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Retail
Wayfair CTO on Bringing AI Into the Virtual Living Room
January 15, 2025

Optimization plays a central role in business growth, whether it’s through adopting new technologies, rethinking operational workflows or introducing innovative products and services. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Payment Methods
Stripe Enables Merchants to Instantly Offer Klarna Payment Options
January 14, 2025

Businesses in 25 countries that use Stripe’s financial infrastructure platform can now instantly offer Klarna’s payment options to their customers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Investments
Dfns Raises $16 Million to Expand Crypto Wallet Infrastructure
January 14, 2025

Dfns has raised $16 million in a Series A funding round to expand the adoption of its crypto wallet infrastructure for institutional clients. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Artificial Intelligence
OpenAI ‘Blueprint’ Calls on US to ‘Act Big’ on AI
January 14, 2025

OpenAI has issued what it calls its “economic blueprint” for artificial intelligence (AI). 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....

B2B Payments
Understanding How Banks Actually Move B2B-Sized Money in Real Time
January 14, 2025

Better payments help power better businesses. But across the B2B landscape, where payments can often entail intricate workflows, such as multi-entity approval processes, compliance checks, and liquidity management to name just a few, “better” can mean different things to different businesses. Get the Full Story...

Artificial Intelligence
AI Startups: A Metaverse Firm Snags $3 Billion as Anthropic Rises
January 14, 2025

Remember the metaverse? The popularity of artificial intelligence (AI) has put some vigor back into virtual reality/extended reality (VR/XR) virtual worlds. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Investments
Citi and Barclays Back Financial Data Collection Firm Validis
January 14, 2025

Financial data collection firm Validis has received strategic investments from Citi and Barclays. 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
Biden Issues Executive Order Governing AI Infrastructure
January 14, 2025

The White House issued an executive order covering artificial intelligence infrastructure plans in the United States. 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...

B2B Payments
Digitizing the B2B Payments Landscape Starts With … Sales?
January 14, 2025

The digitization of the B2B landscape is looking like an increasingly inevitable one. But in the near-term, the success of operational modernizations, including key B2B payment processes, could hinge on more than just technology — it may require a cultural change across all levels of...