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FINRA Flags Gaps in Oversight as Gen AI Expands Across Financial Operations
artificial intelligence // December 23, 2025

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) reported that member firms’ use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) is outpacing the controls, documentation and supervisory frameworks needed to manage the technology’s risks, based on examination findings detailed in its Annual Regulatory Oversight Report. Get the Full Story...

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...

Interviews & Exclusives
Payments Leaders Get Candid: The Boundaries That Defined 2025

December 24, 2025
If 2025 felt like the year the future stopped “arriving” and started showing up in production, you are not imagining it. In payments and commerce, the most important shifts rarely announce themselves with a single product launch. They surface in how executives describe their constraints, their adversaries and their non-negotiables. What follows is a guided […]

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...

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...

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...