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

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Artificial Intelligence
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...

Artificial Intelligence
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...

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Stripe Brings Merchant Checkout to Google’s AI Apps
April 29, 2026

Stripe has partnered with Google to allow businesses to sell to consumers inside Google’s AI Mode and Gemini app. 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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BlackRock and Vanguard Show the AI Edge Starts With Clean Data
April 29, 2026

Vanguard works with tens of thousands of financial advisors, and each one wants guidance tailored to their clients. For years, that meant human analysts working through portfolios one at a time, a model that’s hard to scale. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Banking
FIS Launches Bank-Focused Platform for Digital Currencies
April 29, 2026

FIS has launched a new platform that enables banks to issue, manage and settle their own digital money while keeping those deposits on their balance sheet. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Artificial Intelligence
Parallel Web Systems Raises $100 Million for Agentic AI Efforts
April 29, 2026

Parallel Web Systems, an AI startup launched by Twitter’s ex-CEO, has raised $100 million. 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...

Retail
BigCommerce Bets on Agentic Commerce With Expanded PayPal Pact
April 29, 2026

BigCommerce is integrating PayPal’s Store Sync offering into its app marketplace and channel manager. 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...