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Banking
Revolut Drops US Bank Buyout Plan, Eyes Standalone OCC Charter
January 23, 2026

Revolut is shifting its U.S. playbook again. The U.K.-headquartered FinTech has dropped plans to buy an American bank and is now preparing to pursue a standalone U.S. banking license, a move that would give it a clearer path to scale lending and other core bank...

Artificial Intelligence
Anthropic Says Most Gen AI Use Still Involves Human Oversight
January 22, 2026

Predictions about generative artificial intelligence (AI) often focus on extremes, from mass job displacement to sweeping productivity gains. New usage-level data from Anthropic offers a more measured picture of what is happening inside real workflows today. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Artificial Intelligence
Microsoft Brings Agentic AI to Retail Robotics
January 22, 2026

Microsoft outlined this week how agentic artificial intelligence (AI) robots and vision-enabled agents are already changing in-store operations, customer service and workforce workflows. The shift marks a break from earlier retail AI deployments that focused on analytics dashboards, chatbots or recommendation engines. Get the Full...

Artificial Intelligence
Medical Schools Use AI Patients to Help With Clinical Training
January 22, 2026

Medical schools and teaching hospitals in the U.K. and U.S. are increasingly using artificial intelligence (AI)-generated patients to train future doctors. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Investments
LiveKit Raises $100 Million for Voice AI Developer Platform
January 22, 2026

LiveKit raised $100 million in a Series C funding round to accelerate the growth of its developer platform for building voice, video and physical artificial intelligence agents. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Investments
Davos Weighs Private Credit’s Growth Against Rising Scrutiny
January 22, 2026

From a current level of about $2 trillion,  assets in the private credit sector are projected to reach roughly $30 trillion by the end of the decade according to some estimates, representing dizzying scale that has turned what was once a specialist corner of finance...

Artificial Intelligence
Elon Musk Says Tesla Will Sell Humanoid Robots to Public by Late 2027
January 22, 2026

Tesla will be selling humanoid robots to the public by the end of 2027, CEO Elon Musk said Thursday (Jan. 22). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Artificial Intelligence
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Seeks $50B From Middle East Investors
January 22, 2026

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has reportedly been meeting with investors in the Middle East. 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
YouTube Expands AI’s Role in the Creator Economy
January 22, 2026

YouTube plans to deepen its use of artificial intelligence (AI) across content creation, moderation and experimentation in 2026, according to a Wednesday (Jan.21) blog post from Chief Executive Neal Mohan. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...