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Investments
Gallabox Raises $3.5 Million to Help Small Businesses Create AI Agents
January 29, 2025

Gallabox raised $3.5 million in a seed round to strengthen the capabilities and expand the geographic footprint of its platform that enables small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to use artificial intelligence to automate their communication on WhatsApp. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Banking
Lloyds Shuttering 136 Branches Amid Digital Banking Shift
January 29, 2025

British lender Lloyds is closing 136 branches as its customers choose digital financing services. 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
AI Regulations: Texas’ Sweeping AI Bill and the Vatican’s Policy
January 29, 2025

A Texas bill that seeks to rein in harms from artificial intelligence (AI) is being lambasted as rivaling the regulatory heavy-handedness of California and Europe, despite its reputation as a pro-business, conservative state. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

B2B Payments
Travel Ledger Integrates Revolut to Facilitate Travel Industry B2B Payments
January 29, 2025

Travel Ledger now enables travel businesses in the United Kingdom and Europe to use Revolut’s services to automatically settle B2B payments with partners directly through the Travel Ledger platform. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Artificial Intelligence
The Business of Aging: How AI Is Reshaping Long-Term Care Economics
January 29, 2025

Long-term care in the United States isn’t just for grandma and grandpa anymore. 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
Microsoft Investigates DeepSeek-Tied Group’s Access to OpenAI Data
January 29, 2025

Microsoft and OpenAI are reportedly investigating whether OpenAI’s data was improperly accessed by a group tied to DeepSeek. 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...

Point of Sale
Salesforce Wants to Jumpstart Retail Innovation With POS Built on GenAI
January 29, 2025

Retailers, particularly post-COVID, are operating in a world where the lines between physical and digital commerce have permanently blurred. Consumers no longer see channels; they see convenience.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Payments Innovation
Cross-Border Market Share Will Depend on Instant Decisions
January 29, 2025

Cross-border payments had, for decades, been done by wire — where it had taken days to settle an international fund flow. 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
57% of Information Sector Firms Achieve High ROI From GenAI
January 29, 2025

You’ve heard of the digital divide. When it comes to generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), there’s also an ROI divide. A recent PYMNTS report, “Generative AI’s ROI Divide: How Leading Industries Are Innovating While Others Lag,” provides a compelling look at the current landscape of GenAI...