Transparency news and trends

A Look at U.S. Initiatives on AI Use and Its Development
artificial intelligence // November 03, 2023

President Biden issued an executive order on Monday (Oct. 30) on artificial intelligence (AI) to ensure that America leads in harnessing the potential of AI while managing its risks.  Two days later, on Wednesday (Nov. 1), the Biden Administration followed up the executive order with...

To Scale AI in Healthcare, Understanding the Tech’s Role Is Crucial 
artificial intelligence // November 02, 2023

The advent of generative artificial intelligence (AI) technologies promises to significantly transform the healthcare industry. “We’ve reached a new frontier in this area … the current capabilities for data mining and analysis and aggregation and dissemination are unprecedented,” Tom O’Neil, managing director at Berkeley Research...

FTC to Require Non-Banking Financial Institutions to Report Data Breaches
Regulation // October 27, 2023

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will require non-banking financial institutions to report certain data security breaches. In a unanimous decision, the regulator has approved an amendment to the Safeguards Rule, requiring non-banking financial institutions like mortgage brokers, motor vehicle dealers and payday lenders to report data security breaches affecting...

How AI Co-Pilots Can Future-Proof the CFO Office 
artificial intelligence // June 05, 2023

Today’s challenging macro environment requires organizations, and their CFOs, to be both nimble and intelligent. That’s because unpredictable market conditions have made it essential for finance leaders to be prepared for every eventuality, as well as underscored the importance of taking proactive measures to mitigate the impact...

Interviews & Exclusives
To Scale AI in Healthcare, Understanding the Tech’s Role Is Crucial 

November 02, 2023
The advent of generative artificial intelligence (AI) technologies promises to significantly transform the healthcare industry. “We’ve reached a new frontier in this area … the current capabilities for data mining and analysis and aggregation and dissemination are unprecedented,” Tom O’Neil, managing director at Berkeley Research Group and former chief compliance officer at Cigna, tells PYMNTS […]

BNPL Transparency May Be the Missing Link to Customer Loyalty

June 10, 2022
Buy now, pay later’s (BNPL’s) disruption of the traditional credit market is not a surprise, as this digital payment method allows consumers to break up large purchases into installments without...

Where Restaurants Now Look To Boost Margins, Drive More Sales

October 22, 2019
The back-end operations of a restaurant are not for the faint of heart. In come slabs of meat, crates of vegetable and eggs, cartons of oils and all the other...

Workforce Solutions Give Charter Schools A Spending Lesson

December 17, 2018
While some workers are stuck behind a desk or tucked away in a cubicle, others have to do their jobs from the field. However, when trips of field-based workers wrap...

Quick Reads
Amazon Seized More Than 15 Million Counterfeit Products in 2024

March 26, 2025
Amazon continued its fight against counterfeit goods in 2024 by using artificial intelligence (AI) tools, seeing that counterfeiters are held liable and increasing brands’ use of its brand protection features. The company’s AI tools that proactively block infringements stopped more than 99% of suspected infringements before a brand had to find and report them, Amazon […]

A Look at U.S. Initiatives on AI Use and Its Development

November 03, 2023
President Biden issued an executive order on Monday (Oct. 30) on artificial intelligence (AI) to ensure that America leads in harnessing the potential of AI while managing its risks.  Two...

FTC to Require Non-Banking Financial Institutions to Report Data Breaches

October 27, 2023
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will require non-banking financial institutions to report certain data security breaches. In a unanimous decision, the regulator has approved an amendment to the Safeguards Rule, requiring non-banking financial institutions...

Finance Experts: Binance Needs to Provide More Transparency

December 11, 2022
Finance experts say Binance’s recent move to provide more transparency isn’t quite transparent enough. That’s according to a Saturday (Dec. 10) report by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), citing interviews...