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• CPI | Apple Seeks Court Order in AI Trade Secrets Dispute With OpenAI (pymnts.com)
  The legal battle intensified over allegations that confidential company information was improperly used in the development of AI hardware.
• PYMNTS | McDonald’s Business Slows Amid Shakeup of Digital Deals (pymnts.com)
  While McDonald's global sales were up 4%, comparable sales in the U.S. climbed just 0.8%, falling short of internal expectations.
• PYMNTS | Cloudflare Issues AI Agents a Wallet and Identity (pymnts.com)
  Connectivity cloud company Cloudflare introduced tools to help artificial intelligence agents on its platform make purchases.
• CPI | Australian Competition Watchdog Accepts EnergyAustralia Underta… (pymnts.com)
  Australia accepted undertaking from EnergyAustralia after the retailer failed to introduce a electricity plan by the required deadline.
• PYMNTS | Polymarket Aims to Double Valuation With $1B Funding Round (pymnts.com)
  Polymarket reportedly hopes to raise funds at a valuation north of $20 billion. The company completed a $15 billion valuation in April.
• PYMNTS | AI Data Center Boom Fuels Record $20.5B Quarter for Caterpil… (pymnts.com)
  The AI infrastructure boom helped Caterpillar surpass $20 billion in sales and revenues in a single quarter for the first time.
• CPI | Reed Smith Strengthens European Antitrust Team With London Addi… (pymnts.com)
  International law firm Reed Smith has expanded its competition practice in London with the addition of antitrust partner Paul Johnson.
• PYMNTS | Walmart Finalizes Purchase of TV Ad Platform Vibe.co (pymnts.com)
  The deal will help Walmart’s commerce media business bring to market new ways for advertisers to measure streaming TV advertising.
• PYMNTS | Thredd Brings Pliant’s Embedded Finance Model to the US (pymnts.com)
  Issuer processing platform Thredd is helping Pliant expand its commercial credit/embedded finance platform to the U.S.
• PYMNTS | $30 an Hour Buys a Robot Housekeeper in San Francisco (pymnts.com)
  Tau Robotics' real value may be the data collected inside every home, not the cleaning that gets done. Learn more here.
• PYMNTS | White House AI Tests Could Become a New Trust Signal for Ban… (pymnts.com)
  Banks and other regulated companies could soon treat a potential government checkpoint for AI models as a seal of inspection.
• PYMNTS | Wells Fargo Plans to Launch Tokenized Deposits This Fall (pymnts.com)
  Wells Fargo reportedly hopes to launch tokenized deposits for corporate and commercial banking customers this fall.
• PYMNTS | SeatGeek-Priority Deal Cuts Payment Processing Costs for Ven… (pymnts.com)
  Sports and entertainment organizations that partner with ticketing firm SeatGeek can now access Priority Commerce’s payment capabilities.
• PYMNTS | Dakota Eyes Pivot From Money Services Firm to Regulated Bank (pymnts.com)
  Programmable money movement firm Dakota is seeking a national trust bank charter, according to a Tuesday (Aug. 4) message to customers.
• PYMNTS | Western Union and Rain Take Stablecoins Mainstream Across Vi… (pymnts.com)
  Western Union and global stablecoin platform Rain launched a stablecoin-based solution called Stablecard by Western Union.
• PYMNTS | AI Now Responsible for a Third of US Economic Growth (pymnts.com)
  Artificial intelligence (AI)-related developments could be driving around one-third of America’s economic growth.
• PYMNTS | Italian Central Bank: Stablecoins Can’t Beat Traditional Pay… (pymnts.com)
  Italian Central Bank Banca d’Italia and Project Agorá each conducted studies that found stablecoins provided no systematic cost advantage.
• PYMNTS | Volta Exits Stealth at $2.4 Billion Valuation to Build AI In… (pymnts.com)
  Volta emerged from stealth, saying it is focused on helping AI labs, AI-native companies and enterprises access dedicated AI infrastructure.
• CPI | New Jersey Sues Amazon, Alleging Illegal Dominance in NYC Deliv… (pymnts.com)
  New Jersey has filed a federal antitrust lawsuit accusing Amazon.com Inc. of using its market power to dominate delivery services in...
• PYMNTS | FBI Agent Allegedly Admits to $1 Million Crypto Theft (pymnts.com)
  An FBI agent has allegedly turned himself in for stealing roughly $1 million in cryptocurrency using FBI systems.
• PYMNTS | Enterprise AI: How Large Companies Are Scaling Adoption (pymnts.com)
  PYMNTS Intelligence reports how large firms deploy AI, rate its results and increase spending despite a five- to six-year payback.
• PYMNTS | Real-Time Payments Help Banks Win Commercial Relationship (pymnts.com)
  Banks adopting real-time B2B rails report stronger client retention, higher lifetime value and new commercial products.
• PYMNTS | Agentic Payments Turn Proof Into Competitive Advantage (pymnts.com)
  Governance must shape how agents are designed, tested and monitored, Volante Technologies’ Deepak Gupta writes in a new PYMNTS eBook.
• PYMNTS | Bretton AI CEO Wants Banks to Kick the AI Tool Habit (pymnts.com)
  Bretton AI CEO Will Lawrence shares why banks may get more value from one governed platform spanning multiple risk workflows.
• PYMNTS | Digital Wallets Reach More Than 1 in 10 In-Store Payments (pymnts.com)
  Digital wallet use is growing, and PYMNTS Intelligence finds stored wallet balances are emerging as a fast-growing source of funds.
