Cryptocurrency
Visa Pilots Stablecoin Prefunding for Cross-Border Payouts
September 30, 2025

Visa is adding stablecoins to its money movement playbook, piloting a way for businesses to prefund cross-border payouts on Visa Direct without tying up cash in traditional accounts. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Artificial Intelligence
The AI Boom’s Second Act: Debt-Fueled Growth
September 29, 2025

The AI boom’s second act is being financed not just by venture dollars but by borrowing, as companies sprint to build the data centers and buy the chips needed to train and run large language models. That shift is changing who can compete and how...

Artificial Intelligence
Visa Debuts AI-Powered Commercial Solutions Hub
September 29, 2025

Visa introduced its Commercial Solutions (VCS) Hub, designed to offer issuers and FinTechs new commercial payment tools. 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...

Artificial Intelligence
OpenAI Puts Etsy and Shopify Inside ChatGPT’s Shopping Cart
September 29, 2025

OpenAI’s launch of Buy It in ChatGPT marks another touchpoint on the agentic artificial intelligence (AI) roadmap. With Instant Checkout, ChatGPT shifts from being a conversational assistant to becoming a transactional platform that collapses search, discovery and payment into a single flow. Get the Full...

Cryptocurrency
SEC Suspends Trading of QMMM Shares, Alleging Crypto Stock Pump
September 29, 2025

When is a stock too good to be true? According to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), it could be when that stock soars over 900% in just half a month. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Artificial Intelligence
PayOS, Mastercard Complete First AI Payment
September 29, 2025

PayOS and Mastercard announced Monday (Sept. 29) that they have completed the first live agentic payment using a Mastercard Agentic Token, a milestone that shifts agentic commerce from theory to practice and shows how AI agents could begin to transform the way payments are authorized,...

Consumer Insights
BNPL Growth Softens Tariff Impact on Higher Retail Prices
September 29, 2025

Consumer spending has remained resilient, but inflation expectations are inching higher, creating new challenges for retailers as they prepare for the holiday shopping season. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Banking
Fiserv Releases AI Content Platform for Financial Institutions
September 29, 2025

Fiserv is rolling out a cloud-based content management system designed to help financial institutions streamline operations and automate workflows, the company announced Monday (Sept. 29). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Artificial Intelligence
OpenAI’s ‘Instant Checkout’ Lets Users Shop Via ChatGPT
September 29, 2025

OpenAI has added a new eCommerce component to its popular artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot ChatGPT. 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,...