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Banking
Fifth Third Gains Deposits by Investing in Branches and Banking Platform
January 21, 2025

Ohio-based Fifth Third Bancorp is seeing gains from its investments in new branches in the Southeast U.S. and its digital banking platform. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Artificial Intelligence
Google DeepMind CEO: AI-Designed Drugs Coming to Clinical Trials in 2025
January 21, 2025

Nobel laureate and Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis said Tuesday (Jan. 21) that he expects to see pharmaceutical drugs designed by artificial intelligence (AI) to be in clinical trials by the end of the year. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Artificial Intelligence
AWS, PepsiCo and Other CEOs Tell What’s Needed to Scale AI
January 21, 2025

The CEOs of several Global Fortune 500 companies said artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing their operations, while acknowledging that most companies are still grappling with implementing and scaling it, during a power-packed panel Tuesday (Jan. 21) before the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland....

B2B Payments
Springbrook Adds AI Tool for Invoicing to ERP Platform
January 21, 2025

Springbrook Software added an artificial intelligence tool for invoicing to its Cirrus enterprise resource planning (ERP) platform for local governments. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

B2B Payments
You Can’t Teach an Old Tech Stack New Payments Tricks
January 21, 2025

The tech stack is the engine that keeps businesses running, but for many financial services firms, it remains a labyrinth of outdated systems and cumbersome processes. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Investments
Highnote Raises $90 Million to Grow Unified Payments Platform
January 21, 2025

Highnote has raised $90 million in a Series B funding round to continue to grow its unified payments platform. 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...

Artificial Intelligence
Goldman Debuts in-House AI That’s ‘Like Talking to an Employee’
January 21, 2025

Goldman Sachs has introduced an AI assistant for its traders, bankers and asset managers. 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
Trump Repeals Biden’s Executive Order on AI Development and Use
January 21, 2025

One of President Joe Biden’s executive orders that was revoked by President Donald Trump on his first day in office was an October 2023 order focused on artificial intelligence safety. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Artificial Intelligence
Report: OpenAI, SoftBank and Oracle to Announce AI Infrastructure Joint Venture
January 21, 2025

President Donald Trump is reportedly set to announce private sector investment of up to $500 billion in artificial intelligence infrastructure. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....