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artificial intelligence
X Marks the Spot: Musk to Ban Apple Devices Over...

Elon Musk said Monday (June 10) that Apple devices will be...

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Acquisitions
Yext to Expand Digital Marketing Platform With Hearsay Systems Acquisition

Yext plans to acquire Hearsay Systems, saying the move will create...

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Personnel
MoneyGram Appoints Driven Brands Veteran Gary W. Ferrera as CFO

MoneyGram International has appointed former Driven Brands chief financial officer (CFO)...

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artificial intelligence
Sidetrade Adds AI Agent to Order-to-Cash Applications

Sidetrade has added generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) features to its AI-powered...

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Personnel
OpenAI Names Ex-Nextdoor CEO Sarah Friar as CFO, Kevin Weil...

OpenAI has named a new chief financial officer (CFO) and a...

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Gig Economy
Court Rejects Uber's Challenge to California Gig Worker Law

Uber said Monday (June 10) that a U.S. appeals court decision...

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Travel Payments
Summer Staycations in Store as Consumers Trade Down on Travel

As we recently reported, despite steady signs of inflation, about half...

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Buy Now Pay Later
BNPL Users Want to Be Rewarded for Their Purchases

More consumers would use buy now, pay later (BNPL) for larger...

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artificial intelligence
Italian AI Startup iGenius Aims to Raise $698 Million

Italian artificial intelligence (AI) startup iGenius reportedly aims to raise 650...

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Retail
Consumers Splurge on Specialty Fashion Brands Amid Inflation

Amid financial uncertainties, U.S. consumers are becoming more discerning in what...

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Consumer Insights
Consumers May Dig Into Savings as Long-Term Inflation Expectations Creep...

Through scores of reports on the paycheck-to-paycheck economy, PYMNTS Intelligence has...

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Apple
Apple Plays It Safe With Apple Intelligence Suite, OpenAI Partnership

Apple may have arrived late to the artificial intelligence party. Still,...

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Artificial Intelligence
Morgan Stanley: AI Helps Financial Advisors Save Time, Anticipate Needs

The ability of artificial intelligence to transcribe conversations and categorize them...

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B2B Payments
Interoperability and Extensibility Will Define New Era for B2B Payments

As the world gets increasingly globalized, the ways that businesses transact...

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Personnel
JPMorgan Names PayPal Vet Shivananda as New Tech Chief

JPMorgan Chase has reportedly named former PayPal executive Sri Shivananda as its chief technology...

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Retail
Discount Retailers See Sales Upticks as Paycheck-to-Paycheck Shoppers Trade Down

As inflation continues to erode purchasing power, financially unstable consumers, squeezed...

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Payroll
CloudPay Offers Workers Instant Payslip Access

Payroll solutions company CloudPay has introduced in-app digital payslip functionality. “Accessed...

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Economy
Consumer Confidence About Household Finances Highest in 3 Years

Consumers are more confident about the prospects for their household’s financial...

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artificial intelligence
Tech Titans in the Crosshairs: DOJ and FTC Ready to...

The Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) are reportedly...

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artificial intelligence
SoundHound Pays Off $100 Million Debt After Lender Agreement 

SoundHound AI has reached an agreement to prepay its $100 million debt...

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artificial intelligence
AI Explained: Reinforcement Learning’s Profit Potential

In the world of commerce, businesses are always on the lookout...

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Retail
Michael Kors Offers Customers Mastercard’s AI-Powered ‘Muse’

Fashion retailer Michael Kors adopted Mastercard’s artificial intelligence-powered shopping assistant. The...

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Partnerships
Maverick to Integrate Visa Acceptance Platform Into Sales Enablement Solution

Maverick Payments will connect to the Visa Acceptance Platform to increase...

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CFPB
Are Fireworks Ahead as CFPB Director Testifies on Capitol Hill?

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra is set to testify...

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Cryptocurrency
What MiCA’s July Implementation Means for Crypto Around the World

Stablecoins sit at the center of the crypto sector’s goals for...

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Real-Time Payments
66% of Healthcare SMBs Sent Real-Time Payments Last Year

More small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) operating in the healthcare sector...

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Apple
Will Apple’s AI Event Help Fuel Its Stock Momentum?

Apple is on the cusp of unveiling its AI plans, a...

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eCommerce
eCosmetics CMO Bridges the Trust Gap for Online Beauty Shoppers

As beauty brands look for ways to gain digital shoppers without...

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artificial intelligence
Report: Google’s in-House AI Development May Be Competitive Edge

Microsoft is reportedly effectively outsourcing its best AI research and development...

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Faster Payments
Citi Adds Real-Time Funding to Treasury Offerings

Citi introduced Real-Time Funding (RTF), part of its real-time treasury solutions...

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Fraud Attack
Scammers Posing as Small Business to Sell Knockoff Goods

Scammers are reportedly using technology such as AI to up their...

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Fraud Prevention
UK Payments Regulator Won't Delay Fraud Reimbursement Rules

The UK’s payments regulator says new fraud reimbursement rules will proceed...

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Payments Innovation
Denim Gets $63M to Turn Freight Brokers Into ‘Smart’ Brokers...

For Bharath Krishnamoorthy, co-founder and CEO of Denim, transforming the freight...

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Security & Fraud
Tokens See Double Duty as Protection From Fraud and Transaction...

Network tokenization, a technology that replaces sensitive payment card data with...

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CFO
Chief Architecture Officer? CFOs Learn to Design Business Growth

Today’s chief financial officers have evolved from back-office accountants to financial...

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Legal
Synapse Hearing Highlights Frustration With Banking-as-a-Service Complexities

The drama surrounding the Synapse Financial bankruptcy continued Friday (June 7)...

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Consumer Payments
Acquirer Survey Shows Card-Linked Installments Help Merchants Boost Sales

There is a gap between acquirers’ self-reports and implementation. While 72%...

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Social Commerce
Pinterest Taps VTEX to Help Brands Embrace Social Commerce

Pinterest has launched a partnership with composable commerce platform VTEX. The...

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