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Banking
Banks Use AI Agents to Catch Compliance Drift Earlier
September 17, 2026

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Mobile Payments
European Companies Shift Treasury to Mobile With Bank of America CashPro
September 17, 2026

Bank of America’s digital platform for treasury tasks, CashPro App, was used by European companies to approve more than €100 billion (about $115 billion) in payments in the first seven months of the year, the bank said in a Thursday (Sept. 17) press release emailed...

Cross-border Payments
Cross-Border Payments Bundle Local Rails to Tackle Market Fragmentation
September 17, 2026

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Artificial Intelligence
Mastercard Says Consumer Choice at the Center of Agent Pay
September 17, 2026

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Global Payments
Fed Rate Hike Raises Costs of Funding Global Commerce
September 16, 2026

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday (Sept. 16) raised the target range for the federal funds rate by a quarter percentage point to 3.75% to 4%, saying inflation remains elevated. In its accompanying implementation decision, the Fed raised the interest rate paid on reserve balances to...

Artificial Intelligence
OpenAI Tests Sponsored AI Agents in ChatGPT Ads
September 16, 2026

OpenAI is testing business-sponsored artificial intelligence agents that will have conversations with people who click on an ad in ChatGPT, the company said in a Wednesday (Sept. 16) blog post. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Artificial Intelligence
Bessent Says US May Discuss AI Risks With China
September 16, 2026

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Axios reporters that the United States is willing to discuss artificial intelligence risks with China, the reporters said Wednesday (Sept. 16). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Artificial Intelligence
Concert Fans Put AI in Charge of the Tickets Search
September 16, 2026

Fans hunting for concert seats are starting to skip the filters altogether. Instead of scrolling through hundreds of listings sorted by price and section, some are simply describing what they want and letting artificial intelligence narrow the choices. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Artificial Intelligence
Anthropic Consolidates Specialized Apps Into One Unified Claude Platform
September 16, 2026

Anthropic has begun merging Claude Cowork and chat into “one Claude” so that users don’t have to choose which tool to use for a task, the company said in a Wednesday (Sept. 16) blog post. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...