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First Digital Eyes Agentic Commerce Expansion With SPAC Listing

First Digital Eyes Agentic Commerce Expansion With SPAC Listing
First Digital Eyes Agentic Commerce Expansion With SPAC Listing
October 07, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Hong Kong-based stablecoin issuer First Digital says it is ready for its stock market debut. The Nasdaq listing is designed to help First Digital fund the expansion...

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Apple Teams With LG to Expand Smart Home Offerings
Apple Teams With LG to Expand Smart Home Offerings
October 07, 2026  |  Mobile Commerce

Apple’s new smart home hub will reportedly extend beyond the confines of the home.  The tech giant is teaming with LG Electronics to develop products...

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AI Made B2B Fraud Cheap and Trust Expensive
AI Made B2B Fraud Cheap and Trust Expensive
October 07, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

Watch more: Stopping B2B Fraud Before AI Moves the Money Artificial intelligence is breaking the economics of the traditional accounts payable fraud model. Attackers can...

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AI Agents Turn Permission Into Payments’ New Control Point
AI Agents Turn Permission Into Payments’ New Control Point
October 07, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Agentic commerce is creating a new transaction type before the payments industry has fully created the rules for accepting it. While payment stacks have become...

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Careful Consumers Want Control. SoFi Says Banks Should Hand It Over.
Careful Consumers Want Control. SoFi Says Banks Should Hand It Over.
October 07, 2026  |  Consumer Payments

Watch more: Need to Know With Max Spivakovsky of SoFi  A consumer does not have to stop spending to become more careful about money. Debit...

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Congress Wants to Unplug the Scam Call Factory
Congress Wants to Unplug the Scam Call Factory
October 07, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

A pair of representatives last week unveiled legislation targeting one piece of the increasingly industrialized fraud economy. Reps. Jefferson Shreve of Indiana and Rob Menendez...

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5 Ways Missing Payment Options Send Shoppers Elsewhere
5 Ways Missing Payment Options Send Shoppers Elsewhere
October 07, 2026  |  Payment Methods

A shopper who reaches checkout has already selected what to buy. For tens of millions of consumers, however, the available ways to pay can still...

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Just 11% of Retailers Measure Embedded Finance Success by ROI
Just 11% of Retailers Measure Embedded Finance Success by ROI
October 07, 2026  |  Retail

Embedded finance is delivering measurable benefits for retailers, but the way they judge whether it works reaches beyond the revenue line. The PYMNTS Intelligence report...

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