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B2B Payments Already Have the Controls AI Agents Need

B2B Payments Already Have the Controls AI Agents Need
B2B Payments Already Have the Controls AI Agents Need
October 08, 2026  |  B2B Payments

Watch more: How Payments Turn AI Into Action Every swipe, ACH transfer or virtual card transaction carries clues about who is spending, where money is moving,...

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Insurers Lead on Billing but Still Miss What Policyholders Want
Insurers Lead on Billing but Still Miss What Policyholders Want
October 08, 2026  |  B2B Payments

Property and home insurers have the best billing and payment scores of any industry PYMNTS Intelligence studied this year. They also have one in four...

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Higher Prices Are Splitting Consumers Into Three Camps
Higher Prices Are Splitting Consumers Into Three Camps
October 08, 2026  |  Consumer Insights

Americans facing higher bills are taking three different approaches to their paychecks, and the largest group is still holding spending steady or increasing it. That...

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Scams Move From the Inbox to the Text Screen
Scams Move From the Inbox to the Text Screen
October 08, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

A bank can monitor a login, score a transaction and flag unusual account activity. It can’t see the text message that convinced its customer to...

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Ripple Wins Wall Street Business With Brevan Howard Deal
Ripple Wins Wall Street Business With Brevan Howard Deal
October 07, 2026  |  Blockchain

Ripple Prime will provide multi-asset prime brokerage, clearing and financing services to Brevan Howard funds, Ripple said in a Tuesday (Oct. 6) press release. This...

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North Dakota Lenders Report Faster Settlement With State Bank’s Stablecoin
North Dakota Lenders Report Faster Settlement With State Bank’s Stablecoin
October 07, 2026  |  Blockchain

Financial institutions that are using the Bank of North Dakota’s (BND) new stablecoin, Roughrider Coin, are finding that it delivers practical benefits, BND said in...

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Citi Wealth Sees Long Runway for AI Spending Despite Bubble Warnings
Citi Wealth Sees Long Runway for AI Spending Despite Bubble Warnings
October 07, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

The artificial intelligence buildout is still in its early-to-middle stages, Citi Wealth said in a report released Wednesday (Oct. 7). The AI investment cycle is...

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Hilton’s AI Planner Maps Trips and Keeps Bookings Direct
Hilton’s AI Planner Maps Trips and Keeps Bookings Direct
October 07, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

A traveler who types a vague idea for a winter getaway into Hilton’s website can now get back a destination, a hotel and a plan...

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