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Global Studies Show Companies Use AI for Collaboration Not Automation
July 23, 2026

Artificial intelligence is changing how people work, rather than putting them out of a job, according to two studies released Thursday (July 23). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

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Bad Financial Data Is AI’s Biggest Liability
July 23, 2026

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Retail Stores Are Becoming Financial Destinations
July 23, 2026

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The Future of Finance Depends on Better Workflows, Not Better AI
July 23, 2026

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Stripe Harnesses AI Billing Deals to Diversify Payments Empire
July 22, 2026

Stripe is positioning itself to play an even greater role in the artificial intelligence (AI) sector that already propelled its revenue to increase by a third to $6.8 billion last year, The Information reported Wednesday (July 22). Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Uber Co-Founder Kalanick’s Atoms Secures $1.7 Billion to Build Physical AI
July 22, 2026

Uber Co-Founder Travis Kalanick’s company Atoms raised $1.7 billion to develop physical artificial intelligence (AI) for all the major industrial sectors. 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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OpenAI Unveils Product to Hone AI Voice and Chat Agents
July 22, 2026

OpenAI has introduced a product designed to help enterprises deploy artificial intelligence (AI) voice and chat agents for uses cases such as customer support and outbound sales. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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Passionfroot Raises $15 Million to Connect B2B Tech Companies With Vetted Creators
July 22, 2026

Passionfroot raised $15 million in a Series A funding round to continue investing in its platform that connects B2B tech companies with vetted creators who can help them with their go-to-market campaigns. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Dorsey’s Block Turns AI Agents Into Real Employees
July 22, 2026

Block on Tuesday (July 21) released Buzz, an open-source collaboration platform where employees and artificial intelligence (AI) agents work side by side in the same channels. Block CEO Jack Dorsey said on X that Buzz is “model-agnostic, decentralized, self-sovereign and open source.” He said Block...