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Consumers Use Rewards to Subsidize Holiday Spending
December 02, 2025

Consumers are using credit in strategic ways. 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 this form, you agree...

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OpenAI Delays Products Amid Competitive Pressure
December 02, 2025

OpenAI is reportedly delaying some products amid increased competition from rivals Google and Anthropic. 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...

Payment Methods
Klarna Launches Tap-to-Pay Offering in Europe
December 02, 2025

Digital bank/pay-later provider Klarna is launching a new tap-to-pay feature. 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 this form, you...

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Gradium Gets $70 Million to Turn Voice Into AI’s Universal Interface
December 02, 2025

By any conventional startup logic, raising a $70 million seed round sounds improbable. Double that improbability for a business just exiting from stealth after being founded in September. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Artificial Intelligence
AI Agents Turn Issuers Into Real-Time Decision Makers
December 02, 2025

New applications of artificial intelligence technologies, from dynamic wallets to autonomous shopping agents, are compressing the distance across global commerce between intent and transaction to near zero. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Banking
80% of Banks Acknowledge Billing Shortfalls
December 02, 2025

Banks have long treated account analysis as routine maintenance, yet new data shows it has become a decisive factor in revenue integrity and client trust. The shift is clear in the latest PYMNTS Intelligence report, which examines how modern tools are reshaping a function once...

Artificial Intelligence
MIT Says AI Could Replace Nearly 12% of US Workforce
December 01, 2025

Artificial intelligence systems can already perform tasks equal to 11.7% of the workforce in the United States, according to research from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology released Wednesday (Nov. 26). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Artificial Intelligence
DeepSeek ‘Integrates Thinking’ Into New AI Models
December 01, 2025

DeepSeek has debuted two new versions of an experimental artificial intelligence (AI) model. 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....

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S&P Turns to Amazon to Bring AI Agents to Customers
December 01, 2025

S&P Global has rolled out a series of integrations with Amazon Web Services (AWS). 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...