Financial Services news and trends

New Fed Report Says Community Banks Matter More as They Get Smaller

July 16, 2026
small banks, b2b
Fed’s Bowman Says Tailored AI Supervision Drives Financial Inclusion
Artificial Intelligence // July 14, 2026

Federal Reserve supervision should not hinder banks’ implementation of artificial intelligence (AI), because the technology can contribute to financial inclusion, Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle W. Bowman said Tuesday (July 14). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Governance Gives AI Agents Permission to Grow Up
Artificial Intelligence // 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 experiment and more like an operating model that needs to scale to be truly effective....

Google Cloud Pursues Financial Markets in FactSet Alliance
Artificial Intelligence // June 30, 2026

Google Cloud and FactSet, a provider of data and artificial intelligence solutions to the financial markets, plan to jointly develop AI agents designed to assist with portfolio operations, deal advisory and corporate finance. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Crypto Stopped Fighting Banks and Started Copying Them
Cryptocurrency // June 23, 2026

The most consequential developments in blockchain finance today are no longer happening at the edges of the financial system. They are happening at its core. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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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 experiment and more like an operating model that needs to scale to be truly effective. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this […]

FinTechs Push Banks Toward the Subscription Playbook

June 11, 2026
When interest margins become harder to predict, recurring fees begin to look more attractive. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Economists Say Voluntary Data Sharing Won’t Save Competition

May 26, 2026
There is a version of the data-sharing debate that sounds reasonable on paper. Dominant firms agree to participate in industry-led data pools. Smaller competitors gain access to the insights they...

AI Agents Turn Open Banking Into an Accountability Test

May 18, 2026
Banks have spent years building the data pipes. This week, the industry confronted what happens when artificial intelligence (AI) agents start running through them: who builds the infrastructure, who sets...

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Fed’s Bowman Says Tailored AI Supervision Drives Financial Inclusion

July 14, 2026
Federal Reserve supervision should not hinder banks’ implementation of artificial intelligence (AI), because the technology can contribute to financial inclusion, Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle W. Bowman said Tuesday (July 14). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional […]

Google Cloud Pursues Financial Markets in FactSet Alliance

June 30, 2026
Google Cloud and FactSet, a provider of data and artificial intelligence solutions to the financial markets, plan to jointly develop AI agents designed to assist with portfolio operations, deal advisory...

Mercury Deploys Conversational AI Interface Across FinTech Platform

June 16, 2026
Mercury has added a conversational artificial intelligence (AI) interface to its financial platform. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

OnePay Looks Beyond Walmart Ecosystem to Fuel Expansion

June 02, 2026
Walmart-backed FinTech company OnePay aims to continue growing its financial app by adding more users beyond those from Walmart and by encouraging users to access more of its services, Bloomberg...