• PYMNTS | Healthcare AI Rules Shift Risk From Regulators to Hospitals (pymnts.com)
  Legal experts Douglas Grimm and Doug McCormack share why the oversight costs of AI are shifting downstream where company size is an issue.
• PYMNTS | EBay Rides Luxury, Collectibles and AI to 15% Growth in Q2 (pymnts.com)
  Revenue and gross merchandise volume rose 15% as eBay expanded in authenticated luxury, collectibles, reCommerce and advertising.
• PYMNTS | Meta Releases Coding Agent in Beta Amid Pressure to Monetize… (pymnts.com)
  Meta has released a terminal coding agent called Muse Code in beta "that takes on complete software engineering tasks."
• PYMNTS | Federal Reserve Readies Pilot Survey to Gauge Private Credit (pymnts.com)
  Federal Reserve banks in Dallas and New York plan a pilot survey of the U.S. private credit market after the end of the third quarter.
• PYMNTS | Google Eyes $1.5 Billion Mechanize Deal to Enhance AI Coding (pymnts.com)
  Google is reportedly in talks with AI coding startup Mechanize to hire some of its talent and sign a licensing agreement for its technology.
• PYMNTS | Sapiom Secures $35 Million to Control AI Agent Costs (pymnts.com)
  Sapiom raised $35 million to continue growing its platform that helps builders ship, run and scale artificial intelligence agents.
• PYMNTS | Mattel: Toy-Based Movies, Adult Collectors Drive 10% Q2 Grow… (pymnts.com)
  Toy-based films and adult collectors helped drive Mattel’s growth in the second quarter, Mattel Chairman and CEO Ynon Kreiz said.
• CPI | AstraZeneca, Bristol Myers Dismiss Merger Talk Speculation (pymnts.com)
  AstraZeneca Plc and Bristol Myers Squibb Co. are not engaged in merger discussions, easing speculation that the two drugmakers were merging.
• CPI | Australia’s Competition Watchdog Opens Mobile Network Inq… (pymnts.com)
  Australia's competition regulator has launched a year-long antitrust and market inquiry into mobile network competition in regional areas.
• CPI | EU Accuses Temu of Obstructing Foreign Subsidies Inspection in … (pymnts.com)
  The EU has accused Temu of failing to cooperate with investigators during an inspection of its European headquarters in Dublin.
• CPI | Google Must Face UK Class Action Over Search Advertising Claims… (pymnts.com)
  Google will face a lawsuit accusing the company of abusing its market position to overcharge businesses for online advertising.
• PYMNTS | Google’s Longtime AI Strategist Leaving to Launch Own Company (pymnts.com)
  Jeff Dean, longtime AI expert at Google and one of the tech firm’s earliest hires, is reportedly leaving to start his own company.
• PYMNTS | Shopify’s AI Traffic Triples as Shoppers Skip the Search Bar (pymnts.com)
  Shopify’s AI-referred traffic and orders tripled in Q2, with new buyers arriving through AI channels at double the rate of other channels.
• PYMNTS | Banks Ask FDIC to Make Issuers Police Stablecoin Wallets (pymnts.com)
  Bank comments on the FDIC’s stablecoin compliance proposal center on which institution must detect, stop and report activity.
• PYMNTS | Fiserv and Stuut Team to Bring AI Agents to Accounts Receiva… (pymnts.com)
  Payments/financial services technology company Fiserv has teamed with accounts receivable automation firm Stuut Technologies.
• PYMNTS | Albertsons Lets Safeway Customers Shop Using ChatGPT (pymnts.com)
  Grocery conglomerate Albertsons says customers at its Safeway stores can now shop using OpenAI’s ChatGPT via a new plugin.
• PYMNTS | Mastercard, Borderless.xyz Team on X-Border Stablecoin Payme… (pymnts.com)
  Mastercard and Borderless.xyz will examine how Mastercard Crypto Credential’s framework can support cross-border stablecoin payments.
• PYMNTS | Toast Adds Record 9,500 Restaurants While Betting Big on AI (pymnts.com)
  Customer additions and strong profitability gave Toast a solid Q2, but executives focused its recent earnings call on how AI is helping.
• PYMNTS | Maximum Emerges From Stealth to Build AI Banking OS (pymnts.com)
  Maximum emerged from stealth and said it raised $30 million in a seed round to build an AI-native operating system for banks.
• PYMNTS | Anthropic and OpenAI Agents Accused of Social Engineering (pymnts.com)
  Cybersecurity researchers uncovered instances of artificial intelligence agents creating fake online identities to access secure systems.
• PYMNTS | Circle Wants AI Payments to Create a New Stablecoin Market (pymnts.com)
  Circle’s Q2 earnings show USDC is moving through the digital economy, but revenue remains tied to interest rates and circulation.
• PYMNTS | JPMorgan CEO Dimon Recruits for AI Threat Prevention Alliance (pymnts.com)
  JPMorganChase CEO Jamie Dimon is lobbying corporations to join a new group focused on artificial intelligence risks.
• PYMNTS | Upstart Loan Originations Jump 50% as It Preps Bank Launch (pymnts.com)
  Digital lender Upstart reported quarterly earnings showing revenues of $365 million, a 42% increase over the same quarter in 2025.
• CPI | Judge Sets March 2027 Trial in Paramount-WBD Merger Challenge (pymnts.com)
  A federal judge has scheduled the antitrust trial over Paramount Skydance's proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery to begin...
• PYMNTS | Santander’s $12 Billion Webster Bank Deal Wins Fed Approval (pymnts.com)
  Santander says the Federal Reserve has approved its $12 billion acquisition of Webster Bank, which is now expected to close Aug. 20.