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Merchants' fear of AI shopping agents a 'hallucination' – international study finds
Tuesday, July 21, 2026 16:32:47 (UTC)
Merchants’ fear of AI shopping agents is just a ‘hallucination’, four-wave international study finds Concluding report in PSE Consulting’s four-wave international study finds AI agents are reshaping how consumers shop - but not who they trust to sell to them LONDON, ENGLAND, 21 July 2026 – Merchants' fear that AI shopping agents will cut them out of the sale is, for now, a ‘hallucination’, according to the concluding report in PSE Consulting's international study of 4,...
Trust Payments to modernize Les Ambassadeurs Casino's payment infrastructure
Tuesday, July 21, 2026 16:30:10 (UTC)
Trust Payments selected by Les Ambassadeurs Casino to modernise payment infrastructure Trust Payments, a leading fintech innovator across the UK and EU, has been selected by London's prestigious Les Ambassadeurs Casino to modernise its payment infrastructure, deploying its point-of-sale technology at one of Mayfair's most historic private members' clubs. The move reflects wider investment across premium hospitality and gaming in modern payment technology, as operators respond to changing c...
Half of businesses overpay by up to 20% on cross-border payments
Tuesday, July 21, 2026 16:27:49 (UTC)
Half of Businesses Overpay by Up to 20% on Cross-Border Payments as Fragmentation Drives Consolidation London, July 21, 2026—PayDo analysis finds that one in two business clients arrives overpaying by as much as 20% on the total cost of moving money across borders, while two in three technology businesses joining the platform cite fragmentation rather than pricing as the primary reason for consolidating providers. Businesses operating across borders are carrying significant financial a...
Liquibase expands global partner ecosystem as AI exposes database delivery gap
Tuesday, July 21, 2026 13:22:54 (UTC)
Jul 21, 2026 6:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time Industry veteran Phil Robinson joins Liquibase to help partners build high-value services around Database Change Governance AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Liquibase, the leader in Database Change Governance, today announced a major expansion of its global partner ecosystem and the appointment of Phil Robinson as Vice President of Global Channels and Alliances. The move builds on strong momentum for Liquibase Secure and growing enterprise demand f...
Nuvion, Turnkey to build secure embedded wallet infrastructure for global businesses
Monday, July 20, 2026 17:35:32 (UTC)
Nuvion × Turnkey Partner to Build Secure Embedded Wallet Infrastructure for Global Businesses MIAMI, July 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- As stablecoins continue to move into mainstream business operations, companies are increasingly looking for ways to offer digital asset experiences without the complexity of managing wallets, private keys, or blockchain infrastructure internally. Yet for many businesses, security, compliance, and operational complexity remain major barriers to adoption....
A-Comm Technologies opens public comment on evidence standard for agentic commerce
Monday, July 20, 2026 17:33:38 (UTC)
A-Comm Technologies, Inc. Opens Public Comment on Evidence Standard for Agentic Commerce The open-source A-Comm Evidence Protocol (AEP) closes agentic commerce's trust gap with an adjudication-ready, tamper-evident record of every agentic transaction. SAN FRANCISCO, July 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- A-Comm Technologies, Inc. (a-comm.ai) announced July 13, 2026 that the draft A-Comm Evidence Protocol (AEP) is open for public comment through August 14, 2026. Trustworthy agentic com...
5th annual TechChicago Week to gather 15,000+ founders, investors, workers
Monday, July 20, 2026 17:31:44 (UTC)
5TH ANNUAL TECHCHICAGO WEEK TO GATHER MORE THAN 15,000 FOUNDERS, INVESTORS & TECH WORKERS Chicago's largest tech gathering features 13 main events including the second annual Global Quantum Forum and over 130 partner events CHICAGO, July 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- P33 today announced the event lineup for its fifth annual TechChicago Week, its largest ever, set to be held from July 20-26. Over 15,000 attendees are expected to participate in the weeklong celebration of Chicago'...
Bluehost expands next-gen AI business platform for small businesses
Monday, July 20, 2026 17:29:18 (UTC)
Bluehost Expands AI Business Platform with New Simple-to-Use AI & Agentic Solutions Purpose-Built for Small Business AI Site, AI Store and AI Front Desk Agent Additions help entrepreneurs build, grow and run their businesses without needing technical expertise JACKSONVILLE, Fla., July 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Bluehost, the all-in-one platform trusted by millions of small businesses to build, grow, and run online, today unveiled its next-generation AI business platform for s...
MUFG appoints Valeria Strappa Head of Global Transaction Banking for the Americas
Monday, July 20, 2026 17:27:04 (UTC)
MUFG Appoints Valeria Strappa as Head of Global Transaction Banking for the Americas NEW YORK, July 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), one of the largest global financial groups, proudly announces the appointment of Valeria "Val" Strappa as Head of Global Transaction Banking for the Americas. She will lead the business across the United States, Canada and Latin America. Strappa joins MUFG from J.P. Morgan Payments, where she spent nearly a decade i...
The Conference Board LEI for US declined in June, partially reversed gains
Monday, July 20, 2026 17:25:38 (UTC)
The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for the US Declined in June and Partially Reversed Gains from Prior Two Months NEW YORK, July 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for the US declined by 0.2% in June 2026 to 99.1 (2016=100), following a 0.1% increase in May. However, the LEI is down by only 0.3% over the first half of 2026, a much smaller rate of decline than its 1.1% contraction over the second half of 2025. "In June, the Le...
