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B2B Payments
B2B Marketplaces Offer Buyers and Suppliers New Procurement Playbook
May 09, 2025

The B2B landscape is built on sales cycles. But as trade dynamics shift the operating landscape, buyers and suppliers alike are finding themselves forced to shift their tactics. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Artificial Intelligence
This Week in AI: S&P, Etsy Leverage AI, Instacart CEO Joins OpenAI, Amazon and Walmart...
May 09, 2025

In an exclusive interview with PYMNTS, S&P Global Chief AI Officer Bhavesh Dayalji said he sees agentic artificial intelligence (AI) as the next transformational wave for business analysis and workflows. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Fintech Investments
FinTech Roundup: Europe a Hotbed of FinTech Platform Funding Announcements
May 09, 2025

Earnings season has been volatile, especially in the FinTech space. 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...

Artificial Intelligence
Lori’s Gifts Launches Checkout-Free Hospital Retail Stores
May 09, 2025

Lori’s Gifts, one of the nation’s largest operators of hospital gift shops, rolled out fully automated, checkout-free stores as the next step of its expansion into the healthcare retail market. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Cross-border Payments
Ramp to Launch Stablecoin-Backed Corporate Cards for Cross-Border Transactions
May 09, 2025

Ramp will expand its issuing partnership with Stripe to launch stablecoin-backed corporate cards designed to facilitate cross-border 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. yesSubscribe to our...

B2B Payments
Working Capital Needs and Supplier Acceptance Take Virtual Cards Mainstream
May 09, 2025

The future of B2B payments is being played out across today’s business landscape. 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
How Amazon and Walmart Are Rewiring Retail’s Future With Robotics
May 09, 2025

Competition comes best in twos. Think Apple and Microsoft, Coke and Pepsi, McDonald’s and Burger King and many other famous pairings. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Fintech Investments
Earnings Drive FinTech IPO Index 8.1% Higher, Led by Sezzle and Open Lending  
May 09, 2025

The earnings season floodgates opened this past week for the FinTech IPO Index, and outsized gains by several names sent the overall index up by 8.1%. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Artificial Intelligence
OpenAI Targets Consumer Market, Expands Beyond AI Models
May 08, 2025

OpenAI is making a strong play for the consumer market with the hiring of Instacart’s CEO to oversee its applications business — a signal that the company is more than just an artificial intelligence (AI) model builder. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...