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Most Firms Using Three or More AI Tools Stop 90% of Fraud Attempts
Most Firms Using Three or More AI Tools Stop 90% of Fraud Attempts
November 02, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

Companies using several artificial intelligence fraud tools are more likely to stop attempted theft before money leaves their accounts, offering an encouraging direction for businesses...

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Billtrust CFO Says More Automation Doesn’t Always Mean More Cash
Billtrust CFO Says More Automation Doesn’t Always Mean More Cash
November 02, 2026  |  Opinion

Automation and cash generation aren’t the same, Billtrust Chief Financial Officer David Zwick writes in a new PYMNTS eBook, “Payments Leaders Rethink What Works in 2026.”...

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Amazon Positions Alexa for Shopping to Counter Third-Party Agents
Amazon Positions Alexa for Shopping to Counter Third-Party Agents
November 01, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

The rise of artificial intelligence agents that shop for their users could present a challenge to Amazon’s status as a first stop for shopping and...

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Researchers Trick AI Agents Into Transferring User Funds
Researchers Trick AI Agents Into Transferring User Funds
November 01, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Nine out of 10 frontier models tested by researchers at Cornell Tech and Yale University bypassed user-set policies to lift spending caps when they had...

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Dataline Secures $10 Million to Expand Agent Data Marketplace
Dataline Secures $10 Million to Expand Agent Data Marketplace
November 01, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Dataline raised $10.6 million in a funding round to grow its decentralized data network for artificial intelligence agents, the company said in a Saturday (Oct....

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Google Cloud Launches Free AI Courses for Financial Services and Legal Teams
Google Cloud Launches Free AI Courses for Financial Services and Legal Teams
November 01, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Google‘s learning platform focused on artificial intelligence skills, Google Skills, has launched new Gemini courses for financial services and legal teams, Google Cloud said in...

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Meta Partners With Chinese Robotics Firm to Test Consumer Robots
Meta Partners With Chinese Robotics Firm to Test Consumer Robots
November 01, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Meta is collaborating with Chinese robotics company Fourier to develop humanoid prototypes for future products that would perform housework and other everyday tasks for consumers,...

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Candidates of Both Parties Pitch Credit Card Interest Rate Caps
Candidates of Both Parties Pitch Credit Card Interest Rate Caps
November 01, 2026  |  Credit Cards

Candidates of both parties are advocating caps on credit card interest rates as they campaign for next week’s midterm elections, Bloomberg reported Saturday (Oct. 31)....

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Binance Users Cashing Out to Tune of $4.7 Billion
Binance Users Cashing Out to Tune of $4.7 Billion
November 01, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Binance began restoring withdrawals in phases Sunday (Nov. 1) at 06:00 UTC (1 a.m. EST), and by about 6½ hours later resumed withdrawals for the...

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