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SoFi Launches ETF Chasing Agentic AI Boom
September 03, 2025

Digital finance app SoFi has introduced its SoFi Agentic AI exchange-traded fund (ETF). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today....

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HappyRobot Raises $44 Million for AI Supply Chain Workers
September 03, 2025

HappyRobot, an artificial intelligence startup focused on supply chain operations, raised $44 million. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today....

Fintech Investments
Latin America-Focused FinTech Kapital Valued at $1.3 Billion
September 02, 2025

Mexico City-based FinTech company Kapital said Tuesday (Sept. 2) that it doubled its valuation to $1.3 billion and became “Latin America’s first AI unicorn.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Banking
FDIC Shrinks Bank Watch List, Flags Card Risk
September 02, 2025

Data from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s (FDIC) latest report on the state of the banking industry is signaling both optimism and caution. While the number of “problem banks” on its watch list has declined for the third straight quarter, the regulator also highlighted rising...

Fintech Investments
LayerX Raises $101M to Provide Back-Office Automation in Japan
September 02, 2025

Japanese startup LayerX reportedly raised 15 billion yen (about $101 million) in a Series B funding round for its artificial intelligence software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform that provides back-office automation for enterprises. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Artificial Intelligence
Google Beefs Up Gemini to Become an All-Around AI Tool
September 02, 2025

Google is beefing up its features for Gemini, its primary suite of generative AI models and the chatbot that serves as its main interface. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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PayPal Ventures-Backed Kite Nets $18M for Agentic AI
September 02, 2025

Autonomous agent infrastructure company Kite has raised $18 million in a PayPal Ventures-led funding round. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter,...

B2B Payments
Agentic AI Puts a Face on Corporate Treasury’s Next Leap
September 02, 2025

Picture this: a treasury office in 2035. The morning might start with a chief financial officer logging into a secure portal, where an artificial intelligence (AI) avatar greets them with a briefing of overnight currency swings, projected cash balances, and maybe an alert about a...

Investments
SAP to Invest $23 Billion in Europe Sovereign Cloud
September 02, 2025

German software giant SAP announced Tuesday (Sept. 2) that it is investing 20 billion euros ($23.3 billion) to expand its “sovereign cloud” services as it bets on Europe’s desire to keep its data within its borders. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...