KNEX, a trusted Oracle partner, announced a global collaboration with Visa, to embed Visa’s virtual card capabilities directly into Oracle ERP systems, including Fusion Applications and NetSuite. Support for additional Oracle ERP platforms is expected to expand in alignment with client needs and KNEX and Visa’s solution roadmap. The collaboration addresses a longstanding challenge for businesses: costly development of integrations and manual supplier payments that lack visibility, slow operations, and increase payment risk. Visa’s Virtual Card APIs offer powerful capabilities, and the new KNEX Visa Virtual Card Adapter makes these virtual card capabilities available in a turnkey, efficient, and secure way within Oracle ERP. KNEX designed, built, and provides implementation support for the Visa Virtual Card Adapter, a pre-configured, low-code integration layer that enables organizations to pay vendors with Visa virtual cards directly inside Oracle ERP. Key benefits include: Embedded Payments — Pay vendors instantly with Visa virtual cards from within Oracle Fusion Applications (NetSuite and EBS support coming next). Frictionless Onboarding — Authenticate customer accounts and provide consent and secure access to Visa and issuing banks access to invoice and payment data, without leaving the ERP. Automated Reconciliation — Sync Virtual Card payment data and status updates back into Oracle in real time to ensure invoices and payments stay in sync in ERP ledger. All-in-One Experience — Eliminate the need for multiple and separate Accounts Payables and Banking applications—everything happens inside Oracle ERP.
Plaid’s embedded bank payments solution for SaaS platforms provides API-first onboarding with multi-rail support, sub-ledgers with virtual account numbers and integrated risk engine, lowering costs 40% versus cards
Plaid has announced a solution that will enable vertical software-as-a-service platforms to integrate embedded bank payments directly into their products, enabling their customers to collect bill payments and to disburse funds for vendor payments. The company’s new Transfer for Platforms will provide onboarding, risk and payments in one place, Dana Weinstein, product manager, Plaid Transfers said. The solution will enable platforms to onboard customers in minutes, move money across multiple rails, reduce failed payments and gain full visibility and control across customers, transactions and returns. Because it will enable the use of ACH, Same-Day ACH, RTP® network and FedNow® Service, Transfer for Platforms will be able to lower costs by as much as 40% compared to cards. Plaid Transfer already powers billions in bank payments for other types of companies, and now Transfer for Platforms will extend that capability to platforms serving small and medium-sized businesses. “Embedded payments turn a SaaS product into a more complete solution, creating opportunities to monetize beyond subscriptions,” Weinstein said. “When payments are integrated natively into workflows, customers get a smoother experience, platforms unlock new revenue streams, and the product becomes stickier.” One early user of Transfer for Platforms, home services industry platform AdminiPay, found it was able to reduce onboarding from three weeks to 30 minutes, cut processing costs by up to 75% by shifting 20% of transactions to ACH, and lower support requests by improving transparency with real-time payment status.
Verifone launches Commander Fleet to accept WEX and other fleet cards through a single POS; unifying heavy/light fleet and consumer transactions along with fleet data capture like odometer readings
Verifone announced the launch of Commander Fleet, a first-of-its-kind solution enabling existing Verifone customers to accept both WEX® and other leading commercial fleet (fuel) cards through a single POS integration. Commander Fleet consolidates fleet acceptance into one streamlined POS system, delivering significant operational efficiencies and a better experience for drivers. Powered by the trusted Verifone Commander platform, Commander Fleet supports heavy fleet, light fleet, and consumer transactions on one system, while meeting all required fleet-specific data capture needs, such as odometer readings. For unbranded sites, the solution integrates with Commander Payments, providing a complete payments package without added infrastructure. By unifying fleet card processing, operators gain: Lower total cost of ownership – One device for all fleet and consumer card payments. Eliminates duplicate hardware, licenses, and service contracts—delivering measurable, long-term savings. Operational efficiency & faster throughput – A single, streamlined POS reduces toggling and checkout friction. Faster transactions move more trucks through the line and create more upsell opportunities. Simplified training & higher productivity – One system for all transactions means shorter employee training times, fewer errors, and smoother operations at every register. Unified reporting & actionable insights – A single view of all WEX activity enables faster reconciliation, smarter staffing, and data-driven promotions. Future-ready flexibility – Built on the Commander platform for easy expansion as fleet networks evolve—protecting your investment for years to come.
