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Artificial Intelligence
Ex-OpenAI Prodigy Turns $1.5B Hedge Fund Into AI Bet
August 12, 2025

A former OpenAI researcher with no professional investing experience has founded an artificial intelligence (AI) startup that reportedly now manages $1.5 billion in assets. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Loyalty & Rewards
Fanatics Launches Loyalty Program Encompassing All Its Sports Fan-Focused Businesses
August 12, 2025

Global digital sports platform Fanatics launched an enterprise-wide loyalty program. 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...

Regulation
Paytm Payments Services Wins Long-Awaited Payment Aggregator Authorization
August 12, 2025

Indian FinTech company Paytm said Tuesday (Aug. 12) that its payments subsidiary received “in-principle” authorization from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to operate as an online payment aggregator. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

B2B Payments
Structured Data at the Center of CFO’s Forecasting Revolution
August 12, 2025

“Data is the new oil” is a long-overused cliché. But like oil, data can be refined and structured. Like clichés, data can always be applied in relevant contexts. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Global Payments
Payoneer Adopts Citi Token Services to Facilitate Global Intracompany Transfers
August 12, 2025

Payoneer now enables real-time, 24/7 global intracompany transfers via Citi’s tokenized liquidity and payment platform, Citi Token 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...

Payments Innovation
Why the Smart Money in Payments Is on Partnerships
August 12, 2025

Watch more: Shared Vision, Scaled Impact: The Power of Strategic Partnerships in Payments 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....

Retail
Loyalty Takes a Back Seat in the Summer Discount Wars
August 12, 2025

When eCommerce sales go live, consumers in the United States open their apps, scroll flash deals and fill carts. 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...

Global Payments
Riva Raises $3 Million for Blockchain-Based Solution for Global Money Transfers
August 12, 2025

Riva Money raised $3 million in a pre-seed funding round to support the global rollout of its blockchain-powered technology that facilitates global money transfers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Artificial Intelligence
5 Ways OpenAI’s GPT-5 Is Supercharging ChatGPT for Users
August 11, 2025

OpenAI’s latest rollout of GPT-5 as the default artificial intelligence (AI) model for ChatGPT brings with it several new capabilities that can power up productivity for business and personal users. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...