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OpenAI Ran Through $3.7 Billion in Q1 2026
June 17, 2026

OpenAI burned $3.7 billion during the first three months of 2026, The Information reported Tuesday (June 16). 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...

Payment Methods
Revolut Enrolls 53 Million Europeans Into Visa Click to Pay
June 17, 2026

Revolut has enabled Visa Click to Pay for eligible Visa cardholders, making the feature available to its more than 13 million customers in the United Kingdom and 40 million across Europe. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Retail
Consumers Keep Clicking ‘Buy’ as Retail Sales Climb
June 17, 2026

Consumers may be scrutinizing purchases more closely, but May’s retail sales report showed spending activity remains firmly in motion. 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...

Banking
EU Antitrust Head Seeks More Support for Cross-Border Bank Mergers
June 17, 2026

Teresa Ribera, the European Union’s antitrust leader, is calling on EU nations to support cross-border bank mergers. 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...

Banking
Revolut Secures UAE Licenses Fueling Global Bank Ambitions
June 17, 2026

Revolut is preparing a full-scale launch of its global financial platform in the United Arab Emirates after completing its regulatory licensing process in the country. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Artificial Intelligence
WorkWhile Targets the $20 Billion Labor Economy Scheduling Gap
June 17, 2026

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Artificial Intelligence
Commerce Department Threatened Anthropic With Criminal Charges Over AI Models
June 16, 2026

In the letter that led Anthropic to suspend access to its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 artificial intelligence models on Friday (June 12), Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick ordered the company not to give foreign nationals anywhere in the world access to the models without a...

B2B Payments
What CFOs Should Be Learning From Private Equity Firms
June 16, 2026

Every major technological shift creates a new category of business data. The internet created clickstream data, smartphones created location data and cloud software generated operational data at unprecedented scale. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Artificial Intelligence
Wonder’s Robot Cooks Circles Around Every Human on the Line
June 16, 2026

One machine can make 500 burrito bowls, salads and poke bowls an hour. A human worker makes roughly 30 to 45. That gap is the business case Marc Lore is building Wonder around. Fortune reported that Lore unveiled the system recently. A turntable spins each...