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Artificial Intelligence
ChatGPT Ads Hit $1 Billion Faster Than Google Ever Did
September 01, 2026

Ads inside ChatGPT are now bringing in money at a pace equal to $1 billion a year, OpenAI said in a Monday announcement, a milestone the company reached less than 200 days after launching the ad product. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Acquiring
Stripe Adds Online Legal Services Firm Clerky to Its Fold
September 01, 2026

Online legal services company Clerky says it is now part of payments giant Stripe. 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...

Artificial Intelligence
OpenAI Blames Apple for iPhone Maker’s Trade Secret Lawsuit
September 01, 2026

In July, Apple sued OpenAI, accusing its one-time partner of stealing trade secrets. 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
ChatGPT Facing Dual Regulatory Regimes Under New EU Designation
September 01, 2026

The European Union is bringing OpenAI’s ChatGPT under its strictest online platform rules, signaling that Brussels increasingly views widely used artificial intelligence services not only as AI models but also as mass-market information platforms capable of creating systemic risks. Get the Full Story Complete the...

Fintech Investments
Embedded Payments Emerge as a FinTech M&A Target
September 01, 2026

FinTech buyers looking for growth in a tough funding and software market are finding something valuable inside real estate closings, municipal bills, healthcare practices and commercial banking. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Artificial Intelligence
Congress Weighs Public Stake in AI’s Potential Wealth Boom
September 01, 2026

Congress may need to decide whether the public should receive a direct financial stake in the wealth generated by artificial intelligence, according to a Friday (Aug. 28) report from the Congressional Research Service. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Investments
Felix Pago Raises $200 Million to Push Past Remittances
September 01, 2026

Miami-based money transfer startup Felix Pago is reportedly looking to enter the financial services 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....

Artificial Intelligence
Petwealth Uses AI to Turn Pet Lab Results Into Action
September 01, 2026

Angelo Palivos built Petwealth after losing his own pet to an illness that a diagnostic lab couldn’t catch in time. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Payments Innovation
Why Merchants Get Better Results When Their Payment Systems Work Together
September 01, 2026

Adding payment processors is relatively easy. Getting substantially better payment performance from the resulting network appears to be much harder. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....