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Google Launches Women’s Health Partnership and New Fitbit

October 12, 2026
Google, Fitbit
AI Safety Regulations Gain Momentum in Congress Ahead of Midterms
Artificial Intelligence // October 12, 2026

With leading artificial intelligence executives sounding the alarm over rogue autonomous agents and voter anxiety over AI rising, some in Congress have begun pushing for more robust federal regulation and oversight of the technology. The latest effort comes from a trio of Democrats in the...

Meta and Sierra’s Poppy Lets Customers Set Limits for AI Agents
Artificial Intelligence // October 12, 2026

When a personal artificial intelligence agent makes a purchase or fixes a problem for someone, it often signs in as that customer and clicks through pages built for people, according to a Friday (Oct. 9) blog post by customer service AI company Sierra. The business...

FedEx Adds Duty and Tax Payments to APAC Import Tool
Shipping // October 12, 2026

FedEx customers in nine Asia-Pacific (APAC) markets can now use the FedEx Import Tool to handle document submission, clearance processing, shipment status tracking, and duty and tax payment, the company said in a Monday (Oct. 12) press release. These capabilities follow FedEx’s addition of an...

Mastercard and WEX Launch APAC-Focused Fleet Management Partnership
Partnerships // October 12, 2026

Mastercard and WEX launched a fleet management partnership focused on the Asia-Pacific region, according to a Monday (Oct. 12) press release. The collaboration is designed to combine universal fuel, vehicle fleet maintenance, tolling, parking and more into one payment experience, the release said. “For decades,...

Interviews & Exclusives
Do Banks Need AI Employees More Than They Do Core Upgrades?

October 12, 2026
Watch more: Monday Conversation With Kastle’s Rishi Choudhary Rishi Choudhary, Co-Founder and CEO of Kastle, believes that banks have been approaching AI modernization from the wrong end of the technology stack: the legacy end. For years, he said, the industry’s transformation agenda has been dominated by the dilemma of just how banks can introduce new capabilities […]

Finance Teams Embrace AI but Many Still Struggle to Unlock Working Capital

October 12, 2026
Corporate treasury is approaching an uncomfortable reality about artificial intelligence. Almost every firm has it, but relatively few companies can demonstrate that it is making them financially better off. Findings...

Leela CEO Says AI Can Give FinTechs a 10-Person Compliance Team

October 12, 2026
Compliance remains labor-intensive for financial institutions, which must satisfy multiple regulators and meet extensive documentation requirements. Leela is built to perform much of that work rather than simply provide information....

AI Agents Give Main Street Businesses Big Business Muscle

October 12, 2026
Running a small business has always meant doing more with less. The owner takes the morning shift, answers customer emails on lunch, reconciles the books at night and handles scheduling...

Quick Reads
Google Launches Women’s Health Partnership and New Fitbit

October 12, 2026
Google has launched a women’s health partnership as it deepens its footprint in the wearable fitness-tracking space. The tech giant on Monday (Oct. 12) announced a collaboration with Flo Health, a platform used by more than 80 million women each month. “This collaboration will help build a cohesive, empowering experience to manage daily health,” the […]

FedEx Adds Duty and Tax Payments to APAC Import Tool

October 12, 2026
FedEx customers in nine Asia-Pacific (APAC) markets can now use the FedEx Import Tool to handle document submission, clearance processing, shipment status tracking, and duty and tax payment, the company...

Mastercard and WEX Launch APAC-Focused Fleet Management Partnership

October 12, 2026
Mastercard and WEX launched a fleet management partnership focused on the Asia-Pacific region, according to a Monday (Oct. 12) press release. The collaboration is designed to combine universal fuel, vehicle...

FIS Wants to Help CFOs Forecast Cash Flow With Agentic AI

October 12, 2026
FIS has debuted an agentic artificial intelligence solution to help finance teams manage collections, liquidity, risk and cash flow. FIS Agentic Insights Suite comes with a new cash flow forecasting module...