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The first live B2B agentic transaction in Greater China shows how AI agents are beginning to move from administrative tools into operational roles. In the transaction, LianLian’s LoopXPay agent—with support from Visa’s agentic commerce solutions—managed a supplier payment process within defined spending and approval parameters. The agent autonomously mapped the purchasing requirement, suggested potential suppliers,…

Commercial vehicle loans recorded the highest early-stage delinquency among vehicle finance products, with portfolio at risk (PAR) 31-90 at 4.1 per cent in June 2026. Auto loans remained the best-performing asset class across both PAR 31-90 and PAR 91-180, according to a CRIF High Mark report.   The vehicle finance portfolio grew at…

So is artificial intelligence going to kill us all? The question has echoed around dinner tables and family group texts in recent days as AI doomerism has hit a fever pitch. Former OpenAI and Anthropic researchers last week rocked the world by warning that AI could destroy humanity — and relatively soon. Now, the world’s…

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Digital Transactions News staff August 7, 2026 Competitive Strategies, Credit Cards, Electronic Bill Payment, Issuing/Originating, Mobile Wallets, Transaction Processing Payments platform Repay Holdings Corp. launched REPAY Voice, a voice-response system using artificial intelligence to process consumers’ bill payments. Earlier this month, the company said it was working on a system…

Personal Finance Published: Sunday, October 4, 2026, 22:55 [IST] The Punjab State Dear 50 Ranger Sunday Weekly Lottery result for October 4, 2026, has been announced. The draw was held at 6:30 PM and it offered a first prize of Rs. 21 lakh. The winning ticket number for the first prize is 29683. The lottery…