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pymnts.com > news > artificial-intelligence > 2026 > ai-agents-need-permissioned-funding-sources-not-company-bank-accounts

AI Agents Need Permissioned Funding Sources. Not Company Bank Accounts.

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (530+ words) AI agents may not need money; they need permission to spend it. Treasury can keep liquidity centralized while software receives programmable authority to create approved obligations. Virtual cards, stablecoins and bank rails become execution options, not the core product. The…...

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pymnts.com > news > artificial-intelligence > 2026 > experian-deploys-real-time-ai-decisioning-across-lending-marketplaces

Experian Deploys Real-Time AI Decisioning Across Lending Marketplaces

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (375+ words) Experian has added an artificial intelligence-enabled decisioning engine called Experian Activate to its consumer comparison shopping platform for credit cards, personal loans and car insurance, Experian Marketplace, the company said in a Thursday (Sept. 10) press release. With these resources, Experian…...

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pymnts.com > news > artificial-intelligence > 2026 > salesforce-eyes-2-billion-acquisition-of-ai-powered-platform-listen-labs

Salesforce Eyes $2 Billion Acquisition of AI-Powered Platform Listen Labs

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (320+ words) Salesforce has been in talks to acquire Listen Labs, an artificial intelligence-powered customer research platform, for about $2 billion, Business Insider reported Wednesday (Sept. 9), citing unnamed sources. The talks are ongoing, and they may not result in a deal, according to…...

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pymnts.com > cybersecurity > 2026 > quantum-crypto-and-ai-are-repricing-the-enterprise-cybersecurity-budget

Quantum, Crypto and AI Are Repricing the Enterprise Cybersecurity Budget

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (504+ words) AI is turning speed and identity into the new security perimeter: AI can industrialize phishing, impersonation and fraud while compressing attack timelines, pushing budgets toward automated detection, identity verification and faster response. Quantum is putting an expiration date on today’s…...

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pymnts.com > news > artificial-intelligence > 2026 > meet-the-ai-answering-every-batteries-plus-call

Meet the AI Answering Every Batteries Plus Call

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (381+ words) Batteries Plus rolled out three AI tools, led by Edison, an AI assistant that answers store calls when an associate can’t step away from a repair mid-job. Each of the retailer’s more than 700 stores fields dozens of calls a day,…...

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pymnts.com > news > artificial-intelligence > 2026 > ai-takes-the-first-step-in-shopping-while-consumers-keep-the-buy-button

AI Takes the First Step in Shopping While Consumers Keep the Buy Button

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (733+ words) Nearly 50 million U.S. adults begin retail product research with AI, and 39 million have moved away from the channel where they started. AI changed at least one purchase decision for 83% of retail researchers who used it, including the price, brand, product or…...

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pymnts.com > news > artificial-intelligence > 2026 > consumers-use-ai-assistants-hesitate-hand-over-their-wallets

Consumers Use AI Assistants but Hesitate to Hand Over Their Wallets

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (434+ words) Trusted payments are the key to consumers’ willingness to participate in agentic commerce, Visa said in a Wednesday (Sept. 9) press release. Visa’s research found that 72% of consumers have used an artificial intelligence assistant, but only 23% of U.S. consumers in…...

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pymnts.com > news > artificial-intelligence > 2026 > mastercard-expands-agentic-suite-to-help-merchants-scale-ai-shopping

Mastercard Expands Agentic Suite to Help Merchants Scale AI Shopping

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (318+ words) Mastercard is expanding one agentic AI offering for merchants while introducing another. The payments giant on Wednesday (Sept. 9) announced it had updated its Mastercard Agent Suite for Merchants, which lets businesses bring “agent-powered shopping experiences” into their eCommerce platforms. “Consumers…...

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pymnts.com > news > artificial-intelligence > 2026 > banks-turn-card-replacement-into-a-single-ai-workflow

Banks Turn Card Replacement Into a Single AI Workflow

4+ day, 29+ min ago   (406+ words) Banks have spent the past several years asking whether artificial intelligence can make better decisions. The more important question is becoming whether their infrastructure can execute those decisions. While 52% of banks have piloted agentic AI, just 16% have fully deployed production…...

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pymnts.com > news > artificial-intelligence > 2026 > coca-colas-ai-just-solved-retailers-inventory-headache

Coca-Cola???s AI Just Solved Retailers??? Inventory Headache

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (313+ words) Perfect Basket uses AI to tell retailers what to order and how much, and 83% of participants followed its suggestions across 39,000 Malaysian outlets. Every extra case ordered ties up cash until it sells. This is really a working-capital decision disguised as…...