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Artificial Intelligence
Agentic AI Gets Its Own Payment Protocol
April 30, 2026

A traveler books a flight through an artificial intelligence (AI) assistant embedded in a super app. The agent finds the fare, selects the seat and completes payment. The user never leaves the interface. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Retail
Walmart Eyes Local Products as National Consumer Mood Sours
April 30, 2026

Walmart is reportedly expanding its local product lineup to attract an extremely pinched American consumer. 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...

B2B Payments
Extend Embeds WEX B2B Payments Into SAP Concur Invoice
April 30, 2026

WEX corporate card customers can now generate and settle vendor payments with virtual cards within SAP’s Concur Invoice platform. 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...

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Anthropic Weighs Funding Round at Valuation Above $900 Billion
April 30, 2026

Anthropic is reportedly mulling a new funding round that would value it at more than $900 billion. 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...

B2B Payments
Mastercard and Wells Fargo Target the Friction Slowing B2B Cards
April 30, 2026

For decades, B2B payments have been treated as back‑office plumbing—necessary, unglamorous and largely unchanged. Invoices pile up, checks linger and reconciliation remains stubbornly manual. The result isn’t just inefficiency; it’s an experience that quietly drags on both buyers and suppliers, with little upside for anyone....

B2B Payments
Boost Says B2B Payments Need Answers, Not More Data
April 30, 2026

Watch more: What’s Next in Payments With Boost Payment Solutions’ Rinku Sharma 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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AI Spending Drives Business Equipment Investment to 6-Year High
April 29, 2026

The boom in artificial intelligence products and infrastructure drove a closely watched measure of business spending to a six-year high in March. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

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White House Crafts Plan to Bring Anthropic Back Into Government Fold
April 29, 2026

The White House is working on a way to allow federal agencies to use new artificial intelligence models from Anthropic, sidestepping the supply chain risk designation it placed on the AI startup, Axios reported Wednesday (April 29), citing unnamed sources. Get the Full Story Complete...

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IBM Launches AI and Quantum Hubs in Illinois and Massachusetts
April 29, 2026

IBM has announced two new hubs at which it will work on artificial intelligence and quantum computing. 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...