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Artificial Intelligence
Banking, Retail and Tech Leaders Align on AI Agents’ High-Impact Use Cases
January 20, 2026

At first guess, one might think the agentic AI boom would splinter into a thousand use cases. Retailers automating inventory. Banks unleashing robo-analysts. Manufacturers fine-tuning factories. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Artificial Intelligence
Credit Unions See AI’s Promise, but Readiness Lags Adoption
January 20, 2026

Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to help credit unions scale personalization, improve fraud detection and streamline operations, but only if the foundations beneath those tools are solid. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Payments Innovation
A Nostalgic Look Back to 2016 With a PYMNTS Twist
January 19, 2026

As nostalgia sweeps across social media, touching everything from posts to playlists, 2016 has emerged as a reference point for how different things felt and how much optimism was embedded in the moment. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Artificial Intelligence
OpenAI’s Annual Recurring Revenue Tripled to $20 Billion in 2025
January 19, 2026

OpenAI’s annual recurring revenue (ARR) topped $20 billion in 2025, up from $6 billion in 2024 and $2 billion in 2023, according to the artificial intelligence (AI) startup’s chief financial officer, Sarah Friar. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

B2B Payments
Agentic Commerce Finds Traction in B2B Payments
January 19, 2026

Payment innovations typically start by doing their best to answer three key questions. Can money move faster, more cheaply, with fewer human touches? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Artificial Intelligence
IMF Sees Threat to World Economy if AI Falls Short
January 19, 2026

The IMF is reportedly warning of a threat to the world economy from an AI downturn. 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...

Artificial Intelligence
AI Content Is Par for the Course With PGA Tour’s Expanded AWS Partnership
January 19, 2026

The PGA Tour is teeing up to make artificial intelligence (AI) an even bigger part of how it creates and distributes content. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Investments
NYSE Takes Stocks On-Chain and Tests Wall Street’s Old Rules
January 19, 2026

The digital asset space first wanted to replace the financial system. Now, the blockchain ecosystem is lowering its gaze from that sky-high goal and seeking instead merely to eliminate legacy inefficiencies in payments and capital markets. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Retail
IKEA Retail Leader Says Customers Want Stability in Prices
January 19, 2026

The chief executive of IKEA’s biggest franchisee is touting the virtues of consistency. 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. By completing...