Cryptocurrency
Circle Wins Final OCC Approval for Bank Charter
July 10, 2026

Internet financial platform Circle Internet Group has received approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish a national trust bank, the company said in a Friday (July 10) press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Banking
Capital One Urges Leaders to Listen Before They Launch
July 10, 2026

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Authentication
Three-Quarters of Financial Firms See Identity Inconsistencies
July 10, 2026

Digital revenue has turned identity verification from a back-office control into a front-door growth issue for financial services firms. 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...

Consumer Insights
New Data Shows Why One Consumer Economy Has Become Three
July 10, 2026

Consumer spending has become less about confidence and more about financial capacity, and that shift is giving banks and payments providers a clearer map of growth opportunities. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Artificial Intelligence
Study Finds AI Must Earn the Right to Move Money
July 10, 2026

Enterprise artificial intelligence promises nearly as many different business outcomes as there are businesses themselves. It comes as little surprise, then, that the AI race inside enterprise technology is already starting to split along sector lines. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Artificial Intelligence
OpenAI Applications Chief Fidji Simo Steps Down Due to Illness
July 09, 2026

Fidji Simo is stepping down from her role as CEO of Applications at OpenAI and transitioning to being a part-time adviser due to a chronic medical condition. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Markets
Financial Firms Ban Employee Prediction Market Trading as Compliance Concerns Spread
July 09, 2026

Goldman Sachs Group has updated its personal trading policy to ban employees from trading on event contracts related to specific companies, election outcomes or the performance of any financial market, Bloomberg reported Thursday (July 9). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Artificial Intelligence
Nvidia Joins $100 Million Bet on Gradium Voice AI
July 09, 2026

Voice AI model builder Gradium has announced that an extension of its seed financing brought its funding to $100 million. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Artificial Intelligence
Palo Alto Networks CEO Says Token Costs Slow Enterprise AI Adoption
July 09, 2026

For enterprises to adopt artificial intelligence on a large scale, token costs need to drop, Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora said Thursday (July 9). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...