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Fifth Third Backs Payload’s Embedded Payments Expansion
August 21, 2026

Payload has secured a strategic investment led by Fifth Third to expand its embedded payments platform, Payload said in a Wednesday (Aug. 19) 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...

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Nscale Targets $3 Billion IPO as AI Data Center Demand Soars
August 21, 2026

Nscale, a developer of artificial intelligence (AI) data centers, aims to raise as much as $3 billion in an initial public offering that could take place as soon as September, Bloomberg reported Friday (Aug. 21), citing unnamed sources. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Artificial Intelligence
One AI Agent, 2,395 Payments. Still No Final Say
August 21, 2026

Preparing a batch of payments used to mean a person checking each invoice, confirming it matched what was approved, and grouping everything by hand. Coupa just showed how much of that work software can now do on its own. The company’s Payment Batch Creation Agent...

Payment Methods
Issuer Processors Expand From Cards Into Accounts and Money Movement
August 21, 2026

The card-issuing platforms that grew up alongside, and serving, FinTechs are following their customers into businesses that have little to do with issuing another card. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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Ford and GM Use Agentic Data to Drive Subscription Revenue
August 21, 2026

Artificial intelligence (AI) could give automakers something they have spent years trying to build: a way to keep making money from a vehicle long after it leaves the dealership. Ford and General Motors (GM) are both betting that an AI assistant tied to a vehicle’s...

Artificial Intelligence
Nvidia Pays $6 Billion to License Poolside AI Model-Development Software
August 21, 2026

Nvidia will pay $6 billion to license Poolside’s artificial intelligence model-development software, Model Factory, and will make offers to hire 109 Poolside employees who were involved in making the company’s AI open-source model, Laguna, The Information reported Thursday (Aug. 21), citing a paywalled post by...

Artificial Intelligence
AI Jobs Are Booming for Gen Z, Not Everyone
August 21, 2026

Artificial intelligence has not been around long enough to reward seniority the way most fields do, and that gap is starting to show up in who gets hired. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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Grassroots Backlash Forces Big Tech to Rewrite Data Center Playbook
August 21, 2026

Grassroots resistance to artificial intelligence (AI) data centers is accomplishing what policymakers have largely failed to do: forcing technology companies, utilities and elected officials to confront who pays for AI’s enormous demands on electricity, water and public infrastructure. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Payment Methods
Walmart Tap to Pay Rollout Begins Monday
August 21, 2026

Walmart will soon begin rolling out tap to pay as a payment option at Walmart and Sam’s Club locations, the company said in a Friday (Aug. 21) press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...