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Instacart Gives Merchants and Brands New Views of Store Shelves
September 21, 2026

Instacart has unveiled software designed to let grocers and brands digitally view store shelves in real time. 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...

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Kastle Raises $24 Million to Help Lenders Adopt Agentic AI
September 21, 2026

Kastle, an agentic AI platform for consumer lenders, has raised $24 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,...

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Rutgers Gives Future Doctors an AI Head Start
September 21, 2026

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Artificial Intelligence
Younger Cardholders Tell Issuers What Would Get Them to Use Their Cards More
September 21, 2026

Issuers can invest in faster, more precise credit decisions, but those improvements alone may not persuade customers to change how they pay. Cardholders need to see a benefit they can understand and trust, whether that means choosing how to repay a purchase, receiving credit terms...

Artificial Intelligence
AI Agents Take the Controls in Supply Chains
September 21, 2026

Global supply chains have always been the operating system of the modern economy. They determine how food reaches supermarkets, how medicines arrive at hospitals, how factories receive components. They are also the place where economic fragility is most visible, as five years of shocks from...

Artificial Intelligence
OpenAI’s Cash Burn Could Approach $280 Billion by 2030
September 20, 2026

OpenAI has reportedly forecast that it will burn through nearly $280 billion by the end of 2030. 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...

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Trump Seeks New Czar to Lead ‘AI Force’
September 20, 2026

President Donald Trump says will name a new artificial intelligence czar to head an agency similar to his Space Force. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

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Anthropic Mulls New AI Model Despite Investors’ Pre-IPO Worries
September 20, 2026

Anthropic is reportedly considering the launch of a new artificial intelligence model before it goes 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...

Cross-border Payments
Saudi Arabia Exits China’s mBridge Cross-Border Payments Program
September 20, 2026

Saudi Arabia has reportedly withdrawn from China’s mBridge digital currency/cross-border payments program. 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...