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Retail
The Doctor Will See You… On Amazon: Tech Giant Expands Plans to Merge Medicine with...
January 31, 2025

Amazon is emerging as a key competitor to Walmart in the healthcare sector, leveraging its technological reach and consumer base. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Fintech Investments
FinTech IPO Index Surges 4.9% as Open Lending Leads Platforms Higher
January 31, 2025

As is often the case, platforms were the determinant of how the FinTech IPO Index fared this week, and as several of those firms posted double digit growth, the Index gained 4.9%. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

CFPB
Wise to Settle CFPB Allegations of Issues Around Advertisements and Disclosures
January 30, 2025

International remittance company Wise and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) reached an agreement to settle the regulator’s allegations that the company advertised inaccurate fees and failed to provide consumer disclosures. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Investments
Report: OpenAI Aims to Raise $40 Billion in New Funding Round
January 30, 2025

OpenAI is reportedly in talks for a $40 billion funding round that would value it at $300 billion. 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...

B2B Payments
This Week in B2B: Central Bank Best Practices, AI Agents, FinTech Innovation
January 30, 2025

The future of corporate finance is shifting from reactive to predictive, and that’s great news for B2B innovation. 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...

Delivery
Grubhub and Avride Bring Robot Delivery to College Campuses
January 30, 2025

Grubhub is working with Avride to bring robot delivery to American college campuses. 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....

Artificial Intelligence
AI Tools: Microsoft Azure Adds DeepSeek; Alibaba Releases New Model; Meta Gets ‘Memories’
January 30, 2025

This week in artificial intelligence models and tools, Microsoft announced that DeepSeek R1 is available on Azure AI Foundry, and Alibaba released a model that it said is better than DeepSeek. Meanwhile, Meta launched a memory feature, and Google announced new Gemini Live capabilities. Get...

CFPB
CFPB Warns Consumers of Rising Number of Credit Reporting Firms
January 30, 2025

The CFPB has published its annual list of companies that collect and sell consumer data. 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,...

Investments
ElevenLabs Raises $180 Million to Make AI Audio ‘More Expressive and Controllable’
January 30, 2025

ElevenLabs raised $180 million in a Series C funding round to continue the development of its artificial intelligence (AI) audio technology that is used in content creation, customer support, gaming, education, accessibility and other applications. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...