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Motion Raises $60 Million for AI Agents Designed for Small Businesses
September 09, 2025

Motion raised $60 million in recent funding rounds to continue developing its agentic work suite that provides artificial intelligence (AI) applications and agents designed for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Payments Innovation
Tokenization Expands From Checkout Security to Central Bank Pilots
September 09, 2025

Tokenization has emerged from a niche concept to a strategic imperative across financial services, increasingly underpinning payment security and the trading of real-world assets. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

B2B Payments
How Adjacencies Are Defining the New Margin in Embedded Payments
September 09, 2025

The story of payments innovation is, at its core, a story about margin. 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
Ralph Lauren Begins Rollout of AI-Powered Conversational Shopping Experience
September 09, 2025

Luxury lifestyle company Ralph Lauren is rolling out an artificial intelligence-powered conversational shopping experience that is designed to serve as a stylist. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Retail
Walmart to Offer Employees Customized AI Training Through OpenAI Certification
September 09, 2025

Walmart will offer its employees free access to the OpenAI Certification program when it launches in 2026. 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...

Banking
Revolut Gets OK to Offer Payment Services in UAE
September 09, 2025

Revolut’s ongoing international expansion plans now include the United Arab Emirates (UAE). 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...

Loyalty & Rewards
Chime Rolls Out Cash Back Rewards for Premium Membership Tier
September 09, 2025

Chime has begun rolling out a new Chime Card that includes 1.5% cash back rewards on rotating categories for Chime+ members. 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...

Investments
Small Door Raises $55M to Keep Pets Out of the Doghouse at the Vet
September 09, 2025

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Artificial Intelligence
OpenAI Says AI Hallucinations Are Systemic, Not a Bug
September 09, 2025

Large language models don’t just make mistakes. They sometimes invent answers with striking confidence. A new paper from OpenAI researchers Adam Tauman Kalai, Ofir Nachum, and colleagues argues that these “hallucinations” are not mysterious glitches but predictable byproducts of the way today’s artificial intelligence (AI)...