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Mortgage Underwriters Get an AI Agent Assist

Mortgage Underwriters Get an AI Agent Assist
Mortgage Underwriters Get an AI Agent Assist
May 22, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

A mortgage application used to mean waiting. At TD Bank, pre-adjudication averaged roughly 15 hours before a human underwriter could open the file. That window...

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SoFi Buys Peach Finance to Boost Enterprise FinTech Platform
SoFi Buys Peach Finance to Boost Enterprise FinTech Platform
May 22, 2026  |  Partnerships

SoFi has acquired Peach Finance, a lending infrastructure startup specializing in loan servicing software. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Salesforce CEO Defends AI Ads as Standard Tech Marketing
Salesforce CEO Defends AI Ads as Standard Tech Marketing
May 22, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Salesforce is promoting in its marketing content artificial intelligence (AI) features that are not yet fully deployed by its clients, Bloomberg reported Friday (May 22). Get...

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Retail Media Networks Evolve as AI Agents Shop
Retail Media Networks Evolve as AI Agents Shop
May 22, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Retail media growth has been built on the bedrock premise of influencing the customer before the checkout button is pressed. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Treasury Is the New Glass Ceiling for Growing Companies
Treasury Is the New Glass Ceiling for Growing Companies
May 22, 2026  |  B2B Payments

Growth can be a double-edged sword for mid market and Main Street businesses, and the sharp edge of that sword is pointed at their own...

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DeepSeek Shuns Short-Term Profits While Seeking $45 Billion Valuation
DeepSeek Shuns Short-Term Profits While Seeking $45 Billion Valuation
May 22, 2026  |  Startups

DeepSeek is in advanced discussions for a funding deal that could raise $10 billion and value the company at $45 billion, Bloomberg reported Friday (May...

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Starbucks Scraps AI Inventory Tool After Counting Errors
Starbucks Scraps AI Inventory Tool After Counting Errors
May 22, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Starbucks stopped using an artificial intelligence app for counting inventory after finding that the program miscounted and mislabeled items, Reuters reported Thursday (May 21). Get...

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Bumble Replaces the Swipe With an AI Matchmaker
Bumble Replaces the Swipe With an AI Matchmaker
May 22, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Most people who download a dating app delete it within a month. The ones who stay describe spending hours swiping through profiles without finding anyone...

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