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Canada’s BMO and Scotiabank Beat Earnings Targets as Trade War Escalates
Banking // August 25, 2026

Canadian banks are not being harmed by the effects of new U.S. tariffs that impact some of their customers, and the banks may even find new opportunities, Reuters reported Tuesday (Aug. 25). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Gatik Raises $200 Million to Expand Autonomous Trucking Model
Investments // August 25, 2026

Autonomous trucking company Gatik has raised $200 million in new funding. 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 this form,...

Warehouses Buy Robots and Hire Workers at Once
Artificial Intelligence // August 25, 2026

The story of warehouse robots has mostly been told as a replacement story: machines taking over jobs people used to do. The actual numbers this year tell a different one. North American warehouses ordered nearly 18,000 robots worth roughly $1.2 billion in the first half...

Google Cloud Debuts Specialized AI Agents for Banks
Google // August 25, 2026

Google Cloud has launched the first two offerings in what is to be a series of agentic artificial intelligence solutions that are designed for specific industries and built on top of the Gemini Enterprise platform. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Interviews & Exclusives
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 see enough of the activity together. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS […]

Social Media Sales Growth Increases for 46% of SMBs

August 12, 2026
For small businesses in the United States, the clearest growth opportunities increasingly sit beyond the storefront. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

AI Agents Need Rules Before They Can Run Payments

July 31, 2026
Assigning work to agents and agentic workflows requires clear rules and defined decision rights, Bottomline Global Head of Product Colin Swain writes in a new PYMNTS eBook, “Building the Agent-Ready Payments...

49% of Credit Unions See AI as an Acquisition Tool

July 31, 2026
Credit unions have a gift heading into the artificial intelligence era: Their business customers are telling them exactly what to build first. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Quick Reads
39 State Bankers Groups Join Forces to Build Industry-Owned Blockchain Network

August 26, 2026
Thirty-nine state bankers associations have formed an organization dedicated to creating a blockchain network that will be owned, designed and governed by the industry. 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 […]

Canada’s BMO and Scotiabank Beat Earnings Targets as Trade War Escalates

August 25, 2026
Canadian banks are not being harmed by the effects of new U.S. tariffs that impact some of their customers, and the banks may even find new opportunities, Reuters reported Tuesday...

Gatik Raises $200 Million to Expand Autonomous Trucking Model

August 25, 2026
Autonomous trucking company Gatik has raised $200 million in new funding. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Google Cloud Debuts Specialized AI Agents for Banks

August 25, 2026
Google Cloud has launched the first two offerings in what is to be a series of agentic artificial intelligence solutions that are designed for specific industries and built on top...