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• PYMNTS | AI Startups Try to Counter Chinese Models as VC Interest Wan… (pymnts.com)
  The rise of Chinese open-weight AI models has American startups racing to build counterparts, despite a lack of interest from VC investors.
• PYMNTS | Reddit CEO Pushes Back Against AI-Powered Search Results (pymnts.com)
  Reddit’s CEO Steve Huffman has begun airing his concerns about Google’s AI Overviews, arguing Reddit is “the antidote to an automated web.”
• PYMNTS | OpenAI Finds More AI Agents Have Broken Confinement (pymnts.com)
  While investigating the Hugging Face hack, OpenAI has unearthed other examples of its autonomous AI agents breaking containment.
• PYMNTS | Coldcard Wallet Attack Losses Approach $89 Million (pymnts.com)
  A 5-year-old security vulnerability in the Coldcard hardware wallet has reportedly allowed attackers to steal nearly $89 million in bitcoin.
• CPI | States Seek 2027 Trial in Paramount-Warner Bros. Antitrust Case (pymnts.com)
  A coalition of state attorneys general is asking a federal judge to schedule a 2027 trial in its antitrust lawsuit seeking to block...
• CPI | New York Lawsuit Tests Prediction Market Regulation (pymnts.com)
  New York has sued prediction market platform Kalshi, alleging the company is operating an unlicensed gambling business in...
• CPI | SEC, Big Ten Back Senate College Sports Bill With Antitrust Pro… (pymnts.com)
  The two most influential conferences in college athletics have endorsed a bipartisan Senate proposal that would reshape the governance...
• CPI | FTC Clears IonQ Acquisition of SkyWater Without Conditions (pymnts.com)
  The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has approved quantum computing company IonQ's proposed acquisition of semiconductor...
• CPI | UK Watchdog Investigates Microsoft Over AI-Linked Subscription … (pymnts.com)
  Britain's competition and consumer watchdog has opened an investigation into whether Microsoft misled customers about higher-priced...
• CPI | Fox Urges Court to Reject Newsmax Antitrust Claims (pymnts.com)
  Fox has accused Newsmax of using procedural maneuvering to keep alive its antitrust lawsuit, arguing that the broadcaster is attempting...
• PYMNTS | Paymentus Revenue Surges as Businesses Seek Smooth Billing (pymnts.com)
  Bill payment solution provider Paymentus posted record revenue as service providers sought satisfying billing experiences for customers.
• PYMNTS | FinTech Fees Let Sponsor Banks Look Beyond Deposit Growth (pymnts.com)
  First Internet and The Bancorp are showing that sponsor banks don’t need to keep every FinTech deposit to preserve the relationship.
• PYMNTS | Banks Are Chasing Mid-Market With Payments Platforms (pymnts.com)
  As AI and real-time payments accelerate, banks are competing to orchestrate cash, compliance and customer workflows.
• CPI | LinkedIn Seeks to Block Depositions of Senior Leaders in Ongoin… (pymnts.com)
  LinkedIn has asked a federal judge to prevent several of its highest-ranking current and former executives from being questioned under...
• PYMNTS | Horizon3 Secures $250 Million to Lead AI-Versus-AI Cyber Def… (pymnts.com)
  Horizon3 raised $250 million to continue growing its platform that uses artificial intelligence to defend against AI-driven cyberattacks.
• PYMNTS | Actualyze AI Raises $7 Million for Platform For Governing AI (pymnts.com)
  Actualyze AI has raised $7 million for its self-named platform designed for enterprise artificial intelligence usage.
• PYMNTS | BlackRock Intros Pair of Tokenized Money Market Offerings (pymnts.com)
  BlackRock says it is expanding its cash management strategy with two new tokenized money market products: BSTBL and BRSRV.
• CPI | White House Finalizes Voluntary AI Cybersecurity Testing Framew… (pymnts.com)
  The Trump administration has completed a voluntary framework for cybersecurity testing of the nation's most advanced AI models.
• PYMNTS | Marriott Adds AI-Powered Search Tool to Drive Direct Bookings (pymnts.com)
  Global hospitality company Marriott International accelerated the deployment of AI solutions for its customers.
• PYMNTS | OpenAI Offers ChatGPT Go to Revolut Retail Customers (pymnts.com)
  U.K.-based FinTech Revolut has teamed with OpenAI to offer ChatGPT Go to its retail customers via a 12-month offering.
• CPI | Apple Faces Russian Antitrust Investigation Tied to Domestic Ap… (pymnts.com)
  Russia alleges Apple failed to comply with requirements to preinstall certain Russian-developed applications on its devices.
• CPI | Seoul Investigates Alleged Housing Price Collusion Through Kaka… (pymnts.com)
  A Seoul resident is alleged to have influenced apartment prices by encouraging neighbors to avoid selling below a designated price.
• CPI | Axinn Hires Former DOJ, FTC Lawyers to Expand Antitrust Practice (pymnts.com)
  The approximately 120-lawyer firm has made recruiting senior antitrust officials a central part of its long-term growth strategy.
• CPI | Broadcom Loses Bid to Halt EU Antitrust Document Request (pymnts.com)
  A European Union court has rejected Broadcom’s request to pause an EU antitrust demand for legal documents located in the United States.
• CPI | Fox Accuses Newsmax of Litigation Tactics in Ongoing Antitrust … (pymnts.com)
  Fox argues that Newsmax is attempting to avoid unfavorable court rulings as the dispute over competition in conservative news continues.
