Plaid launches AI credit & fraud models for lenders
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Mississippi travel campaign lets creator sell bookings
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Smart Communications boosts AI migration for enterprises
By cutting template rebuilds, the update could lower switching costs for insurers, banks and other regulated firms modernising customer communications.
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Smartsheet named Gartner leader as it expands AI tools
The ranking bolsters Smartsheet's pitch to big companies as it adds governed AI tools that support more than 100 million requests a year.
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Kantata launches Agent Studio for professional services
As firms brace for thousands of AI agents, the tool is meant to cut sprawl by letting teams build governed workflows without developers.
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