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Banking
Revolut Mulls Next Moves on US Banking Acquisition
August 28, 2025

U.K. FinTech Revolut is reportedly getting closer to entering the U.S. banking space. 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...

Retail
Resilient Consumers Lift Five Below’s Results as Transactions Surge 8.7%
August 27, 2025

Five Below’s second quarter results spotlighted a resilient consumer, as comparable sales surged 12.4% year over year. Management noted during commentary with analysts that transactions and ticket sizes both increased, up a respective 8.7% and 3.4%. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Artificial Intelligence
Auditoria.AI adds New AI Agent for Financial Planning and Analysis
August 27, 2025

Auditoria.AI said Wednesday (Aug. 27) that it enhanced its intelligent applications for corporate finance during the first half of the year by adding a new artificial intelligence (AI) agent and by forming new enterprise resource planning (ERP) partnerships. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Artificial Intelligence
Anthropic and OpenAI Evaluate Safety of Each Other’s AI Models
August 27, 2025

Artificial intelligence startups Anthropic and OpenAI said Wednesday (Aug. 27) that they evaluated each other’s public models, using their own safety and misalignment tests. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Investments
Vox AI Raises $8.7 Million to Bring Voice AI to Restaurants
August 27, 2025

Restaurant-focused voice AI platform Vox AI has raised $8.7 million in seed 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...

Banking
HSBC Customers Frustrated Following Website and App Outage
August 27, 2025

HSBC has issued an apology following an outage involving its website and banking app. 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...

Fintech Investments
Ripple and Circle Back Cross-Border Payments Platform Tazapay
August 27, 2025

Singapore-based cross-border payments infrastructure platform Tazapay closed a Series B funding round. 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...

Artificial Intelligence
OpenAI Restructuring Delayed by Negotiations With Microsoft
August 27, 2025

OpenAI’s corporate restructuring could reportedly be pushed back to next year. 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...

Artificial Intelligence
EliseAI Raises $250 Million to Automate Healthcare and Housing
August 27, 2025

EliseAI, an artificial intelligence (AI) startup focused on automating healthcare and housing systems, has raised $250 million in a Series E round led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), with participation from Bessemer Venture Partners, Sapphire Ventures and Navitas Capital. Get the Full Story Complete the form...