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Alibaba.com to Add Agentic AI Capabilities to B2B eCommerce Platform

Alibaba.com to Add Agentic AI Capabilities to B2B eCommerce Platform
Alibaba.com to Add Agentic AI Capabilities to B2B eCommerce Platform
November 14, 2025  |  artificial intelligence

Alibaba.com plans to add agentic artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities to its B2B eCommerce platform in December. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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AI Startup Thinking Machines Aims to Quadruple Valuation to $60 Billion
AI Startup Thinking Machines Aims to Quadruple Valuation to $60 Billion
November 14, 2025  |  artificial intelligence

Thinking Machines, the artificial intelligence startup founded by former OpenAI executive Mira Murati, is reportedly in talks to raise funding at a valuation of as...

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Blockchain-Based Credit Surges as Figure’s Consumer Loan Volumes Leap 70%
Blockchain-Based Credit Surges as Figure’s Consumer Loan Volumes Leap 70%
November 14, 2025  |  Earnings

In its first earnings call as a publicly traded company, Figure Technology Solutions illuminated a broadening of blockchain-based lending beyond mortgages and home equity to...

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Walmart’s McMillon Leaves Tech-Savvy Legacy
Walmart’s McMillon Leaves Tech-Savvy Legacy
November 14, 2025  |  Walmart

Walmart President and CEO Doug McMillon will retire Jan. 31, 2026, and he will be succeeded by Walmart U.S. CEO John Furner, the company said...

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Global SMBs Push Back as Compliance Slows Payments
Global SMBs Push Back as Compliance Slows Payments
November 14, 2025  |  SMBs

Watch more: Navigating Global Payments in Uncertain Times: How SMBs Can Go Faster, Safer and Smarter Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Tariffs Expose Growing Resiliency Divide Across Mid-Market Supply Chains
Tariffs Expose Growing Resiliency Divide Across Mid-Market Supply Chains
November 14, 2025  |  Supply Chain

Tariffs are doing more than reshaping trade flows across the global marketplace. They are becoming a stress test for business models, with trade policy and...

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Only 2% of Firms Report Fraud on Real-Time Rails
Only 2% of Firms Report Fraud on Real-Time Rails
November 14, 2025  |  Real-Time Payments

For years, banks have treated real-time payments like an unlocked door. Open too wide and fraud might slip through. But new data show that those...

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FinTech IPO Index Dips 0.9% as Platform Earnings Ding Stocks
FinTech IPO Index Dips 0.9% as Platform Earnings Ding Stocks
November 14, 2025  |  Fintech Investments

For the FinTech IPO Index, it was all earnings, all the time. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Amazon and Walmart Race to Win Over a Cautious Consumer
Amazon and Walmart Race to Win Over a Cautious Consumer
November 14, 2025  |  retail

Amazon and Walmart have spent decades defining the competitive perimeter of American retail, each shaping consumer behavior at enormous scale. Get the Full Story Complete...

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