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Plaid Launches Credit and Fraud Models Fueled by Cash Flow Data

Plaid Launches Credit and Fraud Models Fueled by Cash Flow Data
Plaid Launches Credit and Fraud Models Fueled by Cash Flow Data
October 06, 2026  |  Consumer Finance

Plaid is adding new capabilities and artificial intelligence (AI) models to its network that powers digital finance, aiming to help financial firms with their decisions...

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DeepSeek Looks to Raise $12 Billion Ahead of IPO
DeepSeek Looks to Raise $12 Billion Ahead of IPO
October 06, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek is reportedly close to raising $12 billion in a new funding round. That figure would surpass the company’s financing target as it...

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Pinterest Intros New Guides to Provide How-To Beauty Guidance
Pinterest Intros New Guides to Provide How-To Beauty Guidance
October 06, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Pinterest says it wants to help its beauty-focused online users employ that knowledge offline. The social media platform on Tuesday (Oct. 6) launched “Beauty Guides,”...

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AI Agents Bring Shoppers, but Merchants Must Close the Sale
AI Agents Bring Shoppers, but Merchants Must Close the Sale
October 06, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Watch more: The Digital Shift With Visa’s Pavan HS Artificial intelligence shopping agents are creating a new kind of customer at the merchant’s front door:...

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Will Holiday Shopping Go Agentic? 40 Senior Execs Weigh In
Will Holiday Shopping Go Agentic? 40 Senior Execs Weigh In
October 06, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

AI may be ready to shop. Consumers are still deciding how much freedom they want to give it. “Holiday Retail’s AI Test Starts With Who...

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Tokenization’s Faster Markets Could Come With a Liquidity Squeeze
Tokenization’s Faster Markets Could Come With a Liquidity Squeeze
October 06, 2026  |  Digital Payments

Watch more: TechReg Talks With Beatrice Fares of DG FISMA and Peter Kerstens of European Commission Tokenization promises to eliminate financial market friction, but it...

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Karen Webster Says the Agentic Enterprise Is Already Here
Karen Webster Says the Agentic Enterprise Is Already Here
October 06, 2026  |  B2B Payments

October. Some readers mark it on the calendar for the return of autumn and chilly temperatures. Others get ready for the full dose of sports...

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Billers Overlook What Drives Customers Away
Billers Overlook What Drives Customers Away
October 06, 2026  |  Consumer Insights

The monthly, weekly or even annual bill is among the interactions a service provider is virtually guaranteed to have with a customer again and again....

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