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Alabama Probe Opens New Regulatory Front Over Containing Powerful AI Models

August 25, 2026
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SEC Rulemaking Is Giving Corporate Finance a New Crypto Hurdle Rate
Cryptocurrency // August 24, 2026

Cryptocurrency’s biggest enterprise problem isn’t its volatility and unpredictable returns. It’s that the risk of digital assets, spanning both the balance sheet and the compliance and regulatory arena, is difficult to calculate. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

FTC Weighs Algorithmic Pricing Enforcement Policy
Legal & Regulation // August 24, 2026

The Federal Trade Commission is considering an enforcement policy that would put businesses on notice that using personal data to set individualized prices without adequate disclosure could violate federal consumer protection law. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Grassroots Backlash Forces Big Tech to Rewrite Data Center Playbook
Artificial Intelligence // August 21, 2026

Grassroots resistance to artificial intelligence (AI) data centers is accomplishing what policymakers have largely failed to do: forcing technology companies, utilities and elected officials to confront who pays for AI’s enormous demands on electricity, water and public infrastructure. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

CFTC Roundtable Exposes Regulatory Rift Over Prediction-Market Risks
Markets // August 21, 2026

Prediction-market executives clashed Thursday (Aug. 20) over how regulators should police manipulation and insider trading, exposing a widening divide between established derivatives exchanges and newer event-contract platforms. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Interviews & Exclusives
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 to settle a transaction. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — […]

Banks Turn Fewer AML Alerts Into Bigger Financial Crime Leads

August 14, 2026
Financial institutions have spent years trying to see more suspicious activity. New data from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) suggests the more valuable question may be whether they can...

States Put Big Tech’s AI Advantage Under New Scrutiny

August 13, 2026
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OCC Stablecoin Reporting Proposal Tests Regulatory Alignment

August 12, 2026
Comment letters filed with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency show where implementation of federal stablecoin regulation may require further work, particularly around the information regulators expect issuers...

Quick Reads
Anthropic and OpenAI Split as Massachusetts Pushes Nation’s Toughest AI Safety Rules

August 20, 2026
Anthropic and OpenAI are divided on their views of a Massachusetts proposal that would establish a process in the state for evaluating the safety of artificial intelligence models, Bloomberg reported Thursday (Aug. 20). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no […]

CLARITY Act Impasse Leaves Regulators Setting Crypto Policy

August 18, 2026
With crypto legislation stalled, U.S. regulators are moving in to set policies of their own. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Treasury Seeks Public Comment on GENIUS Act Licensing Rules

August 17, 2026
As the Treasury Department  prepares to implement the GENIUS Act, it is seeking comment on its proposed framework for how to decide when a payment stablecoin issuer needs to obtain a...

Western Union’s Intermex Deal Stalls in California

August 14, 2026
Western Union’s pending acquisition of International Money Express (Intermex) has received regulatory approval from New York but faces further review by California, Western Union said in a Friday (Aug. 14)...