artificial intelligence
AI Financial Reporting Platform Inscope Raises $14.5 Million
February 20, 2026

Inscope raised $14.5 million in a Series A funding round to increase the adoption and the capabilities of its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered financial reporting platform designed for use by both enterprises and their accounting firms. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Bank Regulation
First Citizens Seeks New Mergers to Cross Growth Threshold
February 20, 2026

First Citizens BancShares is looking to make acquisitions that will give it the scale needed to deal with the additional regulations that come into effect when a bank reaches $250 billion in assets, Bloomberg reported Friday (Feb. 20), citing unnamed sources. Get the Full Story...

Artificial Intelligence
Multi-Agent Systems Move Business AI From Chatbot to Operations
February 20, 2026

For the last two years, enterprise artificial intelligence has been stuck in the assistant phase, a world of smarter emails and faster document summaries that boosted individual productivity but left core business logic untouched. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Retail
Saks Global Pledges $600 Million to Vendors After Court Win
February 20, 2026

Saks Global received court approval Friday (Feb. 20) for a $1 billion bankruptcy loan, Reuters reported Friday. 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...

Consumer Insights
Consumer Spending Persists Despite Slower Income Gains
February 20, 2026

Consumers continue to shoulder the expansion of the U.S. economy, even as late-year data reveal a more deliberate spending posture and a softer pace of overall growth. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Cryptocurrency
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse Sees 90% Chance for Crypto Bill Breakthrough
February 20, 2026

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse thinks there is a 90% chance the CLARITY Act will be signed into law by the end of April, he said in a Thursday (Feb. 19) interview on Fox Business. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Telcos Double Down on AI as 90% Report Positive Returns
February 20, 2026

Telecom operators’ relationship with artificial intelligence (AI) is now defined by results, not rhetoric. Nvidia’s 2026 State of AI in Telecommunications survey, which polled more than 1,000 industry professionals globally, found that 90% of operators say AI is driving positive return on investment (ROI) and...

SMBs
Square Ecosystem Nears 1,000 Partners to Fuel Seller Growth
February 20, 2026

Global business platform Square continues to expand its partner ecosystem and now has almost 1,000 partners in its Square App Marketplace and its Square Specialists directory, the company said in a Thursday (Feb. 19) press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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OpenAI Deploys 200 Employees to Build AI Smart Devices
February 20, 2026

OpenAI’s effort to develop artificial intelligence-powered devices involves more than 200 people, The Information reported Friday (Feb. 20), citing unnamed sources. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...