Economy
Marketplaces’ Third-Party Sellers to Face Full Impact of Tariffs in Second Half
May 02, 2025

The efforts of third-party sellers on platforms like Amazon to stock up on goods to avoid the cost of tariffs will reportedly work for only a limited time. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Cryptocurrency
Are Crypto Markets Going Mainstream? What Treasury Execs Should Know
May 02, 2025

The first publicly traded bitcoin financial services company rang the Nasdaq opening bell on Friday (May 2). 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...

Payments Innovation
Acquired.com Joins Initiative to Create Central Operator for Commercial Variable Recurring Payments
May 02, 2025

Acquired.com joined 30 other organizations in a collective effort to create a new company that will work to establish and serve as a central operator for commercial variable recurring payments in the United Kingdom. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Mobile Applications
Spotify Says Apple Approved App Update With Links to Purchase
May 02, 2025

Spotify said Friday (May 2) that Apple approved a U.S. app update that Spotify submitted Thursday (May 1) after a court ruling in the lawsuit Epic Games brought against Apple. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Economy
Job Market Resilience May Not Bolster Consumer Spending
May 02, 2025

The latest jobs data indicate that employers added more positions in April than had been expected, and the news may, incrementally, make consumers feel a bit better about their employment prospects. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Cryptocurrency
MoneyGram Launches API for Embedding Crypto On/Off-Ramp Functionality
May 02, 2025

MoneyGram has launched an application programming interface (API) designed to make it easy for developers to embed crypto on/off-ramp functionality. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Consumer Finance
Student Loan Defaults Could Reduce Consumer Spending by $63 Billion
May 02, 2025

Rising student loan defaults could reduce consumer spending by as much as $63 billion a year, according to Bloomberg Economics. 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...

Artificial Intelligence
Visa, Mastercard, PayPal Fuel Agentic AI Commerce Boom
May 02, 2025

Three of the world’s largest payment companies, Visa, Mastercard and PayPal, are racing into the next frontier in digital commerce: agentic AI. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

artificial intelligence
This Week in AI: Visa, Mastercard and PayPal Go All in on Agentic Commerce
May 02, 2025

This week brings fresh news on the digital payments front, with Visa, Mastercard and PayPal unveiling their agentic commerce programs. Their moves represent a significant shift to the payments landscape, fueled by agentic artificial intelligence (AI) systems that can pay on behalf of consumers. Get...