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Banking
Open Banking Reaches 1 Billion Payment Milestone in the UK
July 28, 2026

The U.K.’s open banking system has now powered more than 1 billion payments. 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...

Artificial Intelligence
One Drone Flight Just Headed Off a 30-Day Outage
July 28, 2026

A lender that finances a power plant or a pipeline typically learns about a developing problem the way it has for decades: through a scheduled inspection or a manual audit that happens once or twice a year. Damage accumulates in the dark between those checkpoints....

Banking
Western Union Pulls Plug on Digital Banking Service
July 28, 2026

Western Union Digital Bank is being discontinued, is ending its services and will close all accounts two months after users have received their closure notice, the service’s operator, Western Union International Bank, said in a legal notice on its German website. Get the Full Story...

Investments
PEX Raises $160 Million to Expand Spend Management Platform
July 28, 2026

Corporate card/spend management platform PEX has raised $160 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 Today. By completing this...

Artificial Intelligence
FTC Puts AI Developers at Center of Regulatory Crossfire
July 28, 2026

Artificial intelligence (AI) developers could face mounting legal risks if they modify their models’ outputs to comply with state AI laws without clearly informing users. According to a proposed Federal Trade Commission (FTC) policy statement, such undisclosed modifications could violate longstanding federal consumer protection principles....

Banking
Banks Turn $5.3 Million Wires Into Strategic Assets
July 28, 2026

Wire payments are starting to look less like back-office plumbing and more like a competitive tool for banks. 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...

Retail
$349 Billion Could Move Through a Much Smarter Checkout
July 28, 2026

A good offer can lose its value when the shopper never sees it. That problem gets expensive fast when the missed moment happens at checkout. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Banking
Happen’s Digital Banking Push Helps Deposits Jump 18%
July 27, 2026

The clearest evidence of LendingClub’s new incarnation into a full-scale digital bank can be measured not merely in another jump in personal loan volume, but what happened (pun intended) after borrowers arrived. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Banking
Upstart Receives Conditional OCC Approval for Bank Charter
July 27, 2026

Lending marketplace Upstart has received conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish a bank called Upstart Bank, N.A. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....