Payment Methods
Stripe-Backed Protocol Lets AI Agents Transact Autonomously
March 18, 2026

Tempo, a payment-focused blockchain incubated by Stripe and cryptocurrency venture firm Paradigm, launched its mainnet and introduced an open standard for machine payments Wednesday (March 18). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Subscriptions
Lowe’s Unveils Subscription Service for Consumer Home Maintenance
March 18, 2026

Lowe’s has launched a subscription service to help customers maintain their homes. 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...

Retail
Lower-Income Consumers Use Digital Channels to Build Bigger Baskets
March 18, 2026

Earnings season has revealed a consumer who is not withdrawing from the marketplace so much as recalibrating participation, timing purchases with deliberation and increasingly using digital channels to manage each dollar before it is spent. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Artificial Intelligence
Manus Debuts App to Link AI Agents to Personal PCs
March 18, 2026

Meta-owned Manus has debuted a capability that brings its artificial intelligence (AI) agent to users’ computers. 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...

Healthcare
How Healthcare CFOs Are Turning Operational Upgrades Into Financial Gains
March 18, 2026

Healthcare CFOs today are walking a tightening wire. System and network margins are under structural pressures, policy risk is rising across the industry and clouding long-term planning, all while the revenue cycle has become a full-blown technology battlefield. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Artificial Intelligence
Mistral Forge Transforms Proprietary Knowledge Into AI Models and Agents
March 18, 2026

Mistral has introduced a system that enables enterprises to build artificial intelligence models that are trained on their proprietary knowledge rather than publicly available data. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Cryptocurrency
Bitcoin Stays Below $75K Despite New Guidance From Regulators
March 18, 2026

New regulatory guidance on cryptocurrency has not been enough to lift bitcoin above $75,000. 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...

Amazon
Amazon Could Slash Postal Service Package Volume by Two-Thirds
March 18, 2026

Amazon’s status as the U.S. Postal Service’s biggest customer could be about to change. 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 completing...

Artificial Intelligence
Why AI Shopping Is Still Just a Smarter Search Bar
March 18, 2026

More than a year ago, I asked AI to help me buy a toaster. Not to browse. I knew exactly what I wanted, down to the brand, and I gave the LLM every advantage a real buyer could offer. I wanted to test whether I...