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White House AI Tests Could Become a New Trust Signal for Banks
August 04, 2026

The White House is creating a new checkpoint for the most powerful artificial intelligence models before they reach the market. It may be voluntary, but banks and other regulated companies could soon treat it as something closer to a seal of inspection. Get the Full...

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Volta Exits Stealth at $2.4 Billion Valuation to Build AI Infrastructure
August 04, 2026

Volta emerged from stealth, saying it is focused on helping frontier artificial intelligence labs, AI-native companies and enterprises access dedicated AI infrastructure. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

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Grab Says AI Helps Company Move Items 30% Faster
August 04, 2026

Singapore-based ride-hailing/delivery platform Grab is touting its artificial intelligence (AI) use amid increasing revenues. 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...

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AI Voice Agents Take Over the Retail Sales Floor
August 03, 2026

Retail spent two years bolting chatbots onto websites that could field a shopper’s specific questions but never close a sale. Voice agents built on models like OpenAI’s GPT-Realtime are changing that, holding real sales conversations, asking the same probing questions a floor associate would and...

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AI Turns Entertainment Into a Product of One
August 03, 2026

For years, personalization in entertainment meant pointing viewers to the best existing option. 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....

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Actualyze AI Raises $7 Million for Platform For Governing AI
August 03, 2026

Actualyze AI has raised $7 million for its self-named platform designed for enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) usage. 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...

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OpenAI Offers ChatGPT Go to Revolut Retail Customers
August 03, 2026

U.K.-based FinTech Revolut has teamed with OpenAI to offer ChatGPT Go to its retail 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. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing...

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Plaid Gives Sierra’s AI Agents Live Access to Bank Accounts
August 03, 2026

A customer asks an artificial intelligence agent for help refinancing a loan. The agent walks through the options, then stalls the moment it needs real financial data. Sierra and Plaid built an integration to close that gap: Sierra’s AI agents can now request permission to...

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White House to Present AI Oversight Framework to Tech Giants Tuesday
August 03, 2026

The White House has invited representatives from Anthropic, Google, OpenAI and other major tech companies to a Tuesday (Aug. 4) meeting to review an artificial intelligence oversight framework, The Information reported Monday (Aug. 3). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...