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BMO Becomes First Canadian Issuer to Deploy Mastercard Embedded Commercial Payments

BMO Becomes First Canadian Issuer to Deploy Mastercard Embedded Commercial Payments
BMO Becomes First Canadian Issuer to Deploy Mastercard Embedded Commercial Payments
October 01, 2026  |  Payments Innovation

BMO and Mastercard have launched a new embedded commercial payments capability that can be integrated into participating enterprise software platforms in Canada and the United...

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Anthropic Targets Pre-Thanksgiving IPO at $2 Trillion Valuation
Anthropic Targets Pre-Thanksgiving IPO at $2 Trillion Valuation
October 01, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Anthropic aims to start the formal marketing for its initial public offering as soon as the week of Nov. 9 and begin trading before the...

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NYC Launches Nation’s First Municipal Click-to-Cancel Rule
NYC Launches Nation’s First Municipal Click-to-Cancel Rule
October 01, 2026  |  Subscriptions

New York City’s Click-to-Cancel rule took effect Thursday (Oct. 1), making the city the first municipality in the country to implement such a rule, the...

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OpenAI Cracks Down on Insiders Sharing Data With Safety Watchdog
OpenAI Cracks Down on Insiders Sharing Data With Safety Watchdog
October 01, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI has “parted ways” with three employees who allegedly shared company information with an organization focused on artificial intelligence safety, the Wall Street Journal reported...

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Microsoft Targets Contact Center Market With Real-Time AI Voice Models
Microsoft Targets Contact Center Market With Real-Time AI Voice Models
October 01, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Microsoft has launched three new artificial intelligence models that can be used to power customer service agents, multilingual assistants, interactive learning experiences and live captions...

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St. Louis Fed Adapts FRED Database for AI Agents
St. Louis Fed Adapts FRED Database for AI Agents
October 01, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) has introduced a FRED MCP Connector that uses the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to simplify connecting FRED data with artificial...

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Armadin Raises $255 Million to Scale Agentic Cybersecurity Platform
Armadin Raises $255 Million to Scale Agentic Cybersecurity Platform
October 01, 2026  |  Investments

Cybersecurity firm Armadin says it has raised $255.5 million in new funding. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Fifth Third Debuts Innovation Banking for Startups and Growth Companies
Fifth Third Debuts Innovation Banking for Startups and Growth Companies
October 01, 2026  |  Banking

Fifth Third Bank has introduced a new offering aimed at startups and growth companies. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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