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Datavault Pushes Into Banking Realm With BankWyse Acquisition
August 19, 2026

Data monetization and real-world asset tokenization company Datavault AI is set to acquire Wyoming financial institution BankWyse. 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,...

Banking
Monzo Steers Customers to Backup Bank Amid Technical Outage
August 19, 2026

British neobank Monzo was sending customers to its backup bank Wednesday (Aug. 19) morning as it dealt with an outage. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Artificial Intelligence
How Physical AI Is Changing Invoicing, Working Capital and Trade Finance
August 19, 2026

The robots aren’t just coming. They are already here, across factory floors and logistics yards. 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,...

Banking
Interactive Brokers Taps Paysafe’s SafetyPay for LatAm Account Funding
August 19, 2026

Automated global broker Interactive Brokers (IBKR) has integrated Paysafe’s SafetyPay to enable eligible IBKR clients in Latin America to fund their IBKR accounts directly from personal bank accounts in local currencies, IBKR said in a Tuesday (Aug. 18) press release. Get the Full Story Complete...

Artificial Intelligence
FDA Weighs Clinician-Style Tests for Generative AI Medical Devices
August 19, 2026

The Food and Drug Administration is considering whether some generative artificial intelligence medical devices should have to demonstrate competence much as physicians do before treating patients. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

B2B Payments
WEX Says Embedded Payments Are Easier to Launch Than to Scale
August 19, 2026

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Artificial Intelligence
Better AI Prompts Turn Consumer Experiments Into Habits
August 19, 2026

Generative artificial intelligence is becoming a more useful tool for consumers not just because the technology is improving, but also because consumers are getting better at using it. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Artificial Intelligence
Anthropic Beats OpenAI in Revenue for First Time
August 18, 2026

Anthropic’s sales topped those of OpenAI for the first time in the second quarter, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday (Aug. 18), citing figures obtained from unnamed sources. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Investments
PointsKash Secures Capital Commitment After Beginning Rollout of Crypto ATMs
August 18, 2026

FinTech PointsKash has secured a strategic capital commitment of up to $100 million from Hawk Capital Advisors to support the national rollout of its FinTech, payments, loyalty rewards and digital commerce offerings, PointsKash said in a Wednesday (Aug. 12) press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...