Salesforce launches Agentforce IT Service for its 70,000 customers with ‘conversation-first, agent-first experience’, answering questions, generating tickets and remotely diagnosing problems compatible with ITIL best practices framework
Salesforce Inc. is imbuing its 16-year-old Service Cloud with artificial intelligence agents in a new suite designed to deliver what executives described as a “conversation-first, agent-first” experience. The new cloud application provides an agentic IT service desk with the ability to answer common questions, generate service tickets and even remotely diagnose and repair some problems. All functions are compatible with the Information Technology Infrastructure Library, a global framework of best practices for IT service delivery. Multiple AI agents can work together as subject-matter experts to support employees and IT teams in resolving complex problems. Connectors, integrations and workflows help integrate with an organization’s existing IT portfolio. Salesforce said its Agentforce IT Service reimagines support around a conversational interface and delivery through the applications employees prefer. Instead of submitting tickets and waiting for responses, employees can ask questions such as whether they qualify for a laptop upgrade. The system automatically checks individual profiles and company policies to provide tailored answers without IT intervention. The platform also takes a proactive approach to managing some problems. During widespread issues, such as an email server outage, Agentforce can alert affected employees, deliver live status updates and track incidents through to resolution. For complex or sensitive situations, Agentforce can route requests to IT personnel along with relevant context and diagnostic insights. Salesforce said these capabilities together move IT support from a reactive, ticket-based model to a conversational, predictive and collaborative approach.
Walmart’s futuristic auto centers feature contactless workflow where customers schedule via app, check in at parking spots, drop keys in assigned lockers and receive live updates with payment notification when vehicles are ready
Walmart has opened the first of 10 planned “Auto Care Centers of the Future” locations at a supercenter store in Fayettevile, Ark. Walmart aims to modernize its auto services with the new model, which features a contactless service model that lets customers schedule, check in and track their car’s progress through the company’s app. “We’ve built Auto Care Centers around value and convenience,” said Corey Bender, senior VP, hardlines, Walmart U.S. “By adding new technology, we’re giving customers the same trusted service — now with a seamless experience that fits their lifestyles.” Walmart has opened Auto Care Centers in 2,582 supercenters across the U.S. The centers have expanded their service offerings and auto assortment over time, including tire services and oil changes. Here’s how the new model works: •Customers sign into the Walmart app, navigate to “services,” click “auto services” and schedule their service. •At their appointment time, customers pull into a parking spot near the auto care center and check in on the app. They enter the center, follow the instructions in the app to unlock an assigned locker and drop the keys into a locker. •Live updates of a car’s progress are available through the app. Customers are notified to pick up their keys and pay once their vehicle is ready.
QueryFuel’s “interview-to-content” engine allows brands to be referenced in AI-generated search results through three-step: keyword selection, AI transformation and one-click publishing workflow
QueryFuel, a content generation platform powered by Generative AI technology, is introducing its revolutionary “interview-to-content” engine that allows brands to be referenced in AI-generated search results. Brands that do not appear in these artificial intelligence-themed overviews essentially do not exist in the search marketplace. QueryFuel addresses this issue by creating articles that convert a brand’s knowledge into structured, AI-ready articles that will be referenced as authoritative by Google AI Overviews, ChatGPT, and Perplexity. The proprietary workflow of QueryFuel removes the typical constraints of content creation by taking users through a simple three-step process: Choose a Keyword – Users enter a keyword, or topic, and the tool facilitates a brief guided interview to ensure they remember their insights if none are captured for maximum citation. AI Transformation – QueryFuel’s engine distills ideas from the interview and enriches them with statistics and examples and then formats the text with H1s, H2s, bullet points, and visuals for maximum visibility in searches. Publish Anywhere – Articles are exported, online or offline, to WordPress, Webflow, Shopify or Google Docs in a single click, mitigating the friction between creating and publishing. In the matter of minutes, QueryFuel can take a human perspective and machine precision to deliver streamlined and AI and SEO-friendly content, which means no more blank pages and no more wasted hours.
