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Coinbase Gives US Retail Traders Access to IPOs

September 21, 2026
OCC Updates Cyber Audit Rules for Banks
Bank Regulation // September 21, 2026

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) said in a bulletin released Monday (Sept. 21) that it updated the structure and references of the OCC Cybersecurity Supervision Work Program (CSW) used by examiners, without adding or changing any procedures. Get the Full Story...

Meta’s Muse Tops ChatGPT as AI Agents Head for Checkout
Artificial Intelligence // September 21, 2026

Meta’s Muse reached No. 1 spot on Apple’s App store ranking 10 days after launch. It passed ChatGPT to get there. The debut was quite an auspicious one, and one PYMNTS took for a test drive. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Fed Data Show Consumers Shift Spending Toward Homes and Vacations
Economy // September 21, 2026

Households continued to spend more in August, although at a slower rate than earlier in the year. The median reported year-over-year increase in monthly household spending was 4.7%, compared with 4.8% in April and 4.9% in December 2025, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of...

Mastercard Helps Danske Bank With Denmark-First Agentic Transaction
Payments Innovation // September 21, 2026

Mastercard said it has helped Denmark’s Danske Bank reach an agentic payments milestone. 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....

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Affirm Bets on Where Borrowers Are Headed

September 21, 2026
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Rutgers Gives Future Doctors an AI Head Start

September 21, 2026
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Digital Wallets Bring New Rules for Consumer Protection

September 21, 2026
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Billing Problems Send Digital Customers Back to Support

September 21, 2026
Companies have spent years making it easier for customers to pay bills online. They have made less progress helping them fix a bill when something goes wrong. Get the Full...

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Coinbase Gives US Retail Traders Access to IPOs

September 21, 2026
Coinbase said it is expanding access to primary financial markets by bringing initial public offering (IPO) allocations to retail traders in the U.S. 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. […]

OCC Updates Cyber Audit Rules for Banks

September 21, 2026
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) said in a bulletin released Monday (Sept. 21) that it updated the structure and references of the OCC Cybersecurity Supervision Work...

Mastercard Helps Danske Bank With Denmark-First Agentic Transaction

September 21, 2026
Mastercard said it has helped Denmark’s Danske Bank reach an agentic payments milestone. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Bank of America Bankrolls AI Ventures After Initial Skepticism

September 21, 2026
Bank of America is ramping up investments in artificial intelligence ventures after initially being skeptical of the industry’s prospects, Bloomberg reported Monday (Sept. 21). Get the Full Story Complete the...