Financial Services news and trends

OpenAI Focuses On Investment Banking Ahead of Wider Financial Services Rollout

September 10, 2026
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Ant International Secures Payment Institution License to Expand Capabilities in Brazil
Legal & Regulation // September 04, 2026

Ant International, a global provider of digital payment, digitization and financial artificial intelligence (FinAI) solutions, has received a Payment Institution (PI) license from the Central Bank of Brazil, the company said in a Thursday (Sept. 3) press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Felix Pago Raises $200 Million to Push Past Remittances
Investments // September 01, 2026

Miami-based money transfer startup Felix Pago is reportedly looking to enter the financial services space. 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....

AI Opens a New Distribution Channel for Credit
Credit Cards // August 31, 2026

Economic pressure is incentivizing consumers more reason to compare the cost of a purchase, the possibility of financing behind it and the alternatives before committing. Financial providers are embedding those choices into a new place: the artificial intelligence (AI) platforms consumers are using to research...

SoFi Tech Solutions’ New President Is Building the AWS of Finance
Payments Innovation // August 31, 2026

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SoFi Tech Solutions’ New President Is Building the AWS of Finance

August 31, 2026
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Veriff and Uphold on Verifying Customers for the Life of the Account

August 12, 2026
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What the OCC’s Wise and Bunq Denials Mean for FinTech Bank Charters

August 10, 2026
A national bank charter promises FinTechs a more direct route into U.S. financial services. But the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is making clear that getting one...

Governance Gives AI Agents Permission to Grow Up

July 06, 2026
As the training wheels start to look like they can come off for The Prompt Economy, the next phase of agentic AI is starting to look less like a lab...

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OpenAI Focuses On Investment Banking Ahead of Wider Financial Services Rollout

September 10, 2026
OpenAI has introduced a tailored ChatGPT Work experience designed for financial institutions, the company said in a Thursday (Sept. 10) press release. 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 […]

Ant International Secures Payment Institution License to Expand Capabilities in Brazil

September 04, 2026
Ant International, a global provider of digital payment, digitization and financial artificial intelligence (FinAI) solutions, has received a Payment Institution (PI) license from the Central Bank of Brazil, the company said in a...

Felix Pago Raises $200 Million to Push Past Remittances

September 01, 2026
Miami-based money transfer startup Felix Pago is reportedly looking to enter the financial services space. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Google Cloud Debuts Specialized AI Agents for Banks

August 25, 2026
Google Cloud has launched the first two offerings in what is to be a series of agentic artificial intelligence solutions that are designed for specific industries and built on top...