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Visa Launches Agentic Commerce Partnership With Tencent
Visa Launches Agentic Commerce Partnership With Tencent
October 29, 2026  |  Partnerships

Visa has signed an agentic commerce/cross-border payments partnership with Chinese tech giant Tencent. The agreement between the two companies is designed to meld Tencent’s payment solutions, digital platforms...

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Shopify Connects AI Shopping Agents to Merchant Checkout
Shopify Connects AI Shopping Agents to Merchant Checkout
October 29, 2026  |  Payment Methods

Shopify has embedded agentic payment technology developed by Visa, Mastercard and American Express into its checkout feature, Shop Pay. “I’m excited to share that we’re...

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New York, Wyoming Coordinate Digital Asset Oversight as Regulators Seek Greater Alignment
New York, Wyoming Coordinate Digital Asset Oversight as Regulators Seek Greater Alignment
October 29, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

New York and Wyoming financial regulators have agreed to coordinate oversight of digital asset businesses, creating a framework for faster licensing reviews, joint examinations and...

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Mastercard Pushes Back on Card Substitutes in AI Shopping
Mastercard Pushes Back on Card Substitutes in AI Shopping
October 29, 2026  |  Earnings

Mastercard wants artificial intelligence shopping agents to use tokenized versions of consumers’ chosen cards, preserving the payment preferences, rewards and controls attached to those accounts....

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Walmart and Home Depot Set the Rules for AI Shoppers
Walmart and Home Depot Set the Rules for AI Shoppers
October 29, 2026  |  eCommerce

An artificial intelligence (AI) agent can now put groceries in a cart and pay for them, and the retailer on the other end decides whether...

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UBS Employees Run 12,700 AI Agents as Bank Automation Accelerates
UBS Employees Run 12,700 AI Agents as Bank Automation Accelerates
October 29, 2026  |  Banking

UBS employees are using more than 12,700 personal artificial intelligence agents in their daily activities, the bank said in a press release outlining its third...

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CFTC’s Selig Sees Role for Compute Futures, Rules for AI Trading Agents
CFTC’s Selig Sees Role for Compute Futures, Rules for AI Trading Agents
October 29, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Michael Selig outlined a potential role for derivatives markets in financing the artificial intelligence (AI) economy, arguing that businesses...

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EBay Courts Recommerce Customers as Revenue Rises 14%
EBay Courts Recommerce Customers as Revenue Rises 14%
October 29, 2026  |  Earnings

EBay is leaning into generative artificial intelligence and specialized commerce to drive engagement amid double-digit revenue growth. The eCommerce marketplace reported third-quarter earnings results Wednesday...

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AI Hardware Investment Drives 3.4% Growth in US Economy
AI Hardware Investment Drives 3.4% Growth in US Economy
October 29, 2026  |  Economy

The nation’s real gross domestic product growth accelerated in the third quarter, driven by gross private domestic investment, including information processing equipment, according to a...

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