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B2B Payments
MarginEdge Mastercard Card Targets Restaurant Petty Cash
June 25, 2026

Restaurant management and payments platform MarginEdge has launched a commercial card designed specifically for restaurants. 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...

Retail
Albertsons Adds Sponsored Product Discovery to AI Grocery Search
June 25, 2026

Albertsons has launched a new integration with commerce intelligence platform Criteo. 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...

Artificial Intelligence
Scaled Cognition Raises $100 Million to Address AI Hallucinations
June 25, 2026

AI lab Scaled Cognition has raised $100 million in new funding. 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,...

Artificial Intelligence
Medicare Tests AI Prior Authorization in Six States
June 25, 2026

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) launched the WISeR Model in January, short for Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction Model, with the aim of “decreasing costs and easing administrative burden on providers and suppliers,” according to the CMS. Get the Full Story Complete...

Artificial Intelligence
BlackBerry Dials Into Physical AI as Revenues Jump 26%
June 25, 2026

BlackBerry is signaling a shift toward physical artificial intelligence and advanced platform-as-a-service models as revenues climb. 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...

Artificial Intelligence
House Bill Would Require Frontier AI Developers to Report Dangerous Activity
June 25, 2026

A bill introduced Thursday (June 25) in the U.S. House would require developers of frontier artificial intelligence (AI) models to report the models’ dangerous capabilities, security breaches and safety incidents to the Secretary of Commerce. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Artificial Intelligence
EU and White House Met on Anthropic Access Following Ban
June 25, 2026

European and U.S. officials reportedly met following a recent ban on Anthopic’s AI models. 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
Salesforce Pushes AI Into the Fulfillment Decisions Payments Can’t See
June 25, 2026

Salesforce on Wednesday (June 24) launched Agentic Order Management, a system that lets retailers control fulfillment through plain-language instructions instead of code or manual rule-setting. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Investments
Airwallex Focuses on Agentic Commerce as Valuation Hits $11 Billion
June 25, 2026

Business payments and financial platform Airwallex has raised $320 million in new funding. 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....