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FinTech Finds a New Category in AI’s Untracked Costs

FinTech Finds a New Category in AI’s Untracked Costs
FinTech Finds a New Category in AI’s Untracked Costs
June 18, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

As artificial intelligence agents spread across enterprise operations, spend management platforms are racing to fill a gap that traditional finance systems were never built to...

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Federal Agencies Propose Identity Verification Rule for Stablecoin Issuers
Federal Agencies Propose Identity Verification Rule for Stablecoin Issuers
June 18, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

Five federal agencies are seeking public comment on a proposal to require certain payment stablecoin issuers to maintain a customer identification program. Get the Full...

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Aldi Makes $9 Billion Bid to Become Biggest US Grocer
Aldi Makes $9 Billion Bid to Become Biggest US Grocer
June 18, 2026  |  Retail

German grocer Aldi is launching a major expansion in the United States amid rising food prices, the Financial Times reported Thursday (June 18). Get the...

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Black-Box AI Forces CFOs to Write a New Audit Playbook
Black-Box AI Forces CFOs to Write a New Audit Playbook
June 18, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Innovations typically work best when they feel invisible to the end user. But for finance teams, innovations work best when they are explainable. Get the...

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Dream Raises $260 Million for Government-Focused AI Cybersecurity
Dream Raises $260 Million for Government-Focused AI Cybersecurity
June 18, 2026  |  Startups

Dream, an artificial intelligence and cybersecurity company for governments, raised $260 million, according to a Thursday (June 18) LinkedIn post. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Baseten Nears $1.5 Billion Funding Round as Inference Demand Surges
Baseten Nears $1.5 Billion Funding Round as Inference Demand Surges
June 18, 2026  |  Investments

Baseten is finalizing a $1.5 billion fundraising round to support its inference software layer that enables customers to run, optimize and train open-source artificial intelligence...

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Salesforce Debuts Agentic Tool to Automate Financial Busywork
Salesforce Debuts Agentic Tool to Automate Financial Busywork
June 18, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Salesforce introduced new agentic artificial intelligence tools for financial advisers, according to a Thursday (June 18) press release provided to PYMNTS. Get the Full Story...

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Crypto’s Future May Depend on Lawyers Who Think Like Operators
Crypto’s Future May Depend on Lawyers Who Think Like Operators
June 18, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

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