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Study Finds CFOs Find AI Can’t Clear Every Cash Flow Bottleneck

Study Finds CFOs Find AI Can’t Clear Every Cash Flow Bottleneck
Study Finds CFOs Find AI Can’t Clear Every Cash Flow Bottleneck
October 01, 2026  |  B2B Payments

A shorter cash cycle should feel like a victory lap. For many CFOs, it now comes with a longer list of risks. PYMNTS Intelligence, in...

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FIS Sees Smarter Payments Powering AI Agents
FIS Sees Smarter Payments Powering AI Agents
October 01, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Watch more: What’s Next in Payments With Mike Magennis of FIS Fall brings football, starting lineups and plenty of arguments over who deserves the first...

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Stripe to Buy Parafin to Scale Embedded Finance Across 18,000 Platforms
Stripe to Buy Parafin to Scale Embedded Finance Across 18,000 Platforms
September 30, 2026  |  Working Capital

Stripe plans to strengthen its support for platforms by acquiring Parafin, an embedded financial products platform, the company said in a Wednesday (Sept. 30) press...

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Pentagon Recordkeeping Unit Alerts 3 Million After 10-Month Data Breach
Pentagon Recordkeeping Unit Alerts 3 Million After 10-Month Data Breach
September 30, 2026  |  Cybersecurity

A Department of Defense recordkeeping unit, the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC), has alerted millions of current and former military members and staff that their...

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WEX Expands AI Capabilities to Fast-Track Healthcare Reimbursements
WEX Expands AI Capabilities to Fast-Track Healthcare Reimbursements
September 30, 2026  |  Healthcare

WEX has expanded the capabilities of its artificial intelligence-powered claims tool to support more account types, the company said in a Wednesday (Sept. 30) press...

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Treasury and Education Departments Launch Portal to Ease Student Debt Rehabilitation
Treasury and Education Departments Launch Portal to Ease Student Debt Rehabilitation
September 30, 2026  |  Consumer Finance

The Treasury Department and the Education Department have launched a new online portal designed for Americans who have defaulted federal student loans, they said in...

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Apple Readies Launch of Smart Home Hub
Apple Readies Launch of Smart Home Hub
September 30, 2026  |  Mobile Commerce

Apple plans to announce a new smart home product and two updated ones on Oct. 13, Bloomberg reported Wednesday (Sept. 30), citing unnamed sources. The...

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Why the Fed Thinks B2B Payments Are Already Built for Agentic
Why the Fed Thinks B2B Payments Are Already Built for Agentic
September 30, 2026  |  B2B Payments

The biggest obstacle to agentic payments isn’t teaching artificial intelligence how to buy something. It’s giving software permission to spend money without giving it permission...

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