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Blackstone Accelerates Push to Lead AI Infrastructure Boom
April 10, 2026

Alternative asset manager Blackstone is considering a $2 billion initial public offering (IPO) for an acquisition company that would buy data centers, Bloomberg reported Friday (April 10), citing unnamed sources. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Artificial Intelligence
OpenAI Calls for AI Taxes to Protect Safety Nets
April 10, 2026

When jobs are lost, paychecks follow. Disappearing paychecks mean disappearing payroll taxes that fund Social Security, Medicaid and SNAP. 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...

B2B Payments
Mastercard Sees Trust and Rail Convergence Shaping Commercial Payments
April 10, 2026

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Retail
The $42 Billion Checkout Opportunity Hiding in Plain Sight
April 10, 2026

“Embedded Offers: The Billion-Dollar Opportunity Inside Recent Consumer Spending” is a collaboration between PYMNTS Intelligence and FIS. Based on a Census-balanced survey of 2,754 U.S. consumers conducted from Feb. 12–March 4, 2026, the report examines how shoppers discover, evaluate and redeem offers across grocery, retail and...

Retail
Amazon and Walmart Are Now Chasing the Same Shopper
April 10, 2026

Imagine buying a high-amp car battery, a crocheted purse and a bag of fresh groceries all in one go without thinking twice about where to shop. That’s the line Amazon and Walmart want to erase as they battle to become the go-to destination for every...

Artificial Intelligence
AI Is Ready for Prime Time but the Org Chart Is Not
April 10, 2026

Artificial intelligence is doing exactly what it promised. 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 completing this form, you...

Artificial Intelligence
Codex Demand Sparks New OpenAI Mid-Tier Subscription for Power Users
April 09, 2026

OpenAI has added a new $100 per month Pro subscription plan that lands between the $20 per month Plus plan and the existing $200 per month Pro plan. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Artificial Intelligence
Anthropic’s New Agents Product Pressures a Crowded Startup Category
April 09, 2026

Anthropic on Wednesday (April 8) launched Claude Managed Agents, a product that allows enterprises to deploy artificial intelligence agents directly within its platform, targeting a problem that companies have spent the last year trying to crack: getting AI agents to work reliably in production environments....

Artificial Intelligence
Workday CTO Leaves for Anthropic as AI Tools Pressure Enterprise Software
April 09, 2026

Workday faces mounting pressure as artificial intelligence reshapes the enterprise software space, and it’s starting to show at the top of its ranks. The company’s chief technology officer departed to join Anthropic as a member of technical staff, according to The Information. Get the Full...