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Amazon’s UK Move Puts Pay by Bank Into Sharper Focus
Amazon // February 10, 2026

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The KYA Moment: Why Knowing Your Agent Is Becoming Table Stakes
artificial intelligence // January 12, 2026

“Know your agent” (KYA) is emerging as the trust layer that makes delegated, machine-initiated commerce legible to networks, issuers and merchants before fraud systems intervene. Without it, agent-driven transactions are treated as suspicious noise. Approval rates fall, controls overcorrect and loyalty breaks. Get the Full...

Walking in a Payments Wonderland
Opinion // December 25, 2025

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Visa Maps a Path to Agentic Commerce That Feels Familiar — and Safe
Artificial Intelligence // December 22, 2025

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Interviews & Exclusives
Nearly Half of Shoppers Used Mobile for Their Latest Retail Purchase

February 24, 2026
The smartphone is no longer just a shopping tool. It has become the storefront. 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 form, you agree to receive marketing […]

AI-Powered Scams Force Banks Into Real-Time Fraud Defense

December 18, 2025
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Payments Infrastructure Now Decides Which Insurers Win

December 18, 2025
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Why Uptime Is the Unsung Hero of B2B Payments

December 15, 2025
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Quick Reads
OnePay Joins Google’s Agent Payments Protocol as a Credential Provider

December 18, 2025
Financial services platform OnePay has joined Google’s Agent Payments Protocol (AP2), saying it will help make agentic payments more secure, transparent and useful. 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 form, you agree to receive marketing […]

Socure Promotes CRO Matthew Thompson to President and CCO Amid Global Expansion

December 11, 2025
Socure, the artificial intelligence-first platform for global identity and risk decisioning, has promoted its chief revenue officer, Matthew Thompson, to president and chief commercial officer. Get the Full Story Complete...

Entersekt Adds Tools to Help Banks Block Fraudsters

November 18, 2025
Fraud prevention and payment security firm Entersekt debuted enhancements to its digital banking authentication platform. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Alipay+ Adds Biometric Payment Authentication to Smartglasses

November 12, 2025
Ant International’s Alipay+ has added iris authentication features to its smartglasses-embedded payment solution. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...