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Artificial Intelligence
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Predicts AI Tokens Will Become a Standard Job Perk
March 20, 2026

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s suggestion earlier this week that his company may pay engineers artificial intelligence (AI) tokens in addition to their base salary, is the latest example of his vision in which AI agents will play a key role in the workplace, CNBC reported Friday (March 20)....

Delivery
Amazon Buys Robot Maker RIVR to Win Last-Mile Delivery Race
March 19, 2026

Amazon has acquired RIVR, a company that uses physical artificial intelligence and wheeled-legged robots to automate doorstep delivery. 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...

Banking
Goldman Sachs Replaces Big Annual Layoff With Targeted Rolling Cuts
March 19, 2026

Goldman Sachs is set to begin a series of small layoffs that will continue through the summer and impact all of its business lines, Seeking Alpha reported Thursday, citing a paywalled article by Business Insider. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

eCommerce
Google Debuts New Ways to Let AI Agents Shop Like Humans
March 19, 2026

Google has updated its Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP), the agentic commerce standard launched in January. 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,...

Payment Methods
Klarna’s Card User Base Reaches 5 Million Mark
March 19, 2026

Payments and digital banking company Klarna says its Klarna Card now has 5 million customers. 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,...

Regulation
GOP Lawmakers Push for New Fed-Treasury Accord 
March 19, 2026

House Republicans want to draw new boundaries between the Federal Reserve and the U.S. Treasury. 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...

Cross-border Payments
Banks Make Their Move in Cross-Border Payments
March 19, 2026

Cost-effective, streamlined and data-rich cross-border payments have long been the holy grail of global commerce. 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,...

Investments
Obin AI Raises $7 Million for Agentic Tools for Financial Firms
March 19, 2026

Obin AI has raised $7 million to develop agentic AI tools for financial institutions. 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....

Banking
HSBC Weighs 10% Staffing Cut as Banks Hand Off Work to AI
March 19, 2026

HSBC is reportedly considering widespread job cuts as the banking giant relies more on AI. 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,...