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Ant International Raises $1.2 Billion to Boost Cross-Border Payments
July 21, 2026

Global payments and FinTech firm Ant International has raised $1.2 billion in new funding. 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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Revolut Continues Global Expansion With Australian Banking License
July 21, 2026

Revolut has received a banking license from Australia’s financial regulator. 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 this form,...

Artificial Intelligence
The Agentic Enterprise Connects AI to Real Business Results
July 21, 2026

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Banking
Banks Built 2 Doors and Left the Middle Locked Out
July 21, 2026

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FinWise Owns Full Card Tech Stack After Acquiring Tallied Platform
July 20, 2026

FinWise Bancorp, the parent company of FinWise Bank, has brought card issuing and processing in-house by acquiring the technology platform and related assets of Tallied Technologies, FinWise said in a Monday (July 20) press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Artificial Intelligence
The Review Economy Just Became the Recommendation Economy
July 20, 2026

Artificial intelligence (AI) has become the shopper’s de facto research assistant, reading Amazon and Google reviews, Reddit threads and YouTube videos before anyone opens a single tab, then handing back one synthesized answer. The platforms that built their businesses on hosting those reviews have the...

Banking
Banks Tap FinTechs and Embedded Finance for Deposits
July 20, 2026

Embedded finance and the impact of FinTech pacts are showing up on bank balance sheets. 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,...

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Natural Raises $30 Million to Build Payment Rails for AI Agents
July 20, 2026

Natural, a year-old company that is building a foundational payment stack for artificial intelligence agents, raised $30 million in a Series A funding round. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Artificial Intelligence
Fake Employees Are Banks’ Newest Insider Threat
July 20, 2026

The account is real. The credentials are real. The employee is not. Synthetic insiders use stolen identities, deepfake technology and remotely controlled devices to get hired, pass background checks and log in through approved accounts: access that looks legitimate because it is legitimate. The person...