Artificial Intelligence
Anthropic Weighs Funding Round at Valuation Above $900 Billion
April 30, 2026

Anthropic is reportedly mulling a new funding round that would value it at more than $900 billion. 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
Mastercard and Wells Fargo Target the Friction Slowing B2B Cards
April 30, 2026

For decades, B2B payments have been treated as back‑office plumbing—necessary, unglamorous and largely unchanged. Invoices pile up, checks linger and reconciliation remains stubbornly manual. The result isn’t just inefficiency; it’s an experience that quietly drags on both buyers and suppliers, with little upside for anyone....

B2B Payments
Boost Says B2B Payments Need Answers, Not More Data
April 30, 2026

Watch more: What’s Next in Payments With Boost Payment Solutions’ Rinku Sharma 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...

Cryptocurrency
Why the Anchorage CEO Wants 3,999 Crypto Bank Competitors
April 30, 2026

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Travel Payments
Travel Checkout Has Become the New Departure Gate
April 30, 2026

The decision to book travel or walk away increasingly happens at the checkout screen. A joint report from PYMNTS Intelligence and Marqeta, based on a survey of 30 U.S. firms, examines how digital wallets and other embedded finance tools are shaping revenue, customer engagement and...

Real-Time Payments
US Real-Time Payments Hit High-Growth Phase as Use Cases Multiply
April 30, 2026

The United States is a big payments market. But big doesn’t always equal fast. 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...

Consumer Insights
Only 25% of Consumers Say Their Cost-Cutting Plans Still Work
April 30, 2026

The clearest sign of consumer strain may not be what households are cutting, but how many different ways they are trying to keep up. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Data & Research
Paymentus Says Customers Don’t Care How Much Data You Have
April 30, 2026

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Artificial Intelligence
AI Spending Drives Business Equipment Investment to 6-Year High
April 29, 2026

The boom in artificial intelligence products and infrastructure drove a closely watched measure of business spending to a six-year high in March. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...