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Tech Companies Battle Infestation of AI-Discovered Bugs

October 28, 2026
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Businesses Believe in Payment Guarantees but Few Actually Use Them
B2B Payments // October 28, 2026

Businesses have spent years investing in systems designed to determine whether a payment is legitimate. Fewer have invested in ensuring that a legitimate payment actually arrives. Just 13% of firms use payment guarantees, despite the PYMNTS Intelligence report “The Payment Guarantee Gap: Why Adoption Lags...

AI Disclosure Proposal Targets How Models Help Build Their Successors
Artificial Intelligence // October 27, 2026

Major artificial intelligence (AI) developers would have to disclose whether and how extensively they use their own technology to develop new models under a policy proposal aimed at giving federal officials greater visibility into a potentially accelerating cycle of AI advancement. The framework from Americans...

Walmart and Amazon Expand AI Agents’ Roles in Shopping and Work
Retail // October 22, 2026

It was a big week for agentic artificial intelligence at Walmart and Amazon as the two companies outlined plans to capitalize on the technology’s momentum among consumers and enterprises. Walmart announced tools that will let customers authorize AI agents to shop on their behalf, with...

Banks’ Growing Fraud Tech Stacks Create an Integration Challenge
Cybersecurity // October 20, 2026

Banks have plenty of fraud technology, but getting all of it to work as a cohesive line of defense is becoming a problem. The PYMNTS Intelligence report “Scams Get Personal: Why Banks Pay More to Fight Fraud” found in September that 78% of financial institutions...

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Businesses Believe in Payment Guarantees but Few Actually Use Them

October 28, 2026
Businesses have spent years investing in systems designed to determine whether a payment is legitimate. Fewer have invested in ensuring that a legitimate payment actually arrives. Just 13% of firms use payment guarantees, despite the PYMNTS Intelligence report “The Payment Guarantee Gap: Why Adoption Lags Despite Perceived Value,” a collaboration with Plaid, finding in October […]

Walmart and Amazon Expand AI Agents’ Roles in Shopping and Work

October 22, 2026
It was a big week for agentic artificial intelligence at Walmart and Amazon as the two companies outlined plans to capitalize on the technology’s momentum among consumers and enterprises. Walmart...

Banks’ Growing Fraud Tech Stacks Create an Integration Challenge

October 20, 2026
Banks have plenty of fraud technology, but getting all of it to work as a cohesive line of defense is becoming a problem. The PYMNTS Intelligence report “Scams Get Personal:...

Credit Union Members Want Rewards on the Tech Agenda

October 06, 2026
Credit unions deciding where to put their next technology dollar are getting a different answer from consumers than they might expect. The PYMNTS Intelligence playbook “Credit Union Innovation Readiness: The...

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Tech Companies Battle Infestation of AI-Discovered Bugs

October 28, 2026
Tech companies are reportedly spending more time and resources dealing with bugs uncovered by artificial intelligence (AI). That’s according to a report Wednesday (Oct. 28) by The New York Times, which says technologists are becoming overwhelmed at the volume of flaws. In May, OpenAI began employing its technology to hunt for flaws in open-source software, with internal and external […]

Analysts Expect Touch-Screen MacBook Pro Debut at Apple’s Oct. 28 Event

October 19, 2026
Apple will host a product launch event dubbed “Pro and tell” on Oct. 28, and analysts expect the company to introduce its first touch-screen MacBook Pro, according to multiple media reports....

PNC Combats AI-Enabled Deposit Flight With Better Tech and Service

October 15, 2026
As technology makes it easier for clients to move deposits in search of higher interest rates, banks must compete by providing better solutions, PNC Financial Services Group Chairman and CEO...

Square Launches Voice AI-Equipped Kiosk to Tackle QSR Staffing Shortages

October 14, 2026
Square introduced a new flagship self-service kiosk that features artificial intelligence-powered software, voice capabilities and a large touch display, the company said in a Wednesday (Oct. 14) press release. Designed...