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Payments Innovation
PayPal Embeds Payment Links Into Canva Designs
April 09, 2026

PayPal now enables users of the global visual communication platform Canva to accept payments directly from their digital or printed designs. 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...

Artificial Intelligence
The Battle for AI Isn’t About Models. It’s About Habits
April 09, 2026

Think about how you shop. Not how you used to shop, but how you actually shop now. You probably do most of it on Amazon. Not all of it. You still go to a specialty running store for shoes, to a wine shop for a...

Artificial Intelligence
Citi AI Cuts Account Opening Times by 1 Hour
April 08, 2026

Citigroup has identified an initial 50 processes that it aims to automate, and the bank is already seeing results from those it has transformed, Reuters reported Wednesday (April 8), citing its interview with Citi Head of Technology and Business Enablement Tim Ryan. Get the Full...

Artificial Intelligence
When Everything Looks Like AI, Being Real Becomes the Advantage
April 08, 2026

Cookware brand Le Creuset paid a digital video artist to spend days shooting and hand-editing footage frame by frame. When the video went live, the comments asked one question: Is this artificial intelligence (AI)? Le Creuset replied it was not in the comments, and some...

Cross-border Payments
Fed Rewrites Rules to Bring Cross-Border Payments to FedNow
April 08, 2026

The Federal Reserve Board proposed Wednesday (April 8) that U.S. banks and credit unions be allowed to use intermediaries to transfer funds through the FedNow® Service. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Artificial Intelligence
AI Coding Agents Spark Selloff, but Enterprise Software Holds Its Ground
April 08, 2026

Every few years, a new threat makes enterprise software look fragile. Cloud computing was supposed to kill it. Mobile was supposed to bypass it. It survived both. Now, artificial intelligence (AI) coding agents face their turn. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Investments
Polygon Eyes $100 Million Equity Raise for New Stablecoin Payment Venture
April 08, 2026

Blockchain developer Polygon Labs is looking to raise between $50 million and $100 million to build a new stablecoin payment business, The Information reported Wednesday (April 8), citing unnamed sources. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

B2B Payments
BILL Debuts Enhanced Version of Supplier Payments Plus Tool
April 08, 2026

Finance platform BILL has announced an expansion to its Supplier Payments Plus offering. 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....

Artificial Intelligence
The Revenue Models Behind Today’s Top AI Platforms
April 08, 2026

The to-do list used to take an hour. Now it takes a prompt. More than 6 in 10 U.S. consumers used a dedicated artificial intelligence platform in the past year, according to PYMNTS Intelligence, and the average user relies on two to three tools. Each...