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TD Bank Commits $108 Billion to Canadian Infrastructure
September 14, 2026

TD Bank has announced a five-year, $108 billion (150 billion Canadian dollars) commitment to Canada’s “investment supercycle.” 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...

Payments Innovation
Fiserv CEO Says Divided Structure Left Products Underused
September 14, 2026

Fiserv aims to tap several growth opportunities by bringing together the capabilities of its Financial Solutions (FS) and Merchant Solutions (MS) segments, which have operated separately, and operating as one company, Fiserv CEO Takis Georgakopoulos said Thursday (Sept. 10). Get the Full Story Complete the...

Retail
Walmart+ Expands Gas Savings Program as Fuel Prices Surge
September 14, 2026

Walmart+ is expanding its Gas Savings benefit with a new partnership with Citgo. 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...

Artificial Intelligence
Anthropic Makes $13.7 Compute Deal With Trump-Linked Rum Group
September 14, 2026

Anthropic has reportedly signed a $13.7 billion deal with Rum Group, a social media/AI infrastructure company. 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...

Artificial Intelligence
AI Standards Push Can Borrow From the Payments Playbook
September 14, 2026

Anthropic, Google and OpenAI may agree that powerful artificial intelligence models need common safety standards. Getting to that commonality will mean they must also set standards governing who writes the tests, who administers them, and what a model must do to fail. Get the Full...

Artificial Intelligence
Ninth Circuit Rules AI Agents Act on Behalf of Users, Not Developers
September 14, 2026

When an autonomous AI agent accesses a password-protected website, who actually does the accessing? According to the federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, the person who directed the agent to access the site is the one responsible, not the company that developed the agent and...

Artificial Intelligence
Microsoft Latest Tech Giant Calling for Slower AI Development
September 14, 2026

Add Microsoft to the list of AI companies lobbying for a slowdown in the tech’s development. 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...

Artificial Intelligence
Germany Says Europe Can’t Afford to Slow AI Development
September 14, 2026

Germany is reportedly rejecting the AI industry’s calls to slow the technology’s development. 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....

Artificial Intelligence
OpenTable Reports Diners Reached Through AI Tools Spend 20% More
September 14, 2026

Integrations of OpenTable’s restaurant technology with artificial intelligence models drove 17 times more seated diners year over year for restaurant operators, the company said in an Aug. 26 press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...