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Artificial Intelligence
A Chatbot Just Did an Investment Banker’s Job
July 13, 2026

When CVC Capital Partners put Greek eCommerce platform Skroutz up for sale earlier this year, it skipped investment bankers and used artificial intelligence to run the process instead, The Wall Street Journal reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Cross-border Payments
Visa Teams With ACE Money Transfer on Cross-Border Payments
July 13, 2026

U.K.-based remittance provider ACE Money Transfer has launched a cross-border payments partnership with Visa. 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...

Investments
Auger Raises $50 Million to Build Autonomous Supply Chain Operating System
July 13, 2026

Auger raised $50 million in a Series B funding round to accelerate its build of an autonomous operating system for supply chain operations, Auger Founder and CEO Dave Clark said in a Thursday (July 9) post on LinkedIn. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Investments
Gauntlet Raises $125 Million to Power Institutional Crypto Vaults
July 13, 2026

Gauntlet Networks, a digital asset risk and optimization firm, raised $125 million in a Series C funding round to support its continued development into a global organization. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Artificial Intelligence
AI Adoption Fuels Hiring, Not Layoffs, New Data Shows
July 13, 2026

In 1865, English economist William Stanley Jevons observed that improving the efficiency of steam engines increased Britain’s coal consumption instead of reducing it. More efficient engines made coal-powered production cheaper, so more industries adopted it and expanded operations. Over 160 years later, Jevons’ observation, now...

Artificial Intelligence
Amazon Business Brings AI Spend Visibility Tools to Spanish Procurement Teams
July 13, 2026

Amazon Business now offers Prime Business customers in Spain some new artificial intelligence-powered features, according to a Monday (July 13) press release translated by Google. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

B2B Payments
White-Glove FinTech Targets Small Business Cash Flow and Back-Office Pain
July 13, 2026

Small businesses do not need another financial dashboard. They need someone to notice that cash is running low before payroll is due, that a customer is paying later than usual or that too much money is sitting idle in the wrong account. Get the Full...

Banking
51% of Banks Piloting AI Agents to Boost Productivity
July 13, 2026

America’s banking giants are reportedly increasing their use of digital assistants to increase their productivity. 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,...

Artificial Intelligence
State Governments Turn to AI to Do the Grunt Work
July 13, 2026

This week in the Prompt Economy, the spotlight is on how AI is reshaping local and federal government. One of the most dramatic examples surfaced this week in the U.S. heartland. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...