Business
FTC Warns Businesses Against Using Personalized Pricing
August 19, 2026

Federal regulators are warning that companies using consumers’ personal data to set prices could be violating the law. 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...

Partnerships
Cantor Fitzgerald Enters Prediction Markets Space With Kalshi
August 19, 2026

Investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald is moving into the prediction markets space, according to 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. yesSubscribe...

Artificial Intelligence
White House AI Testing Plans Remain Murky
August 19, 2026

Earlier this month, the White House hosted artificial intelligence companies to discuss a new framework for testing their technology. 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...

B2B Payments
The Finance Stack’s Great Unbundling Has CFOs Asking What They Need to Own
August 19, 2026

The bigger the company, the more sprawling its back office tends to be. 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....

Blockchain
Robinhood CEO Calls on US Policymakers to Expand Tokenized Stock Access
August 19, 2026

Robinhood CEO and Co-Founder Vlad Tenev posted an article on X Tuesday (Aug. 18) calling on U.S. policymakers to update securities laws and regulations to facilitate the use of tokenized stocks. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Artificial Intelligence
World Labs CEO Says US Must Set Good Example on AI
August 19, 2026

Artificial intelligence (AI) pioneer Fei-Fei Li is reportedly warning that backlash to the tech threatens global technological advancement. 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...

Artificial Intelligence
The Real Question Isn’t Whether AI Wrote It
August 19, 2026

For six hours in late July, Jerry Falade had one of the biggest debut deals in publishing. Fourteen publishers had bid on his crime novel, “Call Me, I’ll Hide the Body,” and Minotaur Books, an imprint of Macmillan US, won the auction at a reported...

Earnings
Target Touts Jump in Traffic From AI Platforms as Sales Climb
August 19, 2026

Target is seeing sales tick up amid a growth in digital traffic from artificial intelligence platforms. 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...

Banking
Datavault Pushes Into Banking Realm With BankWyse Acquisition
August 19, 2026

Data monetization and real-world asset tokenization company Datavault AI is set to acquire Wyoming financial institution BankWyse. 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,...