Digital Payments
40% of Digital Bank Users Choose Mobile Wallets Over Plastic
July 23, 2026

Digital bank customers are turning the mobile wallet from a convenience into their default way to pay. 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
Stripe Harnesses AI Billing Deals to Diversify Payments Empire
July 22, 2026

Stripe is positioning itself to play an even greater role in the artificial intelligence (AI) sector that already propelled its revenue to increase by a third to $6.8 billion last year, The Information reported Wednesday (July 22). Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Earnings
Google Cloud Rides Enterprise AI Demand to 82% Growth
July 22, 2026

Alphabet’s second-quarter earnings announcement on Wednesday (July 22) provided a clearer answer to one of the central questions surrounding generative AI: Are businesses moving quickly enough from testing the technology to paying for it at scale? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Artificial Intelligence
Uber Co-Founder Kalanick’s Atoms Secures $1.7 Billion to Build Physical AI
July 22, 2026

Uber Co-Founder Travis Kalanick’s company Atoms raised $1.7 billion to develop physical artificial intelligence (AI) for all the major industrial sectors. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Artificial Intelligence
OpenAI Unveils Product to Hone AI Voice and Chat Agents
July 22, 2026

OpenAI has introduced a product designed to help enterprises deploy artificial intelligence (AI) voice and chat agents for uses cases such as customer support and outbound sales. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

B2B Payments
Passionfroot Raises $15 Million to Connect B2B Tech Companies With Vetted Creators
July 22, 2026

Passionfroot raised $15 million in a Series A funding round to continue investing in its platform that connects B2B tech companies with vetted creators who can help them with their go-to-market campaigns. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Cryptocurrency
Washington Is Redefining What Stablecoins Are For
July 22, 2026

The most important line in the Senate’s sprawling 616-page digital asset market structure proposal may be the one that tells Americans what stablecoins are not. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Cryptocurrency
Clarity Act Supporters Add Ethics Rules for Officials to Save Senate Bill
July 22, 2026

Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) released an amended draft of the Clarity Act on Wednesday (July 22), saying it includes a ban on federal officials issuing or sponsoring digital assets and that she aims to reach a deal with Democratic senators within days. Get the Full...

Artificial Intelligence
Dorsey’s Block Turns AI Agents Into Real Employees
July 22, 2026

Block on Tuesday (July 21) released Buzz, an open-source collaboration platform where employees and artificial intelligence (AI) agents work side by side in the same channels. Block CEO Jack Dorsey said on X that Buzz is “model-agnostic, decentralized, self-sovereign and open source.” He said Block...