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Spotify Turns AI Fan Covers Into Artist Paychecks
Artificial Intelligence // May 22, 2026

Spotify and Universal Music Group have built a rights framework for something that has been happening without one: fans using artificial intelligence AI to cover and remix songs. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

What Mid-Market Businesses Can Learn From Big Tech’s Bot Defenses
Fraud Prevention // March 26, 2026

The collapse of default trust on the internet is becoming operational, measurable, and increasingly expensive. Businesses have the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) to thank for that. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Spotify Leans on AI to Keep Subscribers Listening
Artificial Intelligence // March 23, 2026

Spotify is increasingly leaning into artificial intelligence to keep users tuned in. 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 completing...

Who Made This Song? Platforms Start to Label AI Music
Artificial Intelligence // March 06, 2026

An artificial intelligence (AI)-generated country song reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Digital Song Sales chart last fall, and few listeners knew the song was created by a machine. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Interviews & Exclusives
How the Back Office Took Center Stage in 2025

December 31, 2025
If you work in banking, payments, FinTech or the digital economy, you’ve felt it all year: The back office is no longer backstage. Payments, identity, onboarding and fraud were once dismissed as “plumbing.” Now they’re the user experience, the margin story and the brand promise, all at once. Get the Full Story Complete the form […]

Beyond Flat Fees: The Rise of Hybrid Subscription Models

February 13, 2025
New models. New ads. New pricing tiers. The subscription economy has been active, to say the least, with YouTube CEO Neal Mohan revealing TV screens have now surpassed mobile as...

Shopify’s Surge Can’t Keep CE 100 Index From Slipping 1.5%

November 18, 2024
The scorching post-election rally that lifted stocks across all market capitalizations and verticals paused this past week. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

CE 100 Index Loses 2.1% but ‘Have Fun’ Pillar Gains Ground

April 08, 2024
It was a week of widespread losses for the CE 100 Index. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Quick Reads
Kalshi Probes Trading Spike After Spotify Detects Song Chart Manipulation

July 02, 2026
Kalshi is looking into an incident in which streams of a song on Spotify may have been artificially boosted at the same time there was a jump in wagers on Kalshi’s prediction markets platform that the song would reach No. 1 on Spotify’s charts, the Financial Times reported Thursday (July 2). Get the Full Story […]

Spotify Leans on AI to Keep Subscribers Listening

March 23, 2026
Spotify is increasingly leaning into artificial intelligence to keep users tuned in. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Spotify to Use Checkout.com’s Global Acquiring Services

February 03, 2026
Spotify will use Checkout.com’s global acquiring services to facilitate payments for the users of its audio streaming subscription service. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Spotify Raises Price of Premium Subscription in US

January 15, 2026
Spotify is increasing the price of its Premium subscription service by $1 a month in the United States. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...