Investments
FinTech Loan Fund Limits Withdrawals as Investors Exit Private Credit
March 18, 2026

Stone Ridge Asset Management told clients in one of its funds last week that it would pay investors only 11% of the amount they requested to cash out because recent redemption requests were so high, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday (March 18), citing an investor update. Get...

Retail
Macy’s Credits AI, Reimagined Stores and Loyalty Data for Return to Growth
March 18, 2026

Macy’s returned to positive comparable sales in fiscal 2025, marking what the company called an inflection point after years of contraction. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Walmart
Walmart Secures Machine Learning Patents to Aid Retail Pricing
March 18, 2026

Walmart has secured U.S. patents for two systems that would use machine learning to inform the company’s pricing, the Financial Times reported Wednesday (March 18). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Banking
BofA Targets European Banks With Private Credit Short Basket
March 18, 2026

Bank of America is offering clients a basket of 17 European financial stocks that allows them to bet against companies the bank said are among the “most exposed to private credit shocks,” the Financial Times reported Wednesday (March 18). Get the Full Story Complete the...

Artificial Intelligence
Nvidia Launches AI for Hospital Operating Rooms
March 18, 2026

Robots are coming to hospitals, but they are not there to replace surgeons. Instead, they observe, coordinate and carry loads, tasks that consume large amounts of clinical staff time and require far less judgment than the work surgeons spend years training to perform. Get the...

Cryptocurrency
Bitcoin Depot’s ATMs Face Compliance-Related Ban in Connecticut
March 18, 2026

The world’s largest bitcoin ATM operator has been temporarily barred from conducting business in Connecticut. 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,...

Economy
Tariff Stress Is Turning Inflation Into the CFOs Working Capital Test
March 18, 2026

The latest producer price data suggest that inflation is no longer being driven primarily by what businesses pay for goods, but by what those enterprises decide to charge as those goods move through the system. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Bank Regulation
OCC Ends Restrictions on 4 Banks
March 18, 2026

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) terminated enforcement actions against four banks in March. 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...

Cryptocurrency
Shopify Signals Stablecoin Preferences With USDC Integration
March 18, 2026

Merchant friction and user confusion are two big barriers holding retail stablecoins back. 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....