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Artificial Intelligence
Companies Look to Cloud-Era Solutions to Control AI Spending
June 30, 2026

Businesses have reportedly turned to an array of tactics to help manage rising AI spending. 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
Physical AI Rewrites the Economics of the Backorder
June 30, 2026

A warehouse system can call an item in stuck when it isn’t. That gap is a backorder, an order the company accepts for a product it can’t ship. Each backorder delays the sale and raises the odds the customer cancels. GNC was logging several hundred...

Investments
Pie Raises $19 Million to Bring AI to Main Street Businesses
June 30, 2026

Small business-focused marketing platform Pie has emerged from stealth with $19.5 million 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...

Loyalty & Rewards
Flexible Rewards Push Merchants and Issuers to Rethink Loyalty
June 30, 2026

Loyalty points have largely remained trapped inside the programs that issued them. That model is beginning to loosen as a growing number of initiatives promote greater flexibility, making rewards easier to earn, redeem and use across shopping journeys rather than within a single brand. Get...

Payments Innovation
Green Dot Says Embedded Finance Needs Better Math
June 30, 2026

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Banking
Banks Deploy AI to Chase Stolen Funds After Instant Payments Clear
June 29, 2026

Real-time payments move money faster, and they remove the window to recover it. Transactions sent over instant rails are irreversible. Once funds leave an account, they cannot be recalled, leaving institutions with no way to claw the money back. The problem is compounding. PYMNTS Intelligence...

Banking
FinTech Partnerships Force Banks to Fix API Oversight
June 29, 2026

Adding a FinTech partner has become much easier than managing dozens of them over time. To that end, banks and credit unions have been relying on outside providers for everything from payments and digital onboarding to fraud prevention and data analytics. Get the Full Story...

Artificial Intelligence
Tidal Eliminates Royalties for Fully AI-Generated Music
June 29, 2026

Music streaming platform Tidal has announced a new AI policy that will crack down on artificial intelligence (AI)-generated music. 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...

Artificial Intelligence
How AI Erased a $184 Billion Supply Chain Blind Spot
June 29, 2026

Enterprise software has spent a decade telling companies where their supply chains are breaking down. The harder problem—deciding what to do about it and acting on it without waiting for a human to notice—is where artificial intelligence (AI) is moving next. Get the Full Story...