Amazon
Amazon Sunsets Crowd-Sourced Work Platform MTurk
August 26, 2026

After 21 years, Amazon is shutting down its crowdsourced work platform Mechanical Turk. 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
Alibaba Targets Coding and Office Tasks With Low-Cost AI Model
August 26, 2026

Alibaba introduced Qwen3.8-Flash, a new artificial intelligence model designed to deliver cost efficiency, the company said in a Wednesday (Aug. 26) post on social platform X. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Cryptocurrency
Revolut Debuts Euro-Pegged Stablecoin in 3 Countries
August 26, 2026

Revolut is launching a European stablecoin as the digital tokens move further into mainstream finance. 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...

Acquiring
Priority Commerce Moves Into Public Sector With IntelliPay Acquisition 
August 26, 2026

Priority Technology Holdings is preparing to acquire government/utility payment processing company IntelliPay. 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
Splitit CEO Says Payments Firms Must Build for AI, Not Just Use It
August 26, 2026

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Startups
FGV Capital Says AI Startup Rock Stars Need Different VC Roadies
August 26, 2026

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Legal & Regulation
Three Charts Show Who Wants a Federal Bank Charter and Why
August 26, 2026

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s charter-granting activity doesn’t just show that a new rash of financial services firms are successfully becoming banks or bank-like institutions. The applications, viewed collectively, also show what the 21st century financial sector thinks a bank charter should...

Consumer Finance
62% of Financially Improving Households Have a Savings Cushion
August 26, 2026

As today’s consumer confidence reading from The Conference Board shows, metrics can be complicated. They may be holding in a narrow range, but household finances are moving in a less stable direction. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Credit Unions
Targeted Rewards Could Close Credit Unions’ 21-Point Wallet Gap
August 26, 2026

Credit unions (CUs) have spent decades building the kind of customer relationship that national banks would struggle to manufacture with even the biggest marketing budget. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...