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AI Startups: SignalFire Raises $1 Billion to Invest in AI Startups
April 08, 2025

Venture capital firm SignalFire has raised more than $1 billion in new capital to invest in artificial intelligence (AI) startups. 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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Anecdotes Raises $30 Million to Automate Risk and Compliance Tools
April 08, 2025

Governance, risk and compliance (GRC) provider Anecdotes has raised $30 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...

Banking
Galileo Introduces Deposit Sweep Product for FinTechs
April 08, 2025

Galileo Financial Technologies has introduced a product that automates deposit sweeps for FinTechs, enabling them to offer more competitive returns and peace of mind to customers whose balances exceed the FDIC insurance limit. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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63% Adoption Rate Shows GenAI Enthusiasm Among Younger Consumers
April 08, 2025

Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is gaining traction among U.S. consumers across all age groups, according to a new PYMNTS Intelligence report, even as enthusiasm cools for voice assistants. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Retail
Stop the Steal: Smart Stores Help Brands Meet Consumers in New Settings
April 08, 2025

Inventory keeps retailers in business. Inventory keeps consumers loyal to their preferred to merchants. Inventory makes impulse buying possible and keeps sales flowing. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Banking
Regional Banks Slump Faster Than S&P 500 After Tariff Impacts
April 07, 2025

Regional banks that were looking to grow after dealing with the banking crisis that began in the spring of 2023 are reportedly now being challenged by the economic uncertainty driven by the new U.S. tariffs. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Shopify CEO Tobias Lütke: Employees Must Learn to Use AI Effectively
April 07, 2025

Shopify now considers the use of artificial intelligence (AI) by employees to be a “baseline expectation,” CEO Tobias Lütke said in an internal memo that he posted on X after learning it had been leaked. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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AI Explained: What’s a Small Language Model and How Can Business Use It?
April 07, 2025

Artificial intelligence (AI) is now a household word, thanks to the popularity of large language models like ChatGPT. These large models are trained on the whole internet and often have hundreds of billions of parameters — settings inside the model that help it guess what...

Banking
Dimon: Consumer Payments ‘New Battleground’ for Banks
April 07, 2025

Consumer payments have become a “new battleground” for banks, JPMorgan Chase Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon said Monday (April 7) in his annual letter to shareholders. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...