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Black-Box AI Forces CFOs to Write a New Audit Playbook
June 18, 2026

Innovations typically work best when they feel invisible to the end user. But for finance teams, innovations work best when they are explainable. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Investments
Baseten Nears $1.5 Billion Funding Round as Inference Demand Surges
June 18, 2026

Baseten is finalizing a $1.5 billion fundraising round to support its inference software layer that enables customers to run, optimize and train open-source artificial intelligence models, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday (June 18). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Salesforce Debuts Agentic Tool to Automate Financial Busywork
June 18, 2026

Salesforce introduced new agentic artificial intelligence tools for financial advisers, according to a Thursday (June 18) press release provided to PYMNTS. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

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PYMNTS Panel Concludes Credit Unions Face an AI Trust Test
June 18, 2026

Watch more: Virtual Roundtable With Jeremiah Lotz and Cheryl Middleton Jones of Velera and Cal Al-Dhubaib of Rubrik 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...

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Just 30% of Financial Firms Use AI for Customer Retention
June 18, 2026

Enterprise artificial intelligence has moved past the pilot stage, but there are some challenges when it comes to gaining wider acceptance. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Banking
Santander Gets OCC Nod to Fold In Webster Bank
June 17, 2026

The planned acquisition of Connecticut-headquartered Webster Bank by Banco Santander has moved a step closer to getting the regulatory approvals it needs. 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...

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Visa and Mastercard Put Tokens in Charge of AI Commerce
June 17, 2026

The race to build agentic commerce is producing no shortage of attention around artificial intelligence (AI) assistants. OpenAI, Google, Perplexity and others want consumers to delegate shopping decisions to software. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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State Farm Bets on AI to Take Back Number One
June 17, 2026

State Farm is rebuilding its agent model around artificial intelligence after losing a title it held since World War II. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

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PayPal Weighs Shutdown of Venture Capital Arm in Corporate Overhaul
June 17, 2026

PayPal is “exploring strategic options” for its venture capital arm, a company spokesperson told Fortune in a report posted 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...