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Fiserv and OpenAI Bring Frontier AI to Banks
May 14, 2026

Fiserv has announced an agentic artificial intelligence (AI) operating system designed for banking and a collaboration with OpenAI to put frontier AI to work for financial institutions. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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Martha Stewart Wants AI to Run Your Home
May 14, 2026

Martha Stewart has spent decades telling Americans how to take care of their homes. Now she wants artificial intelligence to do it for them. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Investments
Equipifi Secures $34 Million to Scale Bank-Led BNPL Network
May 14, 2026

FinTech equipifi secured $34 million in a Series B funding round to accelerate the adoption of buy now, pay later (BNPL) by financial institutions. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Retail
Amazon Turns Alexa Into Its Next Storefront
May 14, 2026

For years, retail’s artificial intelligence (AI) ambitions revolved around making search smarter. Now, Amazon and Walmart—two of the world’s biggest retailers—are placing very different bets on what comes next. The split says a lot about where commerce may actually be headed. Get the Full Story...

Retail
AI-Powered Surveillance Pricing Facing Bans in 26 States
May 14, 2026

A number of states have moved to ban so-called “surveillance pricing” amid pushback from consumers and advocacy groups. 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...

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Anthropic Launches Claude AI Agents for Small Business Finance
May 14, 2026

A Manhattan marketing agency founder stopped spending hours each week generating invoices and chasing payments. A coffee roaster’s COO found operational problems he didn’t know existed. Neither hired anyone new. They plugged in an artificial intelligence agent. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Banking
Banks Use Payout Moments to Build New Customer Relationships
May 14, 2026

Payouts don’t have to be a one-time transaction. They can be the beginning of a bank’s relationship with a new customer, according to the PYMNTS Intelligence report “Banking Both Sides: Instant Payouts Turn Receivers Into Customers.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Artificial Intelligence
AI Needs Customers More Than Chips 
May 14, 2026

The artificial intelligence (AI) story has been framed as a provider arms race. Nvidia earnings became macroeconomic events, data centers turned into strategic assets, and partnerships among cloud providers, chipmakers and frontier-model companies came to define the industry’s center of gravity. Get the Full Story...

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Albertsons Builds AI That Grades Produce Before It Ships
May 14, 2026

Albertsons wants to know whether a grape is bad before it ever reaches a store shelf. 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...