Huntington National Bank has debuted a new operating system designed for small businesses. The 1866 Studio, named for the year the bank was founded, was built using Google’s Gemini artificial intelligence (AI) platform, the tech giant announced Monday (Oct. 19). “Small business owners shouldn’t have to become experts in every...
Pressure on Congress to address artificial intelligence is exposing a weakness in its ability to respond. Many lawmakers lack the technical knowledge and specialized staff needed to evaluate the technology, scrutinize industry claims and translate concerns into workable legislation. The problem compounds Congress’ slow legislative...
The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority plans to develop a framework for agentic finance that encompasses agent identity, delegated authority, accountability and execution, Jessica Rusu, chief data, information and intelligence officer at the FCA, said Monday (Oct. 19). In a speech delivered at Bloomberg’s UK...
New research shows the growing use of AI-powered hacking systems in cybercrime operations. The trend was uncovered in an investigation by cybersecurity firm NorForge, findings from which were published Monday (Oct. 19). The company’s investigation into publicly exposed artificial intelligence (AI)-driven penetration-testing control panels has found how...
Commerce operating system Shoplazza says it is teaming with TikTok to “support new agentic commerce shopping experiences.” The collaboration is designed to shorten the journey between product discovery and purchase and help merchants capitalize on the demand generated by their content and advertising, the companies said in a Monday...
The check was supposed to be dead by now. Instead, it has become a $15 trillion reminder that moving money and settling a business obligation are not always the same thing. According to research briefs from the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland published in September, ACH...
Watch more: Monday Conversation With Fifth Third Bank’s Katherine Weislogel There’s a workforce problem brewing in corporate treasury departments, and it has little to do with finding the next generation of finance executives. It’s about the people who have spent 20 or 30 years making...
The shopper standing in a Brazilian store may be looking at merchandise on the shelf, but the merchant no longer has that shopper to itself. PYMNTS Intelligence’s August 2026 “Global Digital Shopping Index: Brazil Playbook,” produced in collaboration with Visa Acceptance Solutions, found that 51%...
Government services have always moved slowly. Long queues, paper forms and manual reviews define an experience most citizens dread. Tighter budgets and shrinking workforces are making that model harder to sustain. AI agents are arriving in the public sector not as a convenience but as...