Cryptocurrency
This Week in Stablecoins: Building Toward T+0 Settlement
June 26, 2026

Stablecoins entered 2026 with an ambitious narrative around disrupting card networks, replacing traditional payment rails and fundamentally reshaping consumer commerce. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Markets
DraftKings Brings $11 Billion Prediction Market Into Flagship App
June 26, 2026

DraftKings has launched a proprietary, vertically integrated foundation for its prediction markets experience, DraftKings Predictions, and integrated it into the DraftKings: Sports & Casino app. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Social Commerce
X Opens X Money to Premium Subscribers Ahead of Broader Launch
June 26, 2026

X has taken another step in the rollout of X Money by expanding the tool to members of the top tier of the social media platform’s premium subscription service. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Artificial Intelligence
OpenAI Restricts Access to Latest AI Models at US Government Request
June 26, 2026

OpenAI said Friday (June 26) that it is limiting the release of its new GPT-5.6 series artificial intelligence (AI) models to a small group of trusted partners at the request of the U.S. government. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Artificial Intelligence
AI-Generated Fake Receipts Now Make Up 71% of Expense Fraud
June 26, 2026

Four in 10 U.S. employees have used artificial intelligence to generate a fake expense receipt, according to a survey released Tuesday (June 23) by expense management platform Emburse. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Investments
Quantifind Secures $200 Million to Scale AI-Native Risk Intelligence Platform
June 26, 2026

Quantifind has secured a $200 million growth investment to accelerate the international expansion of its artificial intelligence (AI)-native risk intelligence platform for financial crime prevention. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Fraud Prevention
Banks Face a New ACH Fraud Test as Nacha Rules Take Effect
June 26, 2026

Fraud deadlines arguably don’t attract much attention outside compliance departments. This year’s changes to the Nacha Operating Rules reshape how banks are expected to identify suspicious ACH activity before losses accumulate. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Bank Regulation
ECB Scraps 40 Outdated Supervisory Guides to Boost European Bank Lending
June 26, 2026

The European Central Bank (ECB) has discontinued about 40 supervisory publications and has revised others in an effort to provide simpler guidance and more effective supervision. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Cybersecurity
Swiss Watchdog FINMA Builds Generative AI to Police Crypto Markets
June 26, 2026

Financial regulators must adopt artificial intelligence tools to counter those already being used in cyberattacks, Marlene Amstad, chair of the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) and chair of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), told Reuters in a report posted Friday (June 26)....