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B2B Payments
Mastercard Pushes Virtual Cards Beyond Payables
May 07, 2026

In a business environment defined by uncertainty, financial control is no longer just something appealing operationally. It is becoming a measurable competitive advantage. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Delivery
DoorDash Grocery Growth Fuels 37% Marketplace Sales Jump
May 06, 2026

DoorDash used its first-quarter earnings call to press the same argument it made in Q4. The next leg of competition in local commerce runs through whoever delivers the best end-to-end experience. CEO Tony Xu said customers judge platforms on whether they got the exact item...

Investments
Robinhood Opens Private Markets to 150,000 Retail Investors
May 06, 2026

Robinhood’s first fund designed to expand retail investors’ access to private markets has drawn 150,000 retail investors, Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev said Tuesday (May 5). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Retail
Kraft Heinz Slashes Prices as Consumer Affordability Hits Breaking Point
May 06, 2026

Kraft Heinz CEO Steve Cahillane said his company is focused on lowering prices because consumers are having trouble paying their bills. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Artificial Intelligence
Vibe Coding Breaks Into Banking Before Regulators Can React 
May 06, 2026

One of enterprise technology’s oldest assumptions just broke. Programming, long treated as a scarce and tightly controlled skill, is no longer reserved for engineers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Artificial Intelligence
Big Tech’s Personal AI Agents Are Coming for the to-Do List
May 06, 2026

Google and Meta are building personal artificial intelligence agents, moving at the same time toward the same idea of an assistant that operates in the background, handles tasks without being asked twice, and gets sharper at anticipating needs the longer it runs. Get the Full...

Cross-border Payments
Visa Canada and RemitBee Team to Simplify Cross-Border Payments
May 06, 2026

Visa Canada launched a collaboration with remittance-focused FinTech platform RemitBee, according to a Wednesday (May 6) press release. 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...

Artificial Intelligence
Anthropic CEO Predicts SaaS Pivot as AI Coding Surges
May 06, 2026

Software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies will need moats other than the complexity of writing software to preserve their businesses in the age of artificial intelligence that can code and write software, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said Tuesday (May 5). Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Artificial Intelligence
PhonePe AI Agent Cuts Payment Gateway Integration to Minutes
May 06, 2026

PhonePe launched an artificial intelligence agent that enables merchants to integrate the company’s payment gateway through a conversational interface. 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...