Fifth Third signs deal making fintech firm Brex the provider of its commercial cards

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Fifth Third struck a deal with Brex to make the fintech firm the provider of its commercial cards and expense management tools for business clients.
The program will run on Brex’s embedded payments platform and backed by AI tools.
Fifth Third is in the process of acquiring Comerica, a deal expected to make it the ninth largest U.S. bank.

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