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Anthropic’s Pentagon Sanctions Expose Enterprise AI’s Emerging Vendor Risks
March 02, 2026

Supply chains used to mean things like ships, steel and microchips. But Anthropic’s clash with the federal government suggests they now may include algorithms. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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Investors Ramp up Bets on the Agent Economy
March 02, 2026

Artificial intelligence (AI) agents are moving beyond simple automation to ease the human bottleneck across finance and enterprise workflows. Led by Sphinx Labs’ $7.1 million seed round and Basis’ new $1.15 billion valuation, startups are deploying autonomous systems that operate like digital employees. Get the...

Fintech Investments
Pluvo Secures $5 Million to Turn Financial Data Into Answers
March 02, 2026

Pluvo raised $5 million in a seed round to scale its artificial intelligence-native financial analysis platform for finance teams. 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...

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Mastercard and Santander Complete EU’s First Agentic Payment
March 02, 2026

Mastercard and Santander completed Europe’s first live end-to-end payment using an artificial intelligence agent, according to a Monday (March 2) news release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Retail
Walgreens Brings Hybrid Pharmacy Program to 6 States
March 02, 2026

Walgreens has debuted what it calls the country’s first “hybrid pharmacy” program. 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...

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OpenAI Says Military Will Not Use Tech for Surveillance or Weaponry
March 02, 2026

OpenAI has offered more details on its new partnership with the American military. 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....

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Ad Industry Moves to Set Rules Before AI Agents Control Media Budgets
March 02, 2026

As artificial intelligence systems begin to move from generating copy to executing business decisions, the advertising industry is attempting to build infrastructure before the disruption fully arrives. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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Anthropic Says Claude ‘Operational’ After International Outage
March 02, 2026

Anthropic said its Claude AI model is now “operational” after an outage that took it offline worldwide. 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...

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Samsung and Perplexity Push New Agentic Tools Into Phones and the Cloud
March 02, 2026

It was a big week in The Prompt Economy, with big moves from big companies making big claims. None were bigger than Samsung, which used its user conference to herald what it says is “The Beginning of Truly Agentic AI.” Get the Full Story Complete...