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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...

Artificial Intelligence
CFOs Turn to AI Harnesses as Agentic Capabilities Scale
April 29, 2026

The office of the CFO is swimming in a sea of AI innovation. And as earnings calls from players like Visa and marketplace announcements from firms like Square and Ramp this week alone reveal, agentic artificial intelligence is moving from frontier technology to operational table...

Investments
Rogo Raises $160 Million to Lessen Wall Street Workloads
April 29, 2026

Rogo has raised $160 million for an artificial intelligence (AI) product focused on the finance world. 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...

B2B Payments
Ramp Launches AI Agents to Automate Corporate Procurement
April 29, 2026

Ramp has added a fleet of artificial intelligence (AI) agents to its procurement 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 newsletter, PYMNTS...

Artificial Intelligence
OpenAI Disputes Growth Worries Amid Subscription Changes
April 29, 2026

OpenAI is reportedly fighting back against reports of concerns about the artificial intelligence (AI) startup’s growth. 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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Hightouch Valued at $2.75 Billion as AI Agents Transform Enterprise Marketing
April 29, 2026

Hightouch raised $150 million in a Series D funding round to continue expanding the capabilities of its agentic AI marketing platform. 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
New Federal Bills Promote US AI Leadership and Child Safety
April 28, 2026

U.S. lawmakers have introduced two bills covering artificial intelligence: one that would give parents control over their kids’ use of AI chatbots, and one that aims to strengthen U.S. leadership in AI. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Artificial Intelligence
The AI Boom Is Funding a Caribbean Island Two Letters at a Time
April 28, 2026

Anguilla did not build an artificial intelligence model. It did not raise venture capital or hire researchers. In the 1980s, it was assigned two letters by an international standards body: .ai. The island has been collecting a fee on the AI industry ever since. Get...

Artificial Intelligence
New Square AI Agent Automates Daily Tasks for Main Street Sellers
April 28, 2026

Square is now offering an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered “intelligent business agent” built into Square Dashboard to a select group of sellers in open beta. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...