Blockchain
Standard Chartered and HSBC Complete First Transaction on Swift Blockchain Ledger
August 21, 2026

Standard Chartered and HSBC have completed the first interbank transaction executed on Swift’s blockchain-based ledger, Standard Chartered said in a Wednesday (Aug. 19) press release. 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
One AI Agent, 2,395 Payments. Still No Final Say
August 21, 2026

Preparing a batch of payments used to mean a person checking each invoice, confirming it matched what was approved, and grouping everything by hand. Coupa just showed how much of that work software can now do on its own. The company’s Payment Batch Creation Agent...

Cybersecurity
Apollo Global Management Hit by Social Engineering Attack and Data Breach
August 21, 2026

Apollo Global Management disclosed Friday (Aug. 21) that it suffered a social engineering attack that led to a data breach. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Payment Methods
Issuer Processors Expand From Cards Into Accounts and Money Movement
August 21, 2026

The card-issuing platforms that grew up alongside, and serving, FinTechs are following their customers into businesses that have little to do with issuing another card. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Artificial Intelligence
Ford and GM Use Agentic Data to Drive Subscription Revenue
August 21, 2026

Artificial intelligence (AI) could give automakers something they have spent years trying to build: a way to keep making money from a vehicle long after it leaves the dealership. Ford and General Motors (GM) are both betting that an AI assistant tied to a vehicle’s...

Personnel
Former JPMorgan COO Matt Zames to Advise Social Security Administration on Modernization
August 21, 2026

Former JPMorgan Chase Chief Operating Officer Matt Zames will become an advisor to the Social Security Administration Monday (Aug. 24) to help modernize the agency, CNBC reported Friday (Aug. 21), citing unnamed sources. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Artificial Intelligence
Nvidia Pays $6 Billion to License Poolside AI Model-Development Software
August 21, 2026

Nvidia will pay $6 billion to license Poolside’s artificial intelligence model-development software, Model Factory, and will make offers to hire 109 Poolside employees who were involved in making the company’s AI open-source model, Laguna, The Information reported Thursday (Aug. 21), citing a paywalled post by...

Cryptocurrency
This Week in Stablecoins: Crypto That Never Touches the Customer
August 21, 2026

Stablecoins five years ago represented a new form of money looking for a reason to exist. This week offered a different picture. The reason for stablecoins as a cash alternative is emerging precisely as the technology itself becomes harder to see. Get the Full Story...

Artificial Intelligence
AI Jobs Are Booming for Gen Z, Not Everyone
August 21, 2026

Artificial intelligence has not been around long enough to reward seniority the way most fields do, and that gap is starting to show up in who gets hired. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...