Artificial Intelligence
Revolut Rolls Out AI Assistant for Daily Financial Tasks
April 09, 2026

Revolut is adding an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered personal assistant to its app in the United Kingdom. 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...

Credit Unions
Velera Opens New FinTech Discounts for Credit Unions
April 09, 2026

Credit union service organization (CUSO) Velera has expanded its Fintech Engagement Program to include FinTech partners that will offer credit unions discounted pricing, waived fees or other exclusive benefits. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Payments Innovation
PayPal Embeds Payment Links Into Canva Designs
April 09, 2026

PayPal now enables users of the global visual communication platform Canva to accept payments directly from their digital or printed designs. 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
The Battle for AI Isn’t About Models. It’s About Habits
April 09, 2026

Think about how you shop. Not how you used to shop, but how you actually shop now. You probably do most of it on Amazon. Not all of it. You still go to a specialty running store for shoes, to a wine shop for a...

Cryptocurrency
PODCAST: Stablecoins Are Moving Real Money, Just Not That Much of It Yet
April 09, 2026

The headlines would have you believe stablecoins are already eating the payments world. Hundreds of billions in market cap. Transaction volumes that allegedly rival Visa. A DeFi ecosystem humming along in the background. And sure, directionally, those numbers are real. Get the Full Story Complete...

Fraud Prevention
68% of Banks Increase Fraud Defense Spending as Account Takeovers Spike
April 09, 2026

Banks are learning that fraud defense is no longer just about stopping losses after the fact. The bigger shift in the latest data is that many institutions now see fraud prevention as part of protecting growth, customer trust and the ability to keep up with...

Cryptocurrency
Crypto Embraces Regulator-in-the-Loop Strategy as Federal Rules Roll Out
April 08, 2026

Few industries have fates as entwined with their regulatory guardrails as crypto. After all, few industries are as unregulated as crypto has traditionally been. At least in the U.S. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

AML
Treasury Proposes Anti-Money Laundering Framework for Stablecoin Issuers
April 08, 2026

The Treasury Department has proposed a rule that would require permitted payment stablecoin issuers (PPSIs) to adhere to anti-money laundering (AML) and sanctions compliance obligations. 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
Citi AI Cuts Account Opening Times by 1 Hour
April 08, 2026

Citigroup has identified an initial 50 processes that it aims to automate, and the bank is already seeing results from those it has transformed, Reuters reported Wednesday (April 8), citing its interview with Citi Head of Technology and Business Enablement Tim Ryan. Get the Full...