Apple
Apple Says Antitrust Issues Are Hurting Services Business
August 18, 2026

Apple says antitrust battles around its App Store are weighing on its services business. 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...

Artificial Intelligence
Malachyte Turns Spotify’s Skip Signal Into a Merchant’s Agentic Edge
August 18, 2026

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Disbursements
The Five-Day Gap Hiding Inside B2B Payments
August 18, 2026

The basic, traditional architecture of a business disbursement has historically contained an unusual gap. Companies can decide that money should move long before the recipient can use it. The economic decision has been made, but checks, batch files and clearing cycles can leave the transaction...

Consumer Insights
61% of Consumers Would Consider AI-Recommended Financing
August 18, 2026

Artificial intelligence may win a place at the Pay Later checkout by recommending the financing, then letting the shopper make the final call. New PYMNTS Intelligence data shows 61% of U.S. consumers would consider an AI shopping assistant’s Pay Later recommendation for at least one...

Consumer Finance
Rising Fuel Costs Change How 64% of Workers Work
August 18, 2026

A posted hourly wage can overstate what a shift is worth to the person being asked to work it. 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...

Mobile Payments
X Money Wants to Make the Feed a Financial Front Door
August 17, 2026

Digital wallets have made the phone a familiar place to pay. X Money is testing whether a social platform can claim a place in that payment routine. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Artificial Intelligence
Corporate America’s Top 1% Spend $7,400 Per Employee on AI
August 17, 2026

The top 1% of U.S. businesses spent a median of $7,400 per employee on artificial intelligence in July, while the top 10% spent roughly $650, according to the Ramp AI Index released Aug. 12. The median company spent just $11.95 per employee. That gap leaves...

SMBs
Square Accelerates Push to Integrate Small Business Finance
August 17, 2026

Square’s refresh of its Square Credit Card, which was announced last week, is part of parent company Block’s broader strategy to more closely integrate payments, banking, credit and bill management within its platform, American Banker reported Monday (Aug. 17), citing its interview with Andrea Raj, head of product for Square...

B2B Payments
Stripe’s Deal Targets Money and Machine Intelligence
August 17, 2026

The next corporate spender may not carry a company card, submit an expense report or even be a person. It may be software. Technology markets can create value at abstraction layers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...