Yodlee Credit enables financial institutions to confidently integrate cashflow data into credit underwriting for under-served borrowers, following completion of FCRA requirements
Yodlee announced its subsidiary Yodlee Credit, LLC has completed the steps necessary to operate as a Consumer Reporting Agency (CRA) under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). By partnering with Yodlee Credit, lenders can incorporate alternative consumer data, such as consumer cashflow data, into their credit models to responsibly expand access to credit. Yodlee Credit allows financial institutions to confidently integrate cashflow data into credit underwriting and consumer evaluation. By leveraging Yodlee’s data aggregation capabilities, the subsidiary unlocks insights that reduce blind spots in risk assessment and expand credit access to more consumers. Yodlee Credit allows financial institutions to confidently integrate cashflow data into credit underwriting and consumer evaluation. By leveraging Yodlee’s data aggregation capabilities, the subsidiary unlocks insights that reduce blind spots in risk assessment and expand credit access to more consumers.
Chrome for Android and desktop automatically disables notifications from websites with very low user engagement sending high volume alerts
To help reduce notification overload, Chrome for Android and desktop will automatically disable notifications from websites you don’t frequently visit. Specifically, Google is revoking the notification permission from sites that see “very low user engagement” but send a “high volume” of alerts. This feature is part of Safety Check, which already works to remove camera and location permissions from pages you haven’t visited recently. Google will tell you when “Chrome unsubscribed you from notifications” with an alert, while you can also go to Settings > Safety Check to “View sites” and restore. Alternatively, visit the site again and confirm you want notifications. This feature will not apply to notifications from web apps (PWAs) you have installed (added to your homescreen/launcher), while you can disable auto-revocations entirely. In testing this capability, Google found a “significant reduction in notification overload with only a minimal change in total notification clicks.” Overall, Google finds websites that send a lower volume of alerts see more clicks, while “less than 1% of all notification.
Liquid AI’s platform enables developers to integrate popular open-source small language models (SLMs) directly into mobile applications just a few lines of code to simplify edge AI deployments
Liquid AI, a startup founded by former MIT researchers, has released the Liquid Edge AI Platform (LEAP), a cross-platform software development kit (SDK) designed to make it easier for developers to integrate small language models (SLMs) directly into mobile applications. The SDK can be added to an iOS or Android project with just a few lines of code, and calling a local model is meant to feel as familiar as interacting with a traditional cloud API. LEAP is OS- and model-agnostic by design, supporting both iOS and Android, and offers compatibility with Liquid AI’s own liquid foundation models (LFMs) as well as many popular open-source small models. The platform aims to create a unified ecosystem for edge AI, offering tools for rapid iteration and deployment in real-world mobile environments. The company also released Apollo, a free iOS app that allows developers and users to interact with LEAP-compatible models in a local, offline setting. The LEAP SDK release builds on Liquid AI’s announcement of LFM2, its second-generation foundation model family designed specifically for on-device workloads. The platform is currently free to use under a developer license, with premium enterprise features available under a separate commercial license in the future.
Microsoft’s Copilot Vision AI can now look at your whole desktop or “any specific browser or app window” and help analyze content, provide insights, and answer your questions, coaching you through it aloud
Microsoft has upgraded its AI tool, Copilot Vision, to view the entire screen and analyze two apps simultaneously. This update for Windows Insiders allows the AI to see any open app, browser, or desktop. Copilot Vision aims to become a more intuitive and responsive assistant, understanding the full context of on-screen activity. It provides personalized support for editing documents, exploring creative projects, or browsing the web. Users can activate Copilot Vision manually, clicking the glasses icon in the app and choosing what they want it to see during a video call. The AI can now offer suggestions, analyze visual content, and coach users aloud, guiding users with improvements, insights, and live feedback. Copilot Vision is now compatible with mobile phone cameras, allowing users to AI what their camera sees and answer questions. Microsoft has also launched Copilot for Gaming, an AI-powered assistant designed specifically for Xbox gamers. The feature is currently being tested within the company by Microsoft employees.