• PYMNTS | Plaid Gives Sierra’s AI Agents Live Access to Bank Accounts (pymnts.com)
  Sierra and Plaid built an integration to let AI agents request permission to connect a customer’s bank account mid-conversation.
• PYMNTS | EU AI Act Transparency Rules Put FIs on Compliance Front Line (pymnts.com)
  The European Union’s landmark AI Act entered a new phase on Sunday (Aug. 2) as the regulation’s transparency provisions became enforceable.
• PYMNTS | White House to Present AI Oversight Framework to Tech Giants (pymnts.com)
  The White House has invited representatives from major tech companies to a Tuesday (Aug. 4) meeting to review an AI oversight framework.
• PYMNTS | Visa Buys BioCatch to Detect Scams Before Money Moves (pymnts.com)
  The all-cash deal, announced Monday (Aug. 3) aims to complement Visa’s cyber, fraud, risk and security solutions.
• PYMNTS | AI Collapses Exploit Window in Crypto Wallet Hack (pymnts.com)
  The Coldcard cyber hack and extraction incident revealed that even sound mathematics can be undermined by the software surrounding it.
• PYMNTS | Robinhood Gets UK’s Permission to Offer Crypto Services (pymnts.com)
  Robinhood has received regulatory permission to begin offering cryptocurrency services in the United Kingdom.
• PYMNTS | BitGo Introduces Link to Promote Borderless Money Movement (pymnts.com)
  Digital asset infrastructure company BitGo introduced BitGo Link, a way to connect institutional clients’ exchange accounts to its platform.
• PYMNTS | AutoRek Buys Grath to Scale AI-Powered Reconciliation Soluti… (pymnts.com)
  AutoRek has expanded its artificial intelligence-powered reconciliation capabilities and its global presence by acquiring Grath.
• CPI | AstraZeneca, Bristol Myers Hold Talks on Potential $400 Billion… (pymnts.com)
  Early discussions between AstraZeneca and Bristol Myers Squibb about a potential merger are drawing attention to the antitrust challenges...
• PYMNTS | The Customer Journey Becomes the Small Business Treasure Map (pymnts.com)
  Many small businesses are finding that mobile apps and social media offer a lower-cost path to reaching customers.
• PYMNTS | Nine Out of Ten Firms Struggle to Manage Bot Traffic (pymnts.com)
  PYMNTS Intelligence finds automation is testing ID systems as companies try to separate malicious bots from customers and legitimate AI.
• PYMNTS | Stablecoins Turn Corporate Cash Into Working Inventory (pymnts.com)
  New PYMNTS data shows how stablecoins are giving companies the ability to move, allocate and optimize cash like inventory and supply chains.
• PYMNTS | Visa Says the Agentic Enterprise Starts With Better Controls (pymnts.com)
  Agentic AI systems need clear guardrails around data to protect privacy, Visa SVP Rubail Birwadker writes in a new PYMNTS eBook.
• PYMNTS | Boost CEO: Transaction Data Is B2B Payments’ AI Superpower (pymnts.com)
  Boost Payment Solutions CEO Dean Leavitt discusses why AI’s biggest B2B payments breakthrough relates to invoices, rules and reconciliation.
• PYMNTS | LoanDepot Q2 Revenue Jumps 18% on Home Equity Expansion (pymnts.com)
  LoanDepot’s recent expansion into home equity lending paid off, driving unit volume growth of 25% and revenue growth of 18%.
• PYMNTS | Appeals Court Overturns Ban on Perplexity AI Agents on Amazon (pymnts.com)
  A U.S. appeals court overturned a ruling that temporarily barred Perplexity’s AI agentic shopping tools from accessing Amazon’s platform.
• PYMNTS | Samsung Pursues Crypto With Exchange Deal, Stablecoin Push (pymnts.com)
  Samsung’s adding stablecoin support and buying a stake in a cryptocurrency exchange suggest the company wants to be a leader in stablecoins.
• PYMNTS | Pinterest’s AI Push Pays Off in Record Users and Revenue (pymnts.com)
  Pinterest's Q2 earnings placed AI at the center of everything it does, from discovery to advertising bids to operations.
• PYMNTS | Marqeta Deal Size Jumps 90% as Enterprise Push Gains Ground (pymnts.com)
  On its earnings call, Marqeta said the average size of new deals jumped more than 90% as larger enterprises embraced embedded finance.
• PYMNTS | llinois Requires Retailers to Accept Cash by 2028 (pymnts.com)
  This state law results from the Friday (July 31) signing of the Retail Cash Payment Act (HB 4592) by Gov. JB Pritzker.
• PYMNTS | AI Can Plan the Trip but Booking Holdings Wants the Transact… (pymnts.com)
  AI can already tell travelers where to go. Booking Holdings is betting the real value lies in what happens next.
• PYMNTS | LendingTree Connects ChatGPT to Its Financial Marketplace (pymnts.com)
  LendingTree has launched a ChatGPT plug-in that enables consumers to explore current mortgage and refinance rates through AI conversation.
• PYMNTS | Visa Bought the Data to Follow Payment Fraud Moving Upstream (pymnts.com)
  Acquisitions by Visa and Bank of America reflect a shift toward detecting risky behavior before money ever reaches the payment network.
• PYMNTS | Bilt Cardholders Receive Mistaken Collection Notices (pymnts.com)
  About 1,850 Bilt cardholders reportedly received mistaken collection notices due to a third-party collections agency’s reporting error.
• CPI | FTC Scrutinizes Proposed $3.5 Billion Veterinary Products Merger (pymnts.com)
  US antitrust regulators are conducting a closer review of a proposed $3.5 billion merger between veterinary products distributors.