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This AI Agent Ends Subscriptions Without a Phone Call
Artificial Intelligence // August 26, 2026

Most personal finance apps have worked the same way for years: a dashboard showing what a consumer spent. The actual decision, whether to cancel a subscription or call to negotiate a bill, is left up to the person. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Banks Adopt AI and Stablecoins Faster Than Compliance Can Keep Up
Cryptocurrency // August 26, 2026

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Treasury Unveils Post-Quantum Readiness Task Force
Cybersecurity // August 25, 2026

The U.S. Treasury Department announced Monday (Aug. 24) the launch of a public-private initiative aimed at helping financial institutions and systems migrate from today’s widely used cryptographic tools to a new generation of security systems that can withstand quantum-computing attacks. Get the Full Story Complete...

EBANX CEO Says Payments’ Next Rival May Not Be a Payments Company
Artificial Intelligence // August 25, 2026

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Banks Adopt AI and Stablecoins Faster Than Compliance Can Keep Up

August 26, 2026
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The GENIUS Act Gives Stablecoins a Corporate Cash Audition

August 18, 2026
A Fortune 500 treasurer considering whether to leave $100 million in stablecoins overnight would probably ask a different set of questions than a payments executive deciding whether to use them...

SoFi Teaches Its AI Coach to Read the Financial Room

August 14, 2026
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Thredd Helps Cashi Turn Stablecoins Into Everyday Money

August 11, 2026
Stablecoins do not have an acceptance problem in the conventional sense. They have an interoperability problem. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Quick Reads
Anthropic-Backed Ode Acquires Casper Studios to Expand Corporate AI Deployments

August 20, 2026
Ode with Anthropic, an enterprise artificial intelligence transformation company launched by a partnership that includes Anthropic, Blackstone, Hellman & Friedman and a consortium of global investors, has acquired AI services firm Casper Studios, Ode said in a Thursday (Aug. 20) press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS […]

World Labs CEO Says US Must Set Good Example on AI

August 19, 2026
Artificial intelligence (AI) pioneer Fei-Fei Li is reportedly warning that backlash to the tech threatens global technological advancement. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Mexico Looks to Revive Pix-Like Instant Payments System Codi

August 19, 2026
Mexico is launching a campaign to steer citizens from cash to digital payments, the Financial Times reported Wednesday (Aug. 19). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Square and OpenTable Team on Restaurant Transaction Data

August 18, 2026
Square and restaurant tech provider OpenTable expanded their partnership to enable restaurant operators to manage reservations, payments and guest data on Square software and hardware, giving operators a more complete...