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Credit Unions See AI’s Promise, but Readiness Lags Adoption

Credit Unions See AI’s Promise, but Readiness Lags Adoption
Credit Unions See AI’s Promise, but Readiness Lags Adoption
January 20, 2026  |  artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to help credit unions scale personalization, improve fraud detection and streamline operations, but only if the foundations beneath those...

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A Nostalgic Look Back to 2016 With a PYMNTS Twist
A Nostalgic Look Back to 2016 With a PYMNTS Twist
January 19, 2026  |  Payments Innovation

As nostalgia sweeps across social media, touching everything from posts to playlists, 2016 has emerged as a reference point for how different things felt and...

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OpenAI’s Annual Recurring Revenue Tripled to $20 Billion in 2025
OpenAI’s Annual Recurring Revenue Tripled to $20 Billion in 2025
January 19, 2026  |  artificial intelligence

OpenAI’s annual recurring revenue (ARR) topped $20 billion in 2025, up from $6 billion in 2024 and $2 billion in 2023, according to the artificial...

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Agentic Commerce Finds Traction in B2B Payments
Agentic Commerce Finds Traction in B2B Payments
January 19, 2026  |  B2B Payments

Payment innovations typically start by doing their best to answer three key questions. Can money move faster, more cheaply, with fewer human touches? Get the...

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Bermuda Aims to Make Digital Assets Part of Everyday Financial Infrastructure
Bermuda Aims to Make Digital Assets Part of Everyday Financial Infrastructure
January 19, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Bermuda says it is set to become “the world’s first fully onchain national economy” with the help of stablecoin issuer Circle and cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase....

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India Wants BRICS Nations to Link Digital Currencies
India Wants BRICS Nations to Link Digital Currencies
January 19, 2026  |  CBDC

India’s central bank has reportedly proposed that BRICS countries link their digital currencies. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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IMF Sees Threat to World Economy if AI Falls Short
IMF Sees Threat to World Economy if AI Falls Short
January 19, 2026  |  artificial intelligence

The IMF is reportedly warning of a threat to the world economy from an AI downturn. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Amazon Brings Quick Commerce Offering to UK
Amazon Brings Quick Commerce Offering to UK
January 19, 2026  |  Amazon

Amazon has launched its first Amazon Now site in the U.K. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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AI Content Is Par for the Course With PGA Tour’s Expanded AWS Partnership
AI Content Is Par for the Course With PGA Tour’s Expanded AWS Partnership
January 19, 2026  |  artificial intelligence

The PGA Tour is teeing up to make artificial intelligence (AI) an even bigger part of how it creates and distributes content. Get the Full...

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