Artificial Intelligence
Enterprise AI’s Hottest Job Just Found Its Biggest Skeptic
August 14, 2026

The fastest-growing job in enterprise AI is the forward-deployed engineer, the specialist companies hire to make the software actually work inside their walls. Decagon, a customer service artificial intelligence startup that crossed $100 million in annualized revenue three years after launching, thinks that job should...

Apple
Apple Teams Up With Alibaba to Bring Apple Intelligence to China
August 14, 2026

Apple worked with Alibaba Group to develop and train an Apple artificial intelligence model specifically for the Chinese market, Reuters reported Friday (Aug. 14), citing unnamed sources. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Cryptocurrency
Stablecoin Competition Moves From Issuing Tokens to Owning Distribution
August 14, 2026

The stablecoin industry’s most important developments this week did not involve tokens, valuations or assets in circulation. 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...

Technology
Allstate Prepares for Quantum Computing Arrival
August 14, 2026

Insurance company Allstate is investing in quantum computing now so that the company is ready to take advantage of the technology when it arrives, Allstate Chair, President and CEO Tom Wilson told The Wall Street Journal in a report published Friday (Aug. 14). Get the...

Artificial Intelligence
AI Turns Sports’ Dead Air Into a Selling Season
August 14, 2026

Sports commerce has always clustered around the calendar, spiking for a tournament, a championship run or a merchandise drop. Between those peaks, the commercial relationship between a team and its fans goes dormant. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Cryptocurrency
SEC Cancels Planned Meeting on Registration Exemptions for Crypto Tokens
August 14, 2026

The Securities and Exchange Commission has abruptly canceled an open meeting scheduled for Friday (Aug. 14) to consider proposed exemptions for digital asset companies. The cancellation postpones a potentially significant step in the agency’s effort to build a new regulatory framework for cryptocurrency while legislation...

Insurance
Insurance Regulators Get Schooled on AI Governance
August 14, 2026

Insurance regulators are moving artificial intelligence governance from the policy manual into the examination file. 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,...

Cybersecurity
Frontier AI Threats Drive Companies to Boost Security Budgets
August 14, 2026

After learning about the cyber capabilities of frontier artificial intelligence models, a higher percentage of organizations plan to increase their security spending, IBM said in a July 29 press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

B2B Payments
The Cloud Risk CFOs Aren’t Measuring: What Happens When a Vendor Disappears?
August 14, 2026

There’s a new nightmare scenario in enterprise cloud computing, and it’s not an AI-driven cyberattack. It’s a vendor simply going out of business and disappearing. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...