Digital Identity
79% of Firms Now Verify Identity at Login
May 22, 2026

Agentic artificial intelligence may soon test the weakest point in a company’s identity system, but PYMNTS Intelligence data suggest the strongest defense may be a wider, better-connected verification network. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

SMBs
Main Street Merchants Run More of Their Business by Phone
May 22, 2026

Retail has evolved from a brick-and-mortar storefront to an anywhere, anytime experience. 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...

Partnerships
Coupa Acquires Tonkean to Expand AI Spend Management
May 21, 2026

Coupa is expanding its agentic artificial intelligence ambitions with the acquisition of Tonkean, a deal aimed at making procurement and global trade workflows more autonomous from request to payment. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Artificial Intelligence
OpenAI’s Codex Helps Drive Nearly $6 Billion Quarter
May 21, 2026

OpenAI generated nearly $6 billion in first-quarter revenue, a sign that demand for artificial intelligence tools is still rising even as the cost of competing at the top of the AI market remains enormous. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

AML
House Hearing Puts AI Fraud at Center of AML Overhaul
May 21, 2026

Criminals are not waiting for regulators to modernize anti-money laundering rules, and that asymmetry shaped a House hearing that exposed a larger divide than where to set reporting thresholds. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Artificial Intelligence
Calif. Governor Signs Order to Prepare Workforce for AI Disruption
May 21, 2026

California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a first-in-the-nation executive order on Thursday (May 21) directing state agencies to prepare workers, communities and small businesses for the economic and labor disruptions anticipated from the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Healthcare
OpenEvidence Brings Hands-Free Medical AI to 860,000 Clinicians
May 21, 2026

A physician’s day is a stack of interruptions: patient calls come in on personal phones, notes get typed after hours, documentation tools sit in one tab and medical references in another. Each handoff between systems costs time that high-volume clinical environments don’t have. Get the Full Story Complete...

Artificial Intelligence
Pivot Secures $40 Million to Challenge Legacy Procurement Software
May 21, 2026

Pivot, a software startup developing artificial intelligence for corporate procurement, has raised $40 million in a Series B funding round, the company announced Thursday (May 21). The capital injection brings the New York-based firm’s total funding to $70 million since its inception in 2023. Get...

Cryptocurrency
Brussels Wants Crypto Control. Washington Wants Momentum
May 21, 2026

The EU’s landmark crypto framework is entering its first recalibration phase, barely two years after implementation began. 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...