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Artificial Intelligence
AI Regulations: Lawmaker Says Ban on State AI Rules Will Survive in ‘Some Version’ in...
June 25, 2025

Senate Majority Leader John Thune reportedly expects a 10-year ban on state artificial intelligence regulations to survive in “some version” in President Donald Trump’s One Big, Beautiful Bill. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Investments
Zama Raises $57 Million for End-to-End Encryption Solution for Blockchains
June 25, 2025

Zama has raised $57 million in a Series B funding round to expand its end-to-end encryption solutions for public blockchains, which it said enables developers to build on-chain financial applications that are secure, scalable and compliant. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Banking
Industrial Loan Charters Surge as Nonbanks Move Into Financial Services
June 25, 2025

On June 20, Nissan North America’s financial services arm, Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp. said it submitted an application with state and federal regulators to form Nissan Bank. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Security & Fraud
Worldline Defends Itself Against Claims in ‘Dirty Payments’ Probe
June 25, 2025

Worldline’s shares plunged Wednesday (June 25) as media reports alleged the company concealed customer fraud. 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...

Artificial Intelligence
Velera Builds Governance Framework to Shield Credit Unions From AI Risk
June 25, 2025

Watch more: Velera Builds Governance Framework, Shields Credit Unions From AI Risk 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
How Club Med’s 2.1 Billion Data Points Fuels Its AI-Powered Playbook
June 24, 2025

Three years ago, Club Med decided to get organized. The vacation destination business set about building a global data factory with information gleaned from 1.5 million customers, 25,000 employees and artificial intelligence (AI) to develop insights. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Retail
Target Testing Factory-Direct Shipping of Low-Cost Products
June 24, 2025

Target is reportedly testing a service that would ship products directly from factories to customers’ homes. 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,...

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Google DeepMind Introduces AI Model That Runs Locally on Robots
June 24, 2025

Google DeepMind introduced a vision language action (VLA) model that runs locally on robotic devices, without accessing a data network. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Banking
Mastercard to Open Account-to-Account Instant Payments Sandbox to UK Banks
June 24, 2025

Mastercard will begin allowing U.K. banks and financial institutions to access its fifth-generation account-to-account (A2A) instant payments via a sandbox later this year. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...