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Alibaba.com to Add Agentic AI Capabilities to B2B eCommerce Platform
Alibaba.com to Add Agentic AI Capabilities to B2B eCommerce Platform
November 14, 2025  |  artificial intelligence

Alibaba.com plans to add agentic artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities to its B2B eCommerce platform in December. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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AI Startup Thinking Machines Aims to Quadruple Valuation to $60 Billion
AI Startup Thinking Machines Aims to Quadruple Valuation to $60 Billion
November 14, 2025  |  artificial intelligence

Thinking Machines, the artificial intelligence startup founded by former OpenAI executive Mira Murati, is reportedly in talks to raise funding at a valuation of as...

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Blockchain-Based Credit Surges as Figure’s Consumer Loan Volumes Leap 70%
Blockchain-Based Credit Surges as Figure’s Consumer Loan Volumes Leap 70%
November 14, 2025  |  Earnings

In its first earnings call as a publicly traded company, Figure Technology Solutions illuminated a broadening of blockchain-based lending beyond mortgages and home equity to...

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Walmart’s McMillon Leaves Tech-Savvy Legacy
Walmart’s McMillon Leaves Tech-Savvy Legacy
November 14, 2025  |  Walmart

Walmart President and CEO Doug McMillon will retire Jan. 31, 2026, and he will be succeeded by Walmart U.S. CEO John Furner, the company said...

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Global SMBs Push Back as Compliance Slows Payments
Global SMBs Push Back as Compliance Slows Payments
November 14, 2025  |  SMBs

Watch more: Navigating Global Payments in Uncertain Times: How SMBs Can Go Faster, Safer and Smarter Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Tariffs Expose Growing Resiliency Divide Across Mid-Market Supply Chains
Tariffs Expose Growing Resiliency Divide Across Mid-Market Supply Chains
November 14, 2025  |  Supply Chain

Tariffs are doing more than reshaping trade flows across the global marketplace. They are becoming a stress test for business models, with trade policy and...

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Only 2% of Firms Report Fraud on Real-Time Rails
Only 2% of Firms Report Fraud on Real-Time Rails
November 14, 2025  |  Real-Time Payments

For years, banks have treated real-time payments like an unlocked door. Open too wide and fraud might slip through. But new data show that those...

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FinTech IPO Index Dips 0.9% as Platform Earnings Ding Stocks
FinTech IPO Index Dips 0.9% as Platform Earnings Ding Stocks
November 14, 2025  |  Fintech Investments

For the FinTech IPO Index, it was all earnings, all the time. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Amazon and Walmart Race to Win Over a Cautious Consumer
Amazon and Walmart Race to Win Over a Cautious Consumer
November 14, 2025  |  retail

Amazon and Walmart have spent decades defining the competitive perimeter of American retail, each shaping consumer behavior at enormous scale. Get the Full Story Complete...

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