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Heidi Lands $340 Million to Push Healthcare AI Beyond Notetaking to Action
September 22, 2026

Heidi raised $340 million in new funding to expand the capabilities of its AI Care Partner for clinicians and to support its growth, the company said in a Tuesday (Sept. 22) press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Tech Giants Back Andreessen Horowitz’s Alternative Tech Academy
September 22, 2026

Venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz launched an alternative school for rising tech talent, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday (Sept. 22). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

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Banks Call for Audit Trail From AI Shopping Instructions to Payment Outcome
September 22, 2026

A group of six banks is calling for artificial intelligence shopping transactions to carry an auditable record of what a customer asked an agent to do, what authority the customer granted, and what happened before and after payment. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Jamie Dimon Expects AI Hyperscalers to Spend $1 Trillion Next Year
September 22, 2026

Artificial intelligence hyperscalers could spend $1 trillion next year, JPMorganChase Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon told CNBC in an interview posted Monday (Sept. 21). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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Banks Say Consumers Unsure AI Agents Are on Their Side
September 22, 2026

A group of global banks has issued a warning about safety risks tied to agentic commerce. 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...

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Russian FinTech Allegedly Laundered $6.9 Billion Via Global Banks
September 22, 2026

Some of the world’s largest banks have reportedly handled billions of dollars for a Kremlin-backed FinTech that used forgery to enter the international financial system. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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Study Finds Enterprises Rethink Work to Get More From AI
September 22, 2026

Enterprises have spent millions of dollars acquiring artificial intelligence models, copilots and capabilities. The next dollar thrown at a smarter model may be worth less than the next dollar spent fixing the data, permissions, workflows and organizational plumbing preventing existing AI from doing real work....

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Rising AI Costs Drive Software Developers to Open-Weight Models
September 21, 2026

A growing number of software companies are turning to open-weight artificial intelligence models, including Chinese ones, due to the cost of proprietary models from U.S. AI developers, Bloomberg reported Monday (Sept. 21). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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ISO 42001 May Become a Payments AI Governance Benchmark
September 21, 2026

Payments firms need a way to identify where artificial intelligence is being used and who’s responsible for it, as well as to monitor how those systems are managed over time. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...