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Loyalty & Rewards
Royal Bank of Canada Makes Travel the New Test for Card Loyalty
April 06, 2026

The contest for customer loyalty among card issuing banks has moved well beyond points, as institutions confront a market where rewards have become routine and differentiation increasingly elusive. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Banking
Bank Branch Closures Tick Up as Lenders Merge
April 05, 2026

Bank mergers are on the rise, which could also mean an uptick in bank branch closures. 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...

Artificial Intelligence
Anthropic Says Claude Code Users Will Need to Pay More for OpenClaw
April 05, 2026

Anthropic has reportedly begun charging Claude Code subscribers more to use its coding assistant with third-party tools. 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...

Artificial Intelligence
Ant Group Platform Lets AI Agents Make Crypto Transactions
April 05, 2026

Ant Group has introduced a platform designed to let artificial intelligence agents serve as the main players in cryptocurrency transactions. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Artificial Intelligence
OpenAI Operations Chief Changes Jobs Amid IPO Preparations
April 05, 2026

OpenAI’s chief operating officer is reportedly switching roles as part of a larger leadership overhaul. 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,...

IPO
Musk Wants SpaceX IPO Banks to Become Grok Subscribers
April 05, 2026

Some of the country’s biggest banks are helping Elon Musk’s SpaceX go 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 newsletter, PYMNTS Today....

Retail
Easter’s Gone Luxe and the Chocolate Is Driving
April 04, 2026

Easter used to be a foil-wrapped bunny, a department-store dress and a brunch reservation someone forgot to make until Thursday. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

B2B Payments
Shopify Expands Availability of B2B Tools to All Merchants
April 03, 2026

Shopify is making some of its B2B features available to merchants on all of its plans. 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
The One-Person Billion-Dollar Company Is Here
April 03, 2026

It used to take large teams and years to build a billion-dollar company. Now just one AI-savvy founder can scale it solo. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...