Fintech Investments
Dots Raises $8.9 Million to Scale Global Payout Platform
February 27, 2026

Dots raised $8.9 million in a Series A funding round to continue expanding the capabilities of its global payouts platform for marketplaces and service-based businesses. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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Burger King AI Assistant Frees Managers From Back-Office Tasks
February 27, 2026

Burger King has equipped managers and employees with an artificial intelligence-powered tool called BK Assistant. 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,...

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Block Strategy Points to AI Shaping Corporate Infrastructure
February 27, 2026

It was probably one of those moments where you remember where you were when you heard it. Block announced Thursday (Feb. 26) that it will cut roughly 4,000 jobs, or close to 40% of its workforce, as part of a broad restructuring that CEO Jack...

Supply Chain
Producer Prices and Uncertainty Reset Businesses’ Supply Chain Priorities
February 27, 2026

January’s Producer Price Index from the Bureau of Labor Statistics came in hotter than expected. For businesses navigating tariff swings and fragile global supply chains, rising service margins signal that cost pressure is rippling through logistics and distribution channels. As for the read across for...

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AI Pioneer Andrew Ng Expects Decades-Long Wait For AGI
February 27, 2026

Artificial intelligence pioneer Andrew Ng said the industry is decades away from developing artificial general intelligence (AGI). 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...

B2B Payments
How CFOs Are Turning Trade Finance Into a Balance-Sheet Advantage
February 27, 2026

Trade finance has a dirty secret. While containers can be tracked in real time across the world’s oceans, the documentation required to release those goods often moves at the speed of courier envelopes and manual approvals. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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OpenAI Raises $110 Billion to Build Global AI Infrastructure
February 27, 2026

OpenAI on Friday (Feb. 27) confirmed it has raised $110 billion in new funding from Amazon, Nvidia and SoftBank, in one of the largest private capital raises in technology history, as the company moves to secure the compute and infrastructure needed to scale advanced AI...

Blockchain
Barclays Accelerates Push Into Stablecoins and Tokenized Deposits
February 27, 2026

Barclays is looking to build a blockchain platform that could handle stablecoin payments and tokenized deposits, Bloomberg reported Friday (Feb. 27), citing unnamed sources. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Artificial Intelligence
Jeff Bezos’ Project Prometheus Seeks Billions to Reinvent Industrial Giants With AI
February 27, 2026

Project Prometheus, an artificial intelligence lab co-founded by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and former Google executive Vikram Bajaj, is raising “tens of billions of dollars” to buy businesses disrupted by AI and then use the technology to improve their margins, the Financial Times reported Thursday...