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A hand above a payment approval switch, connected through a green gate beside an invoice.

AI agents · Sep 26

Before an AI Agent Makes a Payment: Permissions, Limits and Approval

An agent can prepare a payment. Separate controls must decide whether it is allowed to send it.

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Diagram of a CFPB consent order's sections and the deadlines in the Wise order, from a 7-day acknowledgment to a five-year term

CFPB · Oct 15

What Is a CFPB Consent Order? Terms and How Long It Lasts

What a CFPB consent order requires of a company's board and compliance team, and when it ends.

Diagram of SR 26-2 scope: statistical models, non-generative AI and vendor models in scope; generative and agentic AI out of scope; lifecycle from development to monitoring

SR 26-2 · Oct 15

SR 26-2 Model Risk Management and Where AI Models Fit

The 2026 interagency guidance replaced SR 11-7 and left generative and agentic AI out of scope.

Diagram of payment API sandbox testing: sandbox test values for Stripe, Adyen, PayPal and Square beside a list of what a sandbox does not prove, from issuer decisions to go-live cutover

Payment APIs · Oct 14

Payment API Sandbox Testing: What Test Mode Proves and What It Can't

How Stripe, Adyen, PayPal and Square sandboxes force failures, and where each says test mode differs from production.

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