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US Investors Conserving Cash Amid Tariff Troubles
April 06, 2025

Last week was a rough one for the stock market following the announcement of new tariffs. 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...

Artificial Intelligence
Meta Adds ‘Multimodal’ Models to Its Llama AI Stable
April 06, 2025

Meta has released the latest versions of its Llama artificial intelligence (AI) model. 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....

Banking
Cold Cash: The World’s Most Remote ATMs — From Antarctica to Everest
April 05, 2025

We get a lot of press releases here at PYMNTS. We consider all of them, and some are more newsworthy than others. But this one really got our attention. This past week, Diebold Nixdorf made headlines with its announcement of successfully installing two new automated...

Artificial Intelligence
Articul8 Launches Domain-Specific GenAI Models Built for Supply Chain Operations
April 04, 2025

Articul8 has launched a family of GenAI models built to optimize supply chain, manufacturing and industrial process operations. 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
Fed Governor Michael Barr: Bank-FinTech Relationships Will Drive GenAI Adoption
April 04, 2025

Bank-FinTech relationships are likely to drive the integration of GenAI into banking, Federal Reserve Governor Michael S. Barr said Friday (April 4). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Banking
Stripe Applies for US Banking License to Expand Merchant Acquiring Capabilities
April 04, 2025

Stripe’s application for a Merchant Acquirer Limited Purpose Bank (MALPB) charter has been accepted by the state of Georgia’s Department of Banking and Finance, bringing the financial infrastructure giant one step closer to directly accessing payment card networks. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Investments
Nvidia- and Google-Backed SandboxAQ Raises $450 Million for Quantitative AI Platforms
April 04, 2025

SandboxAQ raised over $450 million in a Series E round to support its development of large quantitative models (LQMs) that help enterprises leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to solve scientific and quantitative challenges. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Artificial Intelligence
This Week in AI: Google Replaces Gemini Head, Intel to Develop Non-Core Units
April 04, 2025

Here are this week’s top news in AI: 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 completing this form, you...

IPO
Report: Tech Companies Pause IPO Plans Amid Investor Uncertainty Caused by Tariffs
April 04, 2025

Several technology and FinTech companies reportedly paused their activities related to initial public offerings (IPOs) amid the stock market fall and investor uncertainty caused by the President Donald Trump administration’s announcement of tariffs. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...