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Investments
FinTech Loan Fund Limits Withdrawals as Investors Exit Private Credit
March 18, 2026

Stone Ridge Asset Management told clients in one of its funds last week that it would pay investors only 11% of the amount they requested to cash out because recent redemption requests were so high, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday (March 18), citing an investor update. Get...

Retail
Macy’s Credits AI, Reimagined Stores and Loyalty Data for Return to Growth
March 18, 2026

Macy’s returned to positive comparable sales in fiscal 2025, marking what the company called an inflection point after years of contraction. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Banking
BofA Targets European Banks With Private Credit Short Basket
March 18, 2026

Bank of America is offering clients a basket of 17 European financial stocks that allows them to bet against companies the bank said are among the “most exposed to private credit shocks,” the Financial Times reported Wednesday (March 18). Get the Full Story Complete the...

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...

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...

Cross-border Payments
Ripple Launches Cross-Border Payments Expansion in Brazil
March 17, 2026

Blockchain company Ripple has undertaken what it calls a major expansion in Brazil. 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....

Delivery
Amazon Brings 1-Hour Delivery to Hundreds of Cities
March 17, 2026

Amazon says it has begun offering one-hour and three-hour delivery options in the U.S. 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....

Regulation
SEC Prepares Proposal Ending Mandatory Quarterly Reporting
March 16, 2026

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is preparing to propose that it eliminate the quarterly reporting requirement and allow public companies to report earnings only twice a year, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) said Monday (March 16). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

eCommerce
Shopify President Says Agents Will Act as Personal Shoppers
March 16, 2026

Shopify’s president says the company is making a significant push towards agentic shopping. 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...