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Artificial Intelligence
AI Adoption Is Being Measured in Tokens, but the Metric Falls Short, Experts Say
March 19, 2026

A growing number of companies are using a unit called the token to measure how much their employees and workflows use artificial intelligence, according to The Wall Street Journal. Companies that now regularly use AI are starting to track their workers’ use of tokens, AI’s...

Artificial Intelligence
Jeff Bezos Raising $100 Billion to Supercharge Manufacturing With AI
March 19, 2026

Jeff Bezos is meeting with some of the world’s largest asset managers to raise $100 billion for a new fund that would buy manufacturing companies and transform them with the help of artificial intelligence, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday (March 19). Get the Full...

Artificial Intelligence
Telecom and Energy Networks Embed AI to Streamline Workloads
March 19, 2026

Three of the largest companies in telecom and technology are pushing artificial intelligence out of far-flung data centers and into the infrastructure of everyday life, a shift that lets AI act on information the moment it is created rather than after a round trip to...

Payment Methods
Klarna’s Card User Base Reaches 5 Million Mark
March 19, 2026

Payments and digital banking company Klarna says its Klarna Card now has 5 million customers. 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,...

Artificial Intelligence
Nvidia CEO Says the Next Software Battle Is Over Outcomes
March 19, 2026

We’ve all heard a lot about the potential impact artificial intelligence and agentic AI will have on the SaaS sector. But its conversion from SaaS to GaaS is a new wrinkle. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Cross-border Payments
Banks Make Their Move in Cross-Border Payments
March 19, 2026

Cost-effective, streamlined and data-rich cross-border payments have long been the holy grail of global commerce. 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,...

Investments
Obin AI Raises $7 Million for Agentic Tools for Financial Firms
March 19, 2026

Obin AI has raised $7 million to develop agentic AI tools for financial institutions. 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....

Banking
HSBC Weighs 10% Staffing Cut as Banks Hand Off Work to AI
March 19, 2026

HSBC is reportedly considering widespread job cuts as the banking giant relies more on AI. 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,...

Retail
Budget Pressure Is Changing What ‘Worth It’ Means to Gen Z
March 19, 2026

Financial stress is pushing more consumers toward digital wallets, and the shift may say less about tech adoption than about how shoppers are trying to stay organized when every dollar matters. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...