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CFOs See the Same Downturn. Only Some Can Afford to Exploit It.
CFOs See the Same Downturn. Only Some Can Afford to Exploit It.
October 27, 2026  |  CFO

Economic uncertainty is supposed to make CFOs defensive. Today, it’s giving the strongest companies permission to attack. New data in the October 2026 edition of...

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Gen X Wants More From Familiar Payment Tools
Gen X Wants More From Familiar Payment Tools
October 27, 2026  |  Payment Methods

Generation X is giving payments providers a clear signal to make payments more flexible, but keep them familiar. This cohort is not particularly interested in...

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Truist Weighs Sale of Insurance Lender Afco Credit
Truist Weighs Sale of Insurance Lender Afco Credit
October 26, 2026  |  Banking

Truist is seeking a buyer for specialty lender Afco Credit as the bank sharpens its focus on banking operations, Bloomberg reported Monday (Oct. 26), citing...

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DoorDash Could Close Instacart Deal This Week
DoorDash Could Close Instacart Deal This Week
October 26, 2026  |  Acquiring

DoorDash could announce a deal to buy Instacart as soon as Thursday (Oct. 29) morning, CNBC reported Wednesday (Oct. 28), citing unnamed sources. Reached by...

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OpenAI Unveils Half-Price AI Model to Target Enterprise Automation
OpenAI Unveils Half-Price AI Model to Target Enterprise Automation
October 26, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI is rolling out GPT-6.1 Terra, a new artificial intelligence (AI) model that costs half as much as two of its other models and is...

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First Internet Bank Bets AI Means More Loans, Not Fewer People
First Internet Bank Bets AI Means More Loans, Not Fewer People
October 26, 2026  |  Banking

First Internet Bank of Indiana has cut compliance review times for Small Business Administration (SBA) loan applicants by 87% using AI agents, according to a...

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Analysts Stand by Meta’s AI Push Despite $95 Billion Equity Plan Scrutiny
Analysts Stand by Meta’s AI Push Despite $95 Billion Equity Plan Scrutiny
October 26, 2026  |  Investments

Three analysts remain bullish on Meta after the company announced plans to raise $95 billion through equity financing, though they raised questions about the company’s growing...

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FTC Lawsuit Alleges Dollar General Routinely Overcharges Shoppers at Register
FTC Lawsuit Alleges Dollar General Routinely Overcharges Shoppers at Register
October 26, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

The Federal Trade Commission and 20 states sued Dollar General Monday (Oct. 26), alleging that the retailer routinely overcharges customers and has done so for...

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Banks Buy the Same Fraud Tools but Get Different Results
Banks Buy the Same Fraud Tools but Get Different Results
October 26, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

Regional and community banks and credit unions surveyed by PYMNTS Intelligence now report behavioral analytics and artificial intelligence adoption approaching the levels seen with large...

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