Artificial Intelligence news and trends

AI Agents Finally Get Access Without the Password
Artificial Intelligence // July 17, 2026

Given free rein, AI agents can research products, compare prices and fill out forms. They’re thwarted the moment a task requires a login. Until now, the only options have been handing over the password and accepting the security risk, or taking over the keyboard every...

FIS Deploys Anthropic’s Mythos 5 to Strengthen Global Financial Infrastructure
Artificial Intelligence // July 17, 2026

FIS has joined Anthropic’s Project Glasswing and is using the artificial intelligence company’s most advanced frontier model, Mythos 5, to secure its own systems. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Watch. Comment. Buy. AI Powers Live Shopping’s Encore
Artificial Intelligence // July 17, 2026

Live shopping is the television home shopping experience rebuilt for the internet. 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...

Apple Retakes Top Valuation Spot as Wall Street Rewards Smart AI Spending
Artificial Intelligence // July 17, 2026

Apple has become the world’s most valuable company for the first time since April 2025, overtaking Nvidia, which had held the top spot since June 2025, Reuters reported Friday (July 17). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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The Best Buy Now Pay Later Customer Is Not Who Banks Think

July 17, 2026
Financial institutions have traditionally organized customers using familiar metrics: income, assets, credit score and spending patterns. Those variables determined who qualified for a mortgage, which credit card they received and how aggressively they were marketed new financial products. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to […]

Study: Issuers Improve Returns by Solving the Next Customer Friction

July 17, 2026
The operating assumption in card issuing is that better technology should produce better economics. Card issuers have largely won the technology-access battle. Instant issuance, mobile wallet provisioning, real-time fraud controls...

Credit Unions Plan to Nearly Triple AI Payment Services

July 16, 2026
For credit unions (CUs), the race to strengthen AI capabilities may be decided by following through on the plans already in place rather than developing entirely new innovations. Get the...

Smarter Tokens Could Make AI Purchases Auditable

July 15, 2026
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FIS Deploys Anthropic’s Mythos 5 to Strengthen Global Financial Infrastructure

July 17, 2026
FIS has joined Anthropic’s Project Glasswing and is using the artificial intelligence company’s most advanced frontier model, Mythos 5, to secure its own systems. 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 […]

Apple Retakes Top Valuation Spot as Wall Street Rewards Smart AI Spending

July 17, 2026
Apple has become the world’s most valuable company for the first time since April 2025, overtaking Nvidia, which had held the top spot since June 2025, Reuters reported Friday (July...

Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan Joins Wall Street Leaders in Warning of Mythos AI...

July 16, 2026
Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan joined other Wall Street executives expressing concerns about the security risks posed by artificial intelligence (AI) models, specifically Anthropic’s Mythos system, Bloomberg reported on...

China’s Moonshot Challenges Anthropic With a Bigger, Cheaper Model

July 16, 2026
Chinese artificial intelligence startup Moonshot is reportedly preparing to launch Kimi K3, an open-weight model expected to rival Anthropic’s flagship systems while costing a fraction as much to run. It...