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Third-quarter results from PNC, U.S. Bancorp, Truist, Fifth Third, Regions and KeyCorp show that regional banks are putting artificial intelligence into their operations.
Read the original →This issue tracks developments since the inaugural briefing in September. Topics this month include a revised item, according to the description.
Read the original →Delegance Brokerage has raised $3.1 million in pre-seed funding led by Grit Capital Partners. The AI-native commercial insurance brokerage is built around a flat, disclosed fee model. Core VC, Gilgamesh Ventures and Outside VC also participated.
Read the original →Most of the U.S. stock market rose Tuesday following strong profit reports from Equifax, Hasbro and other companies. The S&P 500 added 0.3% Tuesday.
Read the original →Visa partnered with Mesh to enable direct crypto and stablecoin payments at over 175 million merchants worldwide. The Mesh integration connects users to those merchants.
Read the original →Bret Taylor's Sierra has teamed up with Stripe so its AI customer service agents can take card payments during a phone call. The feature starts with medical billing.
Read the original →The pilot is designed to operate within suppliers' existing payment acceptance policies. It also provides visibility into payment authorization and completion. It retains the information needed to match payments to invoices.
Read the original →Plinto, a FinTech company focused on bringing real-time finance to businesses, has closed a €2.9m pre-seed round backed by People Ventures and Emblem. The two investors joined the round on the basis of a shared belief in where financial controlling is heading.
Read the original →Travis and Carlisle discussed the topic in a recent episode of the Acquirers Podcast. The description includes an excerpt in which a speaker says they use ChatGPT and Claude.
Read the original →Ippu Senkin Co., Ltd. issued a press release on October 21, 2026, at 06:40. The company said it was selected as a participant in the "AI Product Provision Working Group" under the Financial Services Agency's generative AI demonstration research project.
Read the original →Ogaki Kyoritsu Bank held its 44th Frontier Seminar on the 13th at Asahi University in Mizuho. The seminar was aimed at the bank's clients.
Read the original →Semiconductor stocks fell more than 20% in October on concerns about slowing AI demand and expanding supply. SK Securities said the market is pricing in an extreme memory downturn. It said that, given growing AI demand and long-term supply agreements (LTAs), current share prices are attractive.
Read the original →Data center campuses house the servers that power AI and cloud computing.
Read the original →In 2027, redesigning workflows with AI in mind is "the biggest area of focus" for Faraz Shafiq, the bank's head of AI products and solutions.
Read the original →HSBC kept its $39 price target for CoreWeave. It cited concerns about the company's debt and slowing demand for AI computing.
Read the original →Industry executives speaking at a recent NetDiligence Cyber Risk Summit in Philadelphia said cyber losses are increasingly driven by operational factors.
Read the original →Meta's Muse AI agents may pose a longer-term risk to loss costs if savvy consumers use them to navigate, and potentially litigate, insurance claims.
Read the original →The adoption of artificial intelligence is well underway for private equity firms. Cost reduction is a major focus.
Read the original →The U.S. stock market is rising following strong profit reports for Equifax, Hasbro and other companies. Oil prices are easing back after nearing their highest levels since the war began.
Read the original →AMD has surged over 155% this year, while a week-long selloff raises the question of whether the stock price already reflects the full AI opportunity.
Read the original →Mastercard has launched early access to Agent Pay for Machines. The tool is designed to let autonomous artificial intelligence agents purchase digital services.
Read the original →The description asks whether a next life coach, confidant and personal assistant could all be the same A.I. companion.
Read the original →The U.S. stock market is rising following strong profit reports for Equifax, Hasbro and other companies, while oil prices ease back after nearing their highest levels since the war with Iran began. The S&P 500 added 0.4% Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 539 points.
Read the original →The FCA seeks clear accountability as financial services embrace increasingly autonomous agents.
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