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Hong Kong Tests ‘Know Your Agent’ Controls in Payment Workflows 

Hong Kong Tests ‘Know Your Agent’ Controls in Payment Workflows 
Hong Kong Tests ‘Know Your Agent’ Controls in Payment Workflows 
August 27, 2026  |  Banking

Financial institutions have spent decades learning how to identify customers. Hong Kong is starting to test how they might identify the artificial intelligence (AI) agents...

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How Jack Henry, FIS and nCino Put Bank Modernization to Work
How Jack Henry, FIS and nCino Put Bank Modernization to Work
August 27, 2026  |  Earnings

Earnings season is showing that bank modernization demand is landing in faster payments, cloud and digital banking, and artificial intelligence tools aimed at credit, fraud...

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Best Buy Expands Omnichannel Footprint With OpenAI Integration and Smaller-Format Stores
Best Buy Expands Omnichannel Footprint With OpenAI Integration and Smaller-Format Stores
August 27, 2026  |  Earnings

Best Buy is reaching customers in new ways, both in stores and online, executives said Thursday (Aug. 27) during the specialty consumer electronics retailer’s quarterly...

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Wells Fargo Makes New Push to Recruit Wealth Managers
Wells Fargo Makes New Push to Recruit Wealth Managers
August 27, 2026  |  Banking

Wells Fargo has spent the last few years overhauling its wealth management business. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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BankChain Puts Community Banks in the Digital Money Race
BankChain Puts Community Banks in the Digital Money Race
August 27, 2026  |  Banking

Thirty-nine state banker associations this week announced plans to create an industry-owned, industry-designed and industry-governed blockchain network capable of supporting smart payments, tokenized deposits, stablecoins...

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AI-Driven Hacks Shake Up Cyber Insurance Industry
AI-Driven Hacks Shake Up Cyber Insurance Industry
August 27, 2026  |  Insurance

The rise of artificial intelligence-powered hacks has cyber insurance firms rethinking their policies, Reuters reported Thursday (Aug. 27). Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Socure Acquires Fraud Fighter Fravity as Valuation Hits $5.2 Billion
Socure Acquires Fraud Fighter Fravity as Valuation Hits $5.2 Billion
August 27, 2026  |  Investments

Identity and risk intelligence infrastructure provider Socure is now a $5.2 billion company. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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UK Wants Central Bank to Support Stablecoin Innovation
UK Wants Central Bank to Support Stablecoin Innovation
August 27, 2026  |  Banking

England wants its central bank to support innovation in stablecoins and other digital money. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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