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Retail Banking Bundles Turn Subscriptions Into FinTech Battleground
March 09, 2026

The subscription economy has reshaped how consumers pay for entertainment, software and even groceries. 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
Anthropic Challenges SaaS Giants With Claude Marketplace
March 09, 2026

Anthropic has launched a marketplace for enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) tools, allowing companies with existing spending commitments to apply a portion of those funds toward Claude-powered applications built by third-party developers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Artificial Intelligence
OpenAI Plans to Acquire Promptfoo to Secure Agentic AI
March 09, 2026

OpenAI plans to acquire artificial intelligence security platform Promptfoo to accelerate the addition of agentic security testing and evaluation capabilities to OpenAI Frontier. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Banking
How the Financial Sector Views Kraken’s ‘We’re the Bankers Now’ Claim
March 09, 2026

The financial industry in the United States rests in part on an architecture of trust and institutional legitimacy. 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...

Fintech Investments
Dify Secures $30 Million to Help Businesses Deploy AI Agents
March 09, 2026

Dify raised $30 million in a Series Pre-A funding round to accelerate work on its open-source platform for agentic workflow development. 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
Investors Bet on AI’s Operational Last Mile
March 09, 2026

The new wave of artificial intelligence (AI) startups is beginning to look very different from the one that defined the past two years. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Artificial Intelligence
Anthropic Launches Claude Marketplace for Business AI Tools
March 09, 2026

Anthropic has introduced a marketplace that includes third-party tools for its artificial intelligence (AI) assistant Claude. 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
Microsoft Unveils AI-Centric $99-Per-User Software Bundle 
March 09, 2026

Microsoft has debuted a software bundle designed to promote on-the-job use of its AI 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 daily newsletter,...

Artificial Intelligence
Lyzr Valuation Jumps to $250 Million as Enterprises Deploy AI Agents
March 09, 2026

Agentic artificial intelligence firm Lyzr was valued at $250 million in a Series A+ funding round, the company said in a Tuesday (March 3) post on LinkedIn. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...