Cryptocurrency
OKX Launches Marketplace for AI Agents to Do Business
June 30, 2026

Cryptocurrency exchange OKX is launching a marketplace that lets artificial intelligence (AI) agents hire each other and autonomously settle payments. 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...

Amazon
Amazon’s Alexa Offers Customers 365-Day View of Price History
June 30, 2026

Amazon has expanded the price history function of its agentic artificial intelligence (AI) shopping assistant. 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,...

SMBs
SoFi Opens Lending Program for Its Small Business Owner Members
June 30, 2026

Digital financial services app SoFi introduced a lending program for small businesses, according to a Tuesday (June 30) press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Fraud Prevention
JPMorganChase and Amazon Back Aspen Institute Drive Against Scams
June 30, 2026

The Aspen Institute Financial Security Program (Aspen FSP) has launched a new effort focused on reducing the scale and severity of scams affecting Americans. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Artificial Intelligence
Physical AI Rewrites the Economics of the Backorder
June 30, 2026

A warehouse system can call an item in stuck when it isn’t. That gap is a backorder, an order the company accepts for a product it can’t ship. Each backorder delays the sale and raises the odds the customer cancels. GNC was logging several hundred...

Investments
Pie Raises $19 Million to Bring AI to Main Street Businesses
June 30, 2026

Small business-focused marketing platform Pie has emerged from stealth with $19.5 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...

Cryptocurrency
Visa and Google Sign on to Use Money Movement Stablecoin OpenUSD
June 30, 2026

Several of the world’s payments and tech giants have agreed to use the money movement stablecoin Open USD. 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...

Blockchain
Morgan Stanley Advances Blockchain Infrastructure Goal With Preliminary Bank Approval
June 30, 2026

Morgan Stanley obtained preliminary conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to charter a de novo national trust bank called Morgan Stanley Digital Trust, National Association (MSDTNA). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Loyalty & Rewards
Flexible Rewards Push Merchants and Issuers to Rethink Loyalty
June 30, 2026

Loyalty points have largely remained trapped inside the programs that issued them. That model is beginning to loosen as a growing number of initiatives promote greater flexibility, making rewards easier to earn, redeem and use across shopping journeys rather than within a single brand. Get...