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Artificial Intelligence
Runway AI Hits $200 Million Revenue and Expands Robotics Capabilities
September 08, 2026

Runway AI, a company building world models as well as platforms built on top of those models, has doubled its annual recurring revenue (ARR) since April, reaching $200 million, Co-Founder and Co-CEO Anastasis Germanidis said in a Tuesday (Sept. 8) post on LinkedIn. Get the...

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Forus Raises $3 Million to Bring Agentic AI to Medical Prescriptions
September 08, 2026

Healthcare technology developer Forus raised $150 million in new funding, according to a Tuesday (Sept. 8) press release. 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...

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Fifth Third Becomes 9th Largest US Bank With Final Comerica Integration
September 08, 2026

Fifth Third Bancorp completed the technical and brand conversion of the Comerica franchise over the Labor Day weekend, the bank said in a Tuesday (Sept. 8) press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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What Stablecoins Can Learn From the $12 Trillion Repo Market
September 08, 2026

Stablecoins have already proven they can move money across blockchain rails in seconds. The harder problem sits on either side of that transaction: what happens to the money before it moves, and where it goes once it lands. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Banking
EverBank-WaFd Deal Bridges Banking’s Digital and Branch Divide
September 08, 2026

A merger between EverBank and WaFd pairs digital reach with a large branch network at a time when banks are finding value in customers who move readily between both. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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Mistral Raises $3.5 Billion for AI Research in Record EU Funding Round
September 08, 2026

France-based artificial intelligence startup Mistral raised a record 3 billion euros (about $3.5 billion) in funding, according to a Tuesday (Sept. 8) company blog post. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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How Pinterest Built an AI Engine Users Actually Trust
September 08, 2026

Pinterest is best known as a place where people go to find ideas, from home décor to weeknight dinners. Behind that simple experience sits one of the most complex artificial intelligence systems in social media. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Google Helps Accenture Embed AI Engineers With Customers
September 08, 2026

Google has reportedly teamed with Accenture to help customers deploy Google Cloud’s agentic artificial intelligence platform. 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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Anthropic Scuttles Plans to Acquire AI Company Decart
September 08, 2026

Anthropic has reportedly walked away from a $6 billion deal to acquire AI startup Decart. 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,...