving them everything that comes...

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