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Monarch Money Raises $75 Million to Grow Financial Wellness Platform
May 23, 2025

Monarch Money has raised $75 million in a Series B funding round to continue growing its financial wellness platform. 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 Hardee’s Largest Franchisee Uses AI to Serve Up Efficiency and Profits
May 23, 2025

The largest Hardee’s franchisee in the United States is harnessing artificial intelligence and data-driven insights to improve efficiency and customer satisfaction, which are key drivers of success in the fast-paced world of quick-service restaurants. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Artificial Intelligence
This Week in AI: The Agentic Web, AI-Native Devices and Search Tools
May 23, 2025

This week marked three major developments in the artificial intelligence (AI) space. 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. By...

Retail
AI Takes Center Stage in Amazon-Walmart Memorial Day Showdown
May 23, 2025

Memorial Day may commemorate American sacrifice and the unofficial start of summer. But for Amazon and Walmart, it marks a critical moment in the retail calendar: a high-stakes, high-visibility opportunity to flex their respective strategic muscles. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Fintech Investments
DeFi Development Surges 235% on Crypto Enthusiasm, Leads FinTech IPO Index Gains
May 23, 2025

Enthusiasm for digital assets helped push a member of the FinTech IPO Index ahead by triple digits — and a lone earnings report helped move a lending platform higher. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Mobile Commerce
RevenueCat Raises $50 Million to Expand Platform for Monetizing Consumer Software
May 22, 2025

RevenueCat has raised $50 million in a Series C funding round to expand its platform that powers subscriptions, in-app purchases and virtual currencies for consumer software. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Artificial Intelligence
AI’s Defining Week: The Most Revealing Executive Quotes From OpenAI, Google and Amazon
May 22, 2025

This week marked a captivating point in time for the future of artificial intelligence (AI), with technology leaders such as OpenAI CEO Sam Altman sharing his vision for the next generation of AI devices, Google CEO Sundar Pichai taking passive-aggressive potshots at AI rivals and...

Artificial Intelligence
Anthropic Says New AI Models Maintain Context and Sustain Focus
May 22, 2025

Anthropic has introduced the next generation of its artificial intelligence (AI) models, Claude Opus 4 and Claude Sonnet 4. 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...

B2B Payments
This Week in B2B: Automation, AI, Embedded Finance Reinvent Corporate Backbones
May 22, 2025

In the not-so-distant past, the B2B world ran on manual processes, spreadsheets and trust built over handshakes. Supply chains were static, finance departments reactive, and technological disruption was mostly a consumer-facing affair. Today, that world is almost unrecognizable. Get the Full Story Complete the form...