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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
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

Watch more: TechReg With Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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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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22% of Gen Z Consumers Use Credit to Build a Financial Profile
22% of Gen Z Consumers Use Credit to Build a Financial Profile
August 13, 2026  |  Consumer Insights

For younger consumers, credit is increasingly a ladder: 21.7% of Gen Z consumers view credit products as tools for building a credit profile, 17.6 percentage...

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Billtrust CTO Says a 1% AI Error Rate Can Create 100 Problems a Day
Billtrust CTO Says a 1% AI Error Rate Can Create 100 Problems a Day
August 13, 2026  |  Opinion

Clean data, strong governance and meaningful human oversight are essential to agentic AI, Billtrust Chief Technology Officer John Landy writes in a new PYMNTS eBook, “Building...

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OCC Stablecoin Reporting Proposal Tests Regulatory Alignment
OCC Stablecoin Reporting Proposal Tests Regulatory Alignment
August 12, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Comment letters filed with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency show where implementation of federal stablecoin regulation may require further work, particularly around...

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