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Banking
Enova Scraps Grasshopper Bank Acquisition After Pressure From State AGs
September 15, 2026

Online financial services company Enova has withdrawn its bank regulatory applications related to the proposed acquisition of Grasshopper Bancorp, saying in a Monday (Sept. 14) press release that the process is “susceptible to political pressure and outside advocacy.” Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Artificial Intelligence
Physical AI’s Biggest Market Is 280,000 Aging US Factories
September 15, 2026

The physical AI boom is easy to picture as a new factory filled with humanoid robots and autonomous machines. The bigger opportunity may be much less futuristic. It’s making factories built decades ago smarter without replacing the equipment already inside them. Get the Full Story...

Banking
Vista Explores Finastra Sale at Valuation Up to $12 Billion
September 15, 2026

Financial software provider Finastra could reportedly soon be up for sale by its private equity firm owner. 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
Agentic Payments Are Growing, but Most x402 Payments Aren’t From AI Agents
September 15, 2026

The emerging infrastructure for autonomous artificial intelligence agents to spend money online may be developing faster than the agents themselves. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Investments
Visa and Circle Back Stablecoin Payments Platform Velocity
September 15, 2026

Stablecoin payments and treasury platform Velocity has raised $10 million in new funding. 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...

Artificial Intelligence
Why CFOs Should Look to Healthcare for Agentic B2B’s Permission Layer
September 15, 2026

Payments companies already know how to authenticate machines. API keys, tokens, certificates and digital credentials can establish that a request came from an authorized system. But identifying a machine like an artificial intelligence agent does not answer the more economically important question: What is it allowed to...

B2B Payments
Ramp Brings Corporate Finance Platform to UK Businesses
September 15, 2026

Financial operations platform Ramp says it has officially launched in the U.K. 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
Companies Can Delegate to AI Agents but Can’t Delegate Accountability
September 15, 2026

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Artificial Intelligence
AI Makes the Holiday Shopping List but Who Gets the Sale?
September 15, 2026

AI can find the sweater, compare prices and read hundreds of reviews before a shopper finishes a cup of coffee. Getting that sweater through checkout is where the trip gets complicated. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...