Opinion
Item-Level Data Gives AI Agents Smarter Buying Power
August 06, 2026

The agentic enterprise will be built through deliberate decisions about where to trust agents, FIS Head of Product Management, Payment Networks Mladen Vladic writes in a new PYMNTS eBook, “Building the Agent-Ready Payments Enterprise.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Consumer Finance
The Usual Financial Lifelines Are Failing Labor Economy Workers
August 06, 2026

Paying an unexpected bill is often only the beginning of the financial problem. For many households, the larger challenge is what happens after the emergency has passed, when the next paycheck arrives already committed to covering the cost of the previous one. Get the Full...

Digital Payments
The Clearing House CEO Maps Tokenized Deposits’ Path to Scale
August 06, 2026

Watch more: Digital Shift With The Clearing House’s David Watson 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 this...

SMBs
63% of SMBs Turn to Cards for Payment Protection
August 06, 2026

Small businesses don’t appear to need more payment options as much as they need better control over when money leaves the business. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Earnings
Chime Converts More Paychecks Into More Products
August 05, 2026

For Chime Financial, direct deposit is proving to be the underwriting and repayment infrastructure for a growing lending 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...

eCommerce
Pattern Leverages AI and Data to Fuel eCommerce Growth
August 05, 2026

eCommerce accelerator Pattern is seeing a “virtuous cycle” in which the company uses its data to deliver results to brands, other brands see that success, and those brands provide the company with more data, Pattern Co-Founder and CEO Dave Wright said during a Wednesday (Aug....

Earnings
Block’s AI Overhaul Starts Showing Up in Results
August 05, 2026

Block drew plenty of attention earlier this year when CEO Jack Dorsey announced plans to cut roughly 40% of the company’s workforce and put artificial intelligence at the center of its operations. The move made Block one of the most closely watched tests of a...

Earnings
EBay Rides Luxury, Collectibles and AI to 15% Growth in Q2
August 05, 2026

Despite its status as a founder of the category, eBay has traditionally been viewed by the rest of eCommerce’s tech platforms as the industry’s red-headed stepchild. It was profitable but often viewed as a mature marketplace overshadowed by Amazon’s logistics network, Shopify’s merchant ecosystem and...

Delivery
DoorDash Says Agentic Traffic Is Low, but AI Gains Are Not
August 05, 2026

Artificial intelligence is showing up for DoorDash. It’s just not agentic … yet. 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....