Credit Cards
The Issuers Pulling Ahead Are Building Into Customers’ Money Flows
May 19, 2026

The competition among card issuers is no longer centered only on rewards rates or promotional offers. Increasingly, it is about whether an issuer can become embedded deeply enough in a customer’s daily financial activity that the relationship becomes difficult to displace. Get the Full Story...

Fraud Prevention
AI Fraud Turns Big Companies Into Bigger Targets
May 19, 2026

Conventional wisdom has long held that larger enterprises possess natural advantages in cybersecurity and fraud prevention. Bigger budgets, deeper technical teams and greater access to advanced tooling should theoretically produce stronger defenses. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Artificial Intelligence
BBVA Takes Its Banking Experience Into ChatGPT
May 18, 2026

Most banks build an app and ask customers to come to them. BBVA is trying something different. The Spanish banking group launched a conversational app directly inside ChatGPT for users in Italy and Germany, letting customers ask questions about accounts, cards and savings products without...

Artificial Intelligence
Publicis Aims to Create Smarter AI Agents With $2 Billion LiveRamp Deal
May 18, 2026

French advertising company Publicis has acquired artificial intelligence data platform LiveRamp. 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...

Cryptocurrency
Revolut Launches Physical Crypto Debit Card Amid Rising Transaction Volume
May 18, 2026

Revolut unveiled Monday (May 18) its first physical cryptocurrency debit card, a move that follows a notable increase in industry-wide card usage and transaction volumes. According to reporting and data from The Block, daily crypto card transactions have trended upward since last year, recently exceeding...

Cryptocurrency
Stripe-Backed Tempo Expands Into Lending With Morpho Integration
May 18, 2026

Tempo is expanding its push into institutional stablecoin infrastructure by adding decentralized lending and yield capabilities to its blockchain. 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...

Apple
Apple Plans iOS 27 AI Push With Writing and Shortcuts
May 18, 2026

Apple is preparing a suite of new artificial intelligence (AI) features for its upcoming iPhone and iPad operating systems, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, according to a report from Bloomberg. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Banking
Discovery Bank Shows How AI Could Change App Engagement
May 18, 2026

A Discovery Bank client does not need to ask their banking app a question to get a financial recommendation. The app is already watching. It reads spending patterns, savings milestones and transaction activity and surfaces personalized next-best actions in real time, Microsoft reported. That continuous...

Healthcare
Aumet Raises $12 Million for AI-Driven Pharmaceutical Procurement
May 18, 2026

Healthcare procurement startup Aumet raised $12 million in Series A funding as the company looks to expand its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered pharmaceutical supply chain platform across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region and other emerging markets. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...