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Fed’s Waller Says AI Shopping Changes What Banks Need to Authenticate

Fed’s Waller Says AI Shopping Changes What Banks Need to Authenticate
Fed’s Waller Says AI Shopping Changes What Banks Need to Authenticate
September 30, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

The first rule of online payments is to prove that the person trying to pay is allowed to do so. Artificial intelligence is forcing banks...

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The CFO’s Treasury Stack Is Learning to Move Money, Not Just Monitor It
The CFO’s Treasury Stack Is Learning to Move Money, Not Just Monitor It
September 30, 2026  |  B2B Payments

Corporate treasury technology has perennially been a visibility game. Banks, treasury management systems and FinTechs promised CFOs a better view of balances, payments, liquidity and...

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Robinhood Unveils New AI Agents and 24/7 Weekend Trading
Robinhood Unveils New AI Agents and 24/7 Weekend Trading
September 30, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Robinhood has begun letting users build their own artificial intelligence agents to assist with trading. Robinhood Agents, announced Tuesday (Sept. 29) at the company’s HOOD Summit 2026 in...

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Relay Raises $36 Million to Turn the Frontline Radio Into an AI Assistant
Relay Raises $36 Million to Turn the Frontline Radio Into an AI Assistant
September 30, 2026  |  Technology

Watch more: Need to Know With Relay’s Chris Chuang In 1940, engineers at Galvin Manufacturing, the company that would become Motorola, built a handheld two-way...

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Mastercard Deploys New Risk Insights to Support Agentic Payments
Mastercard Deploys New Risk Insights to Support Agentic Payments
September 30, 2026  |  Payment Methods

Mastercard has added new trust and intelligence services to its agentic payments program, Agent Pay, the company said in a Wednesday (Sept. 30) press release...

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Google Begins Paying Publishers for AI Overview Answers 
Google Begins Paying Publishers for AI Overview Answers 
September 30, 2026  |  News

Google has reportedly been paying around 100 publishers for how much their content helps drive AI-powered query answers. That’s according to a report Tuesday (Sept. 29) by The...

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American Express Equips Corporate Card Program With New Spend Controls
American Express Equips Corporate Card Program With New Spend Controls
September 30, 2026  |  Spend Management

American Express has launched the next generation of Amex Corporate, saying the program offers businesses greater visibility, control and flexibility across all aspects of card...

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OpenAI Aims for $1.4 Trillion Valuation With New Funding
OpenAI Aims for $1.4 Trillion Valuation With New Funding
September 30, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI reportedly hopes to raise up to $30 billion after delaying plans to go public. The artificial intelligence (AI) company is targeting a valuation of...

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