Artificial Intelligence
McDonald’s Fired Its AI. Now It’s Back With Google’s.
June 12, 2026

McDonald’s is back in the artificial intelligence drive-thru business, and this time it’s bringing Google. 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,...

Bank Regulation
Fed’s Barr Warns Bank Deregulation Threatens Financial Stability
June 12, 2026

Recent moves by the Federal Reserve and other banking regulators to weaken regulation and supervision of banks threaten to undermine the safety and soundness of the financial institutions and increase financial stability risks, Federal Reserve Gov. Michael S. Barr said in a recent speech. Get the Full Story...

Markets
Gensler Says Prediction Market Sports Contracts Are Just Bets
June 12, 2026

Gary Gensler, a former chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), disagrees with the current CFTC on the issue of sports betting versus swaps. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Artificial Intelligence
Anthropic Vertical Software Rollout Threatens Enterprise AI Builders
June 12, 2026

Anthropic’s introduction of industry-specific artificial intelligence tools threatens the business of companies that use its AI models to build their own tools, The Information reported Thursday (June 11). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Cryptocurrency
Crypto Experts Tell PYMNTS Where Digital Assets Go Next
June 12, 2026

There’s something rare happening across the digital asset landscape: it’s quiet. 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...

Artificial Intelligence
ChatGPT Reaches 1 Billion Users as the AI Economy Takes Shape
June 12, 2026

ChatGPT reached 1 billion global monthly active app users in May, CNBC reported on Friday (June 12), making it the fastest application in history to reach that scale. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Banking
SoFi, Revolut, Square and Klarna Turn Savings Into Lending Strategy
June 12, 2026

As interest rate uncertainty lingers and wholesale funding becomes more expensive, digital-first financial firms are using high-yield savings accounts to address two challenges. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Facebook / Meta
Meta Reports Outages Across Facebook and Instagram
June 12, 2026

Several Meta-owned platforms experienced outages Friday morning (June 12). 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,...

SMBs
Payments Power the Real SMB Transformation as AI Arrives on Main Street
June 12, 2026

The conventional logic has always been that small businesses had smaller needs than their enterprise peers. 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...