B2B Payments
Why Companies Are Racing to Centralize Treasury Operations
March 20, 2026

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Loyalty & Rewards
Starbucks Rewards Backlash Highlights Retail’s Shift Away From Points-Based Loyalty
March 20, 2026

Starbucks overhauled its rewards program in this month, and customers noticed immediately. The coffee chain replaced its long-standing structure with a three-tier membership system sorting members into Green, Gold and Reserve categories based on Stars accumulated in 2025, according to Axios. The update took effect...

Banking
Starling Adds Agentic AI to UK Banking App
March 20, 2026

Starling has added an agentic artificial intelligence (AI) financial assistant to its banking app in the United Kingdom. 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...

Personnel
Santander Brasil Taps B3 CEO Gilson Finkelsztain to Lead Next Phase of Growth
March 20, 2026

Banco Santander (Brasil) said Friday (March 20) that Gilson Finkelsztain, CEO of Brazilian stock exchange B3, will become its new CEO when Mario Roberto Opice Leão steps down from that position at the Brazilian bank by the middle of the year. Get the Full Story...

Artificial Intelligence
Gig Economy Becomes New AI Training Ground
March 20, 2026

DoorDash on Thursday (March 19) launched a paid task program that redirects its 8 million U.S. delivery couriers toward a new kind of work: generating training data for artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics systems. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Banking
UBS Expands With New US National Bank Charter
March 20, 2026

UBS is set to offer a full range of banking products and services in the United States. 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...

Blockchain
Tokenized Deposits Are No Longer Just for Big Banks
March 20, 2026

The Texas Bankers Association announced this month that it will give member banks structured access to tokenized deposit technology through its Innovation Magnet program, partnering with San Antonio-based Vantage Bank, one of the first Texas institutions to put tokenized deposits into live operation. Get the Full...

Artificial Intelligence
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Predicts AI Tokens Will Become a Standard Job Perk
March 20, 2026

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s suggestion earlier this week that his company may pay engineers artificial intelligence (AI) tokens in addition to their base salary, is the latest example of his vision in which AI agents will play a key role in the workplace, CNBC reported Friday (March 20)....

Blockchain
Why CFOs Want Stablecoins Through Banks, Not Wallets
March 20, 2026

The emerging model of treasury and payments optimization for adventurous CFOs isn’t crypto-native finance. It’s bank-native stablecoins. 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...