3+ hour, 17+ min ago   (868+ words) Former President Barack Obama is urging Democratic leaders to make artificial intelligence policy a major political priority, warning that the technology’s rapid development could create serious dangers without stronger oversight. Obama raised the concerns during a private fundraising event last…...

5+ hour, 57+ min ago   (164+ words) PYMNTS.com The Hidden Cost of Checkout Gaps: What 56 Million Abandoned Carts Mean for U.S. Merchants and How Agentic AI is Changing What Comes Next They’ve picked the product and are ready to pay. Then their preferred digital wallet is missing,…...

13+ hour, 24+ min ago   (146+ words) PYMNTS.com 48% of FinTechs Plan to Pursue Credit Union Deals FinTechs What In: How Credit Unions Can Turn Partnerships Into Growth PYMNTS Intelligence surveyed 100 FinTech executives and found a sharp shift toward credit union partnerships. A market with nearly 146 million…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (403+ words) OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told employees in a company-wide meeting that the firm is considering slowing down its development of cutting-edge artificial intelligence, Bloomberg reported Friday (Sept. 11), citing unnamed sources. Altman said that he hopes other AI labs will join…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (265+ words) FinTechs once saw credit unions as a hard market to crack. Now the door is crowded, and many providers want a way inside. “FinTechs Want In: How Credit Unions Can Turn Partnerships Into Growth” is a PYMNTS Intelligence and Velera…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (342+ words) Artificial intelligence startup Cohere is in advanced talks to raise between $2 billion and $3 billion at a valuation of $20 billion, The Globe and Mail reported Friday (Sept. 11). The deal could close as soon as next week, although it has not been…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (709+ words) Revolut, Ramp and Adyen are extending their reach with large companies through banking, financial operations and global payments, respectively. PYMNTS Intelligence found that companies approaching enterprise scale can free up more cash when financing, supplier payments and treasury operations work…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (478+ words) AI is collapsing the walls between venture capital and infrastructure finance. Nvidia’s rise to the top of the $100M-plus funding round leaderboard shows that startups are increasingly being financed alongside the compute, power and data centers they need to scale....

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (910+ words) Revolut and Upstart are pursuing national banks that can take insured deposits and originate loans, while Circle and Block are using national trust charters for custody and other specialized activities. The OCC received 40 de novo charter applications in 18 months, including…...