Artificial Intelligence
Retailers Turn to AI Agents to Meet Shoppers Before Checkout
July 01, 2026

Retailers have spent years enhancing digital shopping capabilities. 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 form, you...

Artificial Intelligence
Cloudflare Arms Website Owners in Fight Against AI Crawlers
July 01, 2026

Connectivity cloud company Cloudflare is introducing new tools and integrations designed to enable site owners to decide whether automate agents and bots can access their content and add it to artificial intelligence systems. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Cryptocurrency
The US Senate Calendar Is Becoming Crypto Markets’ Biggest Whale
July 01, 2026

Six months ago, the crypto industry believed the 2026 legislative calendar would give it a policy sweep across both stablecoins and digital asset markets. It was only last July that the GENIUS Act regulating stablecoins, the first tangible piece of successful crypto policy in the U.S., was...

Chatbots
Courts to Companies: You Own What Your Chatbot Says
July 01, 2026

Artificial intelligence chatbots make two kinds of errors. 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 form, you...

IPO
Plaid Talks With Banks About Potential IPO
July 01, 2026

Plaid has held preliminary discussions with banks about a potential initial public offering, Bloomberg reported Wednesday (July 1), citing unnamed sources. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Facebook / Meta
WhatsApp Steps Up Fight Against Account Impersonation
July 01, 2026

WhatsApp recently began offering usernames, designed to help people connect while keeping their phone numbers private. 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...

Personnel
JPMorgan AI Chief Teresa Heitsenrether Plans Year-End Retirement
July 01, 2026

JPMorganChase’s artificial intelligence chief, Teresa Heitsenrether, will retire from the company at the end of the year, Bloomberg reported Wednesday (July 1). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Investments
Twelve Labs Raises $100 Million to Fund Bet on Video AI
July 01, 2026

Twelve Labs argues that AI is leaving a text-based era and pivoting to video. 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....

Cryptocurrency
Kraken Platform Payward Acquires Payments Firm Reap
July 01, 2026

Payward, the financial infrastructure platform behind cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, has acquired payments infrastructure firm Reap. 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,...