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Cross-border Payments
Cross-Border Payments Put CFOs Under Rising AML Pressure
January 21, 2026

Cross-border payments are increasingly wearing two hats for growth-oriented businesses. 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...

Artificial Intelligence
Nvidia CEO Says AI Drives Demand for Energy, Infrastructure and Workers
January 21, 2026

Artificial intelligence is not a bubble; it’s an opportunity that everyone should get involved in, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said Wednesday (Jan. 21). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Artificial Intelligence
China’s Alibaba and ByteDance Embrace Agentic Commerce
January 21, 2026

Big Tech companies in China like Alibaba and ByteDance are adding agentic commerce to their arsenal, CNBC reported Wednesday (Jan. 21). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Banking
Fifth Third Says New Banking App Drives Engagement, Originations
January 20, 2026

Fifth Third Bancorp’s investments in physical branches and digital tools paid off in fourth-quarter operating results that included record net interest income and 230 basis points of positive operating leverage, company executives said Tuesday (Jan. 20). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Regulation
Kalshi Faces Ban on Sports Event Contracts in Massachusetts
January 20, 2026

Kalshi is facing a preliminary injunction that may block it from including sports and related event contracts on its prediction market in Massachusetts. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Artificial Intelligence
AI Inference Startup Baseten Raises $300 Million and Gains Backing From Nvidia
January 20, 2026

Nvidia reportedly invested $150 million in artificial intelligence (AI) inference startup Baseten. 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...

Banking
Davos Signals a Disciplined Era for AI in Banking and FinTech
January 20, 2026

At the World Economic Forum in Davos, global banking chiefs, FinTech leaders and regulators converged on a shared reality: AI is reshaping finance faster than institutions can adapt alone. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Delivery
Postal Service Opens Bidding Process for Last-Mile Delivery Access
January 20, 2026

The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is now taking bids for access to its ​last‑mile delivery network. 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...

IPO
Stripe’s John Collison Says FinTech Not Racing to Go Public
January 20, 2026

Stripe has no immediate plans to go public, co-founder John Collison told Bloomberg News Tuesday (Jan. 20) in an interview at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...