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Artificial Intelligence
The Web Is Gaslighting AI Agents and Nobody Can Tell 
April 20, 2026

An artificial intelligence (AI) agent finds the best price on a product and completes the purchase. It browses, selects and checks out without a human visiting a single page. Researchers say the listing it processed could have been seeded with hidden instructions, ones indistinguishable from...

Artificial Intelligence
AI Finds Its Best Customer on Main Street
April 20, 2026

Main Street businesses run lean and demand results. There’s no budget for experimentation and no appetite for tools that don’t pay off fast. Every automation must drive revenue, cut costs or save time. That makes Main Street artificial intelligence’s most demanding customer — and its...

Banking
Revolut Boss Says IPO Won’t Come Until at Least 2028
April 20, 2026

Revolut’s chief executive says the FinTech wants to go public, just not right away. 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...

Investments
Enterprise AI Goes Vertical and Investors Follow Fast
April 20, 2026

Breadth was the safest bet in enterprise artificial intelligence (AI): Build a platform and let the market find you. That model still raises money. But the largest checks this week went to companies that went the other way, picking one industry and rebuilding its workflows...

Payment Methods
ACH B2B Payments Jump 9.4% as Businesses Abandon Paper Checks
April 20, 2026

Same Day ACH and B2B payments drove ACH Network volume growth in the first quarter. 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,...

Retail
Retail Media Grows but Hard-to-Use Offers Hold It Back
April 20, 2026

Retail media networks are expanding across retailers, marketplaces and financial institutions, as advertising tied to actual purchases can prove more successful than advertising tied to stimulating the intent to buy. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Artificial Intelligence
Adobe Launches AI Agents to Automate Marketing Workflows
April 20, 2026

Adobe is enhancing its range of marketing solutions with an agentic artificial intelligence (AI) system, an AI-powered coworker and expanded collaborations with AI platforms. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Investments
Polymarket Targets $15 Billion Valuation in New Funding Round
April 20, 2026

Predictions site Polymarket is reportedly in discussions to raise $400 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...

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Zenskar Raises $15 Million for Agentic-Powered Revenue Automation
April 20, 2026

Billing and revenue automation platform Zenskar has raised $15 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....