Artificial Intelligence
White House Weighs Regulator to Police AI Models
July 19, 2026

The White House is reportedly exploring plans to create a regulator focused on artificial intelligence safety. 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
AI Is Coming for Your Job Title
July 18, 2026

Artificial intelligence may or may not take your job, but it has already broken into the human resources department and vandalized the org chart. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Earnings
Regions Bank’s Mobile Upgrade Drives Digital Transactions to 80%
July 17, 2026

Regions Financial Corp. reported continued growth in customers’ digital usage and transactions during the second quarter, with President, CEO and Chairman John M. Turner highlighting its online banking and mobile app offerings as “key initiatives that are central to our long-term strategy.” Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Cryptocurrency
Ethics Battle Freezes Clarity Act Ahead of Senate Recess
July 17, 2026

With the Senate set to go on recess in three weeks, after Aug. 7, the Clarity Act is still facing several hurdles, Bloomberg reported Friday (July 17). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Earnings
Fifth Third Targets $850 Million in Comerica Merger Savings
July 17, 2026

Fifth Third Bancorp is seeing early results of its merger with Comerica, is making progress on the integration and is set to launch its systems conversion over Labor Day weekend, Fifth Third Chairman, CEO and President Tim Spence said Friday (July 17) during a second-quarter earnings call. Get the...

Artificial Intelligence
AI Agents Finally Get Access Without the Password
July 17, 2026

Given free rein, AI agents can research products, compare prices and fill out forms. They’re thwarted the moment a task requires a login. Until now, the only options have been handing over the password and accepting the security risk, or taking over the keyboard every...

Economy
Consumer Sentiment Jumped 10% in July Before Gas Price Hikes
July 17, 2026

Consumer sentiment improved by 10% in early July, marking the second consecutive month of 10% jumps, according to preliminary results for the month from the University of Michigan’s Surveys of Consumers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

CFO
The $100 Million CFO Rewrites the Rules on Legal Spend
July 17, 2026

Legal spending was once a simple professional-services line item for CFOs. Now it’s an operating problem. Compliance rules, cybersecurity duties, artificial intelligence (AI) governance and a growing patchwork of state enforcement actions are pushing mid-market finance chiefs to rethink how legal work enters the company,...

Artificial Intelligence
FIS Deploys Anthropic’s Mythos 5 to Boost Global Financial Infrastructure
July 17, 2026

FIS has joined Anthropic’s Project Glasswing and is using the artificial intelligence company’s most advanced frontier model, Mythos 5, to secure its own systems. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...