March 03, 2026
US Expands Ban on Anthropic AI Across Key Agencies
Three additional cabinet-level departments have halted the use of artificial intelligence products developed by Anthropic, widening a federal pullback that began at the Pentagon. The Departments of State, Treasury and...
March 03, 2026
Affirm and Stripe Team to Combine BNPL and Agentic AI
Pay later provider Affirm is expanding its partnership with payments company Stripe. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
March 03, 2026
Klarna and Stripe Prepare Flexible Payments for AI Agents
Klarna’s flexible payment options will soon be available for purchases initiated by artificial intelligence (AI) agents at U.S. merchants that offer Klarna through Stripe. Get the Full Story Complete the...
March 03, 2026
Best Buy Bets on AI as Consumers Avoid Big-Ticket Items
Best Buy is focused on digital innovation as shoppers continue to show caution. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
March 03, 2026
Paysafe Digital Wallet Users Grow 6% to 7.8 Million in...
Growth in eCommerce, iGaming and digital wallets shaped Paysafe’s fourth quarter, offering a counterweight to some softness in its SMB channel and setting an optimistic tone from management on the...
March 03, 2026
Pinterest Lands $1 Billion Investment Amid AI Push
Fund manager Elliott Investment Management has taken a $1 billion stake in Pinterest. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
March 03, 2026
Uber Workers Build AI Clone of Their CEO
Uber’s CEO has been replaced with an AI clone, with the boss seemingly on board. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
March 03, 2026
Treasury Sets New AI Guardrails for Banks and FinTechs
Regulators are moving from talk to testing when it comes to artificial intelligence in financial services. Across Europe, the United Kingdom and the United States, authorities are shifting from high-level...
March 03, 2026
Amazon Gives Sellers an Agentic Window Into Their Business
Amazon has introduced an artificial intelligence-powered feature for merchants who sell through its marketplace. Called the Canvas experience, it is now available at no additional cost to all sellers in...
AI agents are rapidly becoming the new power brokers in digital commerce, making purchases, managing subscriptions and choosing merchants before a consumer ever lifts a finger. Tokenization is giving these agents the authority to act and rewriting long-standing assumptions about checkout, loyalty and customer control.
Read more in “Prompt Economy™: Tokens, Trust, and Transactions,” a PYMNTS Intelligence and Visa collaboration.
“Built to Lead or Losing Ground? AI, Mobile and the Member Retention Imperative for Credit Unions in 2026,” a new PYMNTS Intelligence report in collaboration with Velera, reveals just how quickly member expectations are shifting. One standout finding shows a 122% surge in demand for AI chat support among consumers who recently left a credit union, underscoring the stakes for institutions trying to retain members and stay competitive.