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Oct 30, 2026

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3 min read

Walmart gave each AI agent its own profile. Does your core system?

The same day, Danske Bank let business customers’ AI assistants into its APIs, behind the same certificates they already use.

Orientation

Visa let an AI agent pay invoices. Only the ones you approved.

Oct 25, 2026

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3 min read

Visa let an AI agent pay invoices. Only the ones you approved.

Workday drew the same line a week earlier: the agent can act anywhere, but the approval stays in the system of record. On IBM i, that record is yours.

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JPMorgan told AI agents no. Your core system is next.

Oct 20, 2026

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2 min read

JPMorgan told AI agents no. Your core system is next.

The biggest US bank and the body that coordinates the world’s financial regulators said the same thing in the same week: no agent gets in without an identity you can check.