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B2B Payments
Video: The Case for B2B Card Acceptance Is in the Data
May 11, 2026

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Artificial Intelligence
AI Agents Are Coming for Government’s Hold Music
May 11, 2026

In its first week live, an artificial intelligence agent called Bobbi resolved 82% of citizen queries across three police forces in the United Kingdom without once passing the call to a human. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

B2B Payments
Zenskar Raises $15 Million to Fix the Billing Problems Every CFO Hates With AI
May 11, 2026

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Retail
Nike Customers Sue to Recover Tariff-Related Refunds
May 10, 2026

Nike customers have reportedly sued the sneaker giant to recover tariff-related refunds. 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...

IPO
eBike Startup Lime Files for $2 Billion IPO
May 10, 2026

Uber-backed eMobility company Lime is planning to go public. 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 completing this form,...

Artificial Intelligence
Chess Learns to Live With Its Robot Overlords
May 09, 2026

Let us begin by tipping a small, respectful, slightly terrified king to the International Chess Federation, which has managed to connect three things that reliably make people feel inadequate: chess, artificial intelligence and education. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Regulation
SEC Chairman Urges Clear Rules for On-Chain Trading
May 08, 2026

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Paul S. Atkins said Friday (May 8) that he believes the SEC must provide greater clarity around on-chain financial markets and that he continues to encourage Congress to pass the CLARITY Act to future-proof these efforts. Get the Full Story Complete...

Social Commerce
AI Fakes the Founder and Keeps the Money
May 08, 2026

A video appeared on Instagram a few weeks ago: a granddaughter describing how her grandfather spent decades hand-stitching leather bags in a small workshop, his life’s work now available online for a limited time. The imagery was warm, the narration emotional, the backstory complete. It...

Artificial Intelligence
More Than Two-Thirds of Boomers Still Sit Outside AI’s Reach
May 08, 2026

Forget the robot concierge. Consumers are warming up to artificial intelligence one mundane errand at a time, and that may be exactly the point. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...