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Regional Banks Put AI Into Core Operations as Business Lending Grows

Regional Banks Put AI Into Core Operations as Business Lending Grows
Regional Banks Put AI Into Core Operations as Business Lending Grows
October 20, 2026  |  Banking

Third-quarter results from PNC, U.S. Bancorp, Truist, Fifth Third, Regions and KeyCorp show that regional banks are putting artificial intelligence into everyday banking operations, while...

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Salesforce Buying Customer Engagement Firm Braze for $5.6 Billion
Salesforce Buying Customer Engagement Firm Braze for $5.6 Billion
October 20, 2026  |  Acquiring

Salesforce says it will pay $5.6 billion to acquire customer engagement platform Braze. “Every interaction is an opportunity to wow your customers,” Patrick Stokes, president...

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Commerce Bancshares Net Income Rises as Acquisitions Expand Investment Banking and Wealth Services
Commerce Bancshares Net Income Rises as Acquisitions Expand Investment Banking and Wealth Services
October 20, 2026  |  Earnings

Commerce Bank parent company Commerce Bancshares increased its net income year over year to $155 million in the third quarter, up from $141.5 million in the same...

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TransUnion Debuts New Scoring Capability to Combat Fraud
TransUnion Debuts New Scoring Capability to Combat Fraud
October 20, 2026  |  Identity theft

TransUnion has introduced new solutions designed to help organizations combat synthetic identity fraud and credit washing. The company says its Credit Washing and Synthetic Fraud Scores, announced Tuesday...

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Payment Data Can Keep Merchants Tied to Their Processors
Payment Data Can Keep Merchants Tied to Their Processors
October 20, 2026  |  Payment Methods

A merchant can negotiate a better payment processing rate and still face an expensive move if its saved customer credentials are tied to its existing...

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Amazon Uses Healthcare and Banking to Woo More Holiday Workers
Amazon Uses Healthcare and Banking to Woo More Holiday Workers
October 20, 2026  |  Personnel

Amazon will begin offering seasonal workers health coverage to attract more workers for the holiday shopping season. The eCommerce giant made that announcement Tuesday (Oct....

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DeepSeek Open Sources Inference Tech to Lower AI Costs
DeepSeek Open Sources Inference Tech to Lower AI Costs
October 20, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

DeepSeek has made its in-house inference framework, DeepInfer, fully open source, saying this will help make artificial intelligence more affordable. DeepInfer powers the company’s DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash...

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Apple Wallet Car Keys Now Work With GM Vehicles
Apple Wallet Car Keys Now Work With GM Vehicles
October 20, 2026  |  Mobile

Automaker General Motors has begun offering Apple Wallet car key support in some vehicles. The integration went into effect last month, and was flagged Monday (Oct. 9) in a report on...

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