As new CEO Alex Chriss streamlines the payment company's strategy, 2024's first major product rollout stresses data-driven, personalized connections between merchants and consumers.

Mike Abbott, global banking lead at Accenture, shared where he sees banks using the technology most effectively in the year ahead.

Bank regulators Friday said the existing laws governing safety and soundness and fair lending are adequate to address risks posed by artificial intelligence, noting that while AI may be used to inform lending decisions, banks are ultimately responsible for compliance.

Companies like NCR Voyix, Salesforce and Sainsbury's are keen to deploy technology that used to be science fiction — such as scanning a shopper's eyes to access their accounts, or using AI to streamline checkout.

Gary Gensler, chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission, said that any company going public had to be "full, fair and truthful" in their disclosures about their artificial intelligence's true capabilities.

The retail giants are testing the limits of what customers will allow a generative AI system to do before making a payment.

Mike Abbott, global banking lead at Accenture, shared some of his predictions and opinions for the year ahead.

When the e-commerce giant designs and revises new store models like Just Walk Out, it faces a challenge: How do you train technology that requires real-world data that doesn't yet exist?