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Payhawk’s Valuation Could Soar to $2 Billion With New Funding
January 07, 2026

Payhawk is reportedly seeking new funding that could double its valuation to roughly $2 billion. 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,...

Artificial Intelligence
Albertsons Says AI Shopping Assistant Increased Customers’ Basket Size by 10%
January 07, 2026

Albertsons Companies is seeing early results of its deeper integration of data and artificial intelligence, and the firm expects these resources to serve as the core of its transformation efforts, executives said Wednesday (Jan. 7) during an earnings call. Get the Full Story Complete the...

Artificial Intelligence
JPMorgan’s Proxy Shift Signals AI’s Expanding Beachhead
January 07, 2026

Artificial intelligence’s most visible applications might arguably be chatbots and customer service experiments. 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....

Banking
Lloyds Looks to Tokenization to Improve Home-Buying Process
January 07, 2026

The CEO of U.K. bank Lloyds thinks tokenization can help improve the home-buying process. 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...

B2B Payments
Why Messy Merchant Data Could Make B2B Payments More Expensive
January 07, 2026

The mechanics of many merchants’ B2B payments have long been a source of frustration rather than transformation. 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...

Artificial Intelligence
OpenAI Says AI Will Help Handle Household Chores
January 07, 2026

Some people worry that artificial intelligence will replace them at their jobs. 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...

Banking
European Neobank bunq Files for Banking License in US
January 07, 2026

Amsterdam-based neobank bunq has formally launched its campaign for an American banking license. 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....

Artificial Intelligence
OpenAI Says AI Is Now Informal Front Door to Healthcare
January 06, 2026

Artificial intelligence (AI) has quietly become one of the most widely used entry points into the healthcare system. According to OpenAI’s January 2026 report, “AI as a Healthcare Ally,” more than 40 million people worldwide use ChatGPT every day for health-related questions, a scale that...

Artificial Intelligence
California to Consider Temporary Ban on Toys Equipped With AI-Powered Chatbots
January 06, 2026

California State Sen. Steve Padilla (D-San Diego) introduced a bill Monday (Jan. 5) that would prohibit the manufacture and sale of toys that include an artificial intelligence-powered chatbot. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...