Ai news and trends

FINRA Flags Gaps in Oversight as Gen AI Expands Across Financial Operations

December 23, 2025
Big Tech Moves Toward Specialized AI and Immersive Retail
Artificial Intelligence // December 23, 2025

From new multimodal artificial intelligence (AI) models to immersive storytelling spaces and agent-driven enterprise tools, Big Tech’s latest moves show AI becoming the connective tissue across products, experiences and business operations. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Edge AI Emerges as Critical Infrastructure for Real-Time Finance
artificial intelligence // December 23, 2025

The financial sector’s honeymoon phase with centralized, cloud-based artificial intelligence (AI) is meeting a hard reality: The speed of a fiber-optic cable isn’t always fast enough. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Seekr and Stephano Slack Develop AI Agents for Financial Data Extraction
artificial intelligence // December 23, 2025

Artificial intelligence (AI) solution provider Seekr and Wayne, Pennsylvania-headquartered regional accounting firm Stephano Slack have partnered to build AI agents for financial auditing and advisory services. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Olea Raises $30 Million to Expand Trade Finance Platform
Investments // December 23, 2025

Trade finance platform Olea Global has raised $30 million in new funding. 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...

Interviews & Exclusives
Safebook CEO Says AI Agents Solve CFO’s Data Plumbing Problem

December 22, 2025
Watch more: The Digital Shift: Safebooks’ Ahikam Kaufman 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 form, you agree to receive marketing communications from PYMNTS and to the […]

AWS and Microsoft Present Agentic AI’s Banking Business Case

December 22, 2025
Agentic AI is often portrayed as a ‘wait-and-see’ game. As PYMNTS Intelligence data shows, CFOs have expressed their curiosity and a limited amount of trust, but they’ve yet to take...

Agentic AI Splits Big Tech Between Open Alliances and Closed Control

December 15, 2025
Standards. Protocols. Alliances. It was a big week as usual in the Prompt Economy with several announcements that show cooperation among some of the power players that will make agentic...

AI Pushes Big Brands to Reinvent Their Workforce Strategy

December 12, 2025
Modern enterprise leaders have grown accustomed to major technological transitions arriving with a playbook. Cloud migration? There were frameworks, maturity models and reference architectures. Cybersecurity? Standards, best practices and step-by-step...

Quick Reads
Seekr and Stephano Slack Develop AI Agents for Financial Data Extraction

December 23, 2025
Artificial intelligence (AI) solution provider Seekr and Wayne, Pennsylvania-headquartered regional accounting firm Stephano Slack have partnered to build AI agents for financial auditing and advisory services. 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 […]

Olea Raises $30 Million to Expand Trade Finance Platform

December 23, 2025
Trade finance platform Olea Global has raised $30 million in new funding. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

6 AI Companies Face Copyright Lawsuit From Investigative Journalist John Carreyrou

December 23, 2025
The reporter who uncovered fraud at blood-testing startup Theranos is reportedly among a group of six writers who sued six artificial intelligence (AI) companies on Monday (Dec. 22), alleging that...

Holiday Shoppers Increase Their Use of Cross-Channel Shopping and AI Tools

December 23, 2025
American consumers spent more this holiday season while using cross-channel shopping and artificial intelligence (AI) tools for bargain hunting and convenience, according to separate analyses by Mastercard and Visa. Get the Full Story...