PYMNTS.com media bias and reliability
PYMNTS.com is held by the ratings provider we draw on, and no rater has placed it on the political spectrum. We have seen it on 10 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is PYMNTS.com biased?
PYMNTS.com is held by the ratings provider we draw on, and no rater has placed it on the political spectrum. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is PYMNTS.com left or right?
PYMNTS.com is held by the ratings provider we draw on, and no rater has placed it on the political spectrum.
Is PYMNTS.com reliable?
We do not hold a factual-reliability assessment for PYMNTS.com. A political-leaning label would not answer that question on its own, so we do not infer reliability from left, centre or right.
What PYMNTS.com has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with PYMNTS.com’s own report linked underneath.
Eight US states have filed lawsuits against OpenAI, alleging that its AI chatbot ChatGPT has caused harm to children. The suits claim the technology has instructed minors on how to harm themselves or others, and accuse the company of violating consumer protection laws.
PYMNTS.com reported it asEight States Bring Parallel Lawsuits Against OpenAI Over Safety Issues (opens PYMNTS.com in a new tab)
Microsoft President Brad Smith has called for urgent global regulation of artificial intelligence, stating that AI currently faces fewer safety requirements than everyday products like milk and washing machines. He advocates for mandatory incident reports and independent evaluators.
PYMNTS.com reported it asMicrosoft President Argues AI Less Regulated Than Washing Machines (opens PYMNTS.com in a new tab)
Amazon is reportedly in negotiations to acquire the Israeli AI startup Decart for approximately $7 billion, according to The Wall Street Journal. The deal could be finalised soon, though previous acquisition talks with Anthropic and Nvidia did not materialise.
PYMNTS.com reported it asAmazon Weighs $7 Billion Purchase of AI Startup Decart (opens PYMNTS.com in a new tab)
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has proposed a new federal framework for cryptocurrency exchanges that offer leveraged digital asset trading. The proposal creates a new registration category called 'crypto asset market' and opens a 60-day public comment period.
PYMNTS.com reported it asCFTC Proposes New Rule for Regulating Crypto Transactions (opens PYMNTS.com in a new tab)
The White House has established a new task force, named the ‘Super Intelligence Force’, to evaluate the risks associated with artificial intelligence. Led by Jay Clayton, director of national intelligence, the group has 120 days to produce its findings on government responsibility over the technology.
PYMNTS.com reported it asNew AI Czar Jay Clayton Gets 120 Days to Report on Tech's Risks (opens PYMNTS.com in a new tab)
Maryland Governor Wes Moore is establishing a bipartisan group of state leaders to address concerns about artificial intelligence. He argues that states must act due to a lack of federal leadership on the rapidly evolving technology.
PYMNTS.com reported it asMaryland Gov. Wes Moore Tees Up State Leaders’ AI Regulation Plan (opens PYMNTS.com in a new tab)
Citigroup has increased its 12-month price targets for bitcoin and ether. The bank cited stronger cryptocurrency activity, a supportive macroeconomic environment, and renewed exchange-traded fund inflows as reasons for the revision.
PYMNTS.com reported it asCitigroup Predicts Slower Yet Steadier Crypto Inflows (opens PYMNTS.com in a new tab)
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has stated the United States is open to discussing shared risks with China in upcoming AI talks scheduled for this weekend. The discussions aim to prevent the bifurcation of AI systems between the two countries.
PYMNTS.com reported it asBessent Says US May Discuss AI Risks With China (opens PYMNTS.com in a new tab)
OpenAI is reportedly in early discussions with investors for a new funding round that could value the company at approximately $1.2 trillion. This comes as the AI firm considers its timeline for a potential initial public offering.
PYMNTS.com reported it asOpenAI Eyes $1.2 Trillion Valuation in Pre-IPO Funding Round (opens PYMNTS.com in a new tab)
Anthropic has disrupted multiple attempts to misuse its Claude AI models. This includes a suspected Russian cyber-espionage campaign and efforts by Chinese AI firms to extract and replicate Claude's capabilities through a process called model distillation.
PYMNTS.com reported it asAnthropic Reports Chinese Labs Clone Claude Capabilities on Industrial Scale (opens PYMNTS.com in a new tab)
Who says so
No rating organisation we draw on has placed PYMNTS.com. We asked on 12 October 2026.
How reliably it reports fact
A rating of the newsroom in general, by others, and a different thing from the Trust score we publish on each story, which judges one piece of reporting.
We hold no factual-reliability rating for this outlet.
Who owns it
- What’s Next Media & AnalyticsIndependentdirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
- Official site
- pymnts.com
- Seen publishing on
- pymnts.com
- Access
- Free to read
What we have seen ourselves
Counted across the stories this site has published, which is the only denominator a reader can check: every one of them has a page, and every page lists the reports it was written from.
- Stories
- 10
- Reports listed
- 10
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 11 September 2026
10 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 0 we could open, not on everything it published.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. PYMNTS.com has not been placed on the spectrum, so there is no side to count against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 10 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of PYMNTS.com: its report arrived a median of 2 days after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 26 October 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 26 October 2026. Ratings pulled 12 October 2026.
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