artificial intelligence
OpenAI Winds Down Involvement With Scale AI
June 18, 2025

OpenAI is reportedly phasing out its involvement with data-labeling startup Scale AI due to Scale’s new ties to Meta, an OpenAI rival. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Partnerships
Visa and Yellow Card to Explore Stablecoin Opportunities in Africa
June 18, 2025

Visa has partnered with licensed stablecoin payments orchestrator Yellow Card to explore stablecoin use cases and opportunities across the African markets in which Yellow Card is licensed to operate. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Buy Now Pay Later
Affirm and PGIM Expand Capital Partnership to Support Pay-Over-Time Options
June 18, 2025

Affirm has announced a new revolving pass-through loan sale facility in which PGIM Fixed Income, a Prudential Financial company, will invest up to $3 billion over 36 months by purchasing up to $500 million of Affirm loans at any one time. Get the Full Story...

Credit Cards
Illinois Governor Signs 1-Year Delay of Law Limiting Interchange Fees
June 18, 2025

Illinois has delayed for one year the implementation of a law that would bar companies from charging interchange fees on the tax and tip portions of credit and debit card transactions.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Delivery
Costco and Kroger Tap Instacart to Offer Faster Delivery
June 18, 2025

Instacart says it is introducing new delivery options for some of the country’s biggest grocers. 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,...

Investments
Pelico Raises $40 Million for AI-Powered Supply Chain Orchestration Platform
June 18, 2025

Pelico has raised $40 million to accelerate the growth of its artificial intelligence-powered supply chain orchestration platform for manufacturing operations in North America. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Acquisitions
Abacus Group Acquires Entara to Bolster Cybersecurity Offering
June 18, 2025

Managed services/managed security services provider Abacus Group has acquired Entara. 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 this...

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CFOs Move AI From Science Experiment to Strategic Line Item
June 18, 2025

The artificial intelligence (AI) hype cycle has had no shortage of projections, pronouncements and technical forecasts. 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...

Transportation
Waymo Aims to Test Autonomous Vehicles With Human Drivers in New York City
June 18, 2025

Waymo has applied for a permit to test its autonomous vehicles in New York City with a human driver behind the wheel. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...