artificial intelligence
OpenAI to Acquire Statsig to Accelerate Experimentation and Application Development
September 02, 2025

OpenAI plans to acquire Statsig, the experimentation platform that powers A/B testing, feature flagging and real-time decisioning for OpenAI and other companies. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Fraud Attack
Cloudflare Says Support Case Data Compromised by Breach of Salesloft’s Drift
September 02, 2025

Cloudflare said Tuesday (Sept. 2) that information shared in its customer support system should be considered compromised. 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...

Bank Regulation
OCC Rates 2 Banks ‘Outstanding,’ 9 ‘Satisfactory’ in CRA Compliance
September 02, 2025

Two banks were rated “outstanding” and nine were rated “satisfactory” in the latest list of banks examined for Community Reinvestment Act compliance by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Fintech Investments
Latin America-Focused FinTech Kapital Valued at $1.3 Billion
September 02, 2025

Mexico City-based FinTech company Kapital said Tuesday (Sept. 2) that it doubled its valuation to $1.3 billion and became “Latin America’s first AI unicorn.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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Microsoft Unveils VibeVoice for Longer Conversational AI Audio
September 02, 2025

Microsoft has released VibeVoice, a new open-source artificial intelligence (AI) model that lets users create podcasts and other audio — a counter to Google’s popular NotebookLM. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Banking
FDIC Shrinks Bank Watch List, Flags Card Risk
September 02, 2025

Data from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s (FDIC) latest report on the state of the banking industry is signaling both optimism and caution. While the number of “problem banks” on its watch list has declined for the third straight quarter, the regulator also highlighted rising...

Fintech Investments
LayerX Raises $101M to Provide Back-Office Automation in Japan
September 02, 2025

Japanese startup LayerX reportedly raised 15 billion yen (about $101 million) in a Series B funding round for its artificial intelligence software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform that provides back-office automation for enterprises. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Artificial Intelligence
Google Beefs Up Gemini to Become an All-Around AI Tool
September 02, 2025

Google is beefing up its features for Gemini, its primary suite of generative AI models and the chatbot that serves as its main interface. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Blockchain
Web3 Companies Develop Devices to Add Blockchain to Consumers’ Daily Lives
September 02, 2025

Web3 companies are reportedly developing devices in an effort to add blockchain features to consumers’ daily lives. 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...