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49% of Gen Z Say BNPL Shapes Where They Book Travel

49% of Gen Z Say BNPL Shapes Where They Book Travel
49% of Gen Z Say BNPL Shapes Where They Book Travel
April 29, 2026  |  BNPL

For younger shoppers, buy now, pay later is not just a way to split a purchase. It is often a factor in where they choose...

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FIS Says Agentic Commerce Needs Proof, Not Promises
FIS Says Agentic Commerce Needs Proof, Not Promises
April 29, 2026  |  Opinion

Integration is key to ensuring effective AI governance, FIS Head of Product Management, Payment Networks Mladen Vladic writes in a new PYMNTS eBook, “AI Runs Payments....

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Real-Time Rails Put Bank Data to the Test
Real-Time Rails Put Bank Data to the Test
April 29, 2026  |  Data

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Booking Holdings AI Assistants Slash Costs and Boost Bookings
Booking Holdings AI Assistants Slash Costs and Boost Bookings
April 28, 2026  |  Earnings

Booking Holdings is seeing benefits from its investments in generative artificial intelligence and is continuing to expand its AI-powered capabilities across its operations, executives said...

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New Federal Bills Promote US AI Leadership and Child Safety
New Federal Bills Promote US AI Leadership and Child Safety
April 28, 2026  |  artificial intelligence

U.S. lawmakers have introduced two bills covering artificial intelligence: one that would give parents control over their kids’ use of AI chatbots, and one that...

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Visa Earnings Spotlight Agentic Commerce as Next Growth Engine
Visa Earnings Spotlight Agentic Commerce as Next Growth Engine
April 28, 2026  |  VISA

Visa’s latest earnings Tuesday (April 28) showed a company still getting plenty of lift from card spending while pushing deeper into stablecoins, blockchain and artificial...

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Crypto Fueled Robinhood’s Rise. Its Collapse Is Reshaping the Business
Crypto Fueled Robinhood’s Rise. Its Collapse Is Reshaping the Business
April 28, 2026  |  Earnings

Can growth disappoint? It sure can. Particularly across the FinTech landscape where the tensions between company ambitions and investor expectations can play out in new...

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The AI Boom Is Funding a Caribbean Island Two Letters at a Time
The AI Boom Is Funding a Caribbean Island Two Letters at a Time
April 28, 2026  |  artificial intelligence

Anguilla did not build an artificial intelligence model. It did not raise venture capital or hire researchers. In the 1980s, it was assigned two letters...

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New Square AI Agent Automates Daily Tasks for Main Street Sellers
New Square AI Agent Automates Daily Tasks for Main Street Sellers
April 28, 2026  |  artificial intelligence

Square is now offering an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered “intelligent business agent” built into Square Dashboard to a select group of sellers in open beta. Get...

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