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Freehand Raises $75 Million to Automate Enterprise Procurement and Payments
Investments // July 29, 2026

Freehand raised $75 million to scale its autonomous artificial intelligence (AI) agents that manage supply chain spend for global enterprises. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

When the Tech Stack Becomes the Tech Problem
Payments Innovation // July 29, 2026

Digital transformation is usually presented as a ladder. Companies begin with a few foundational capabilities, add more sophisticated tools over time and become incrementally more efficient with each step. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Real-Time Payments Expose the Cost of Legacy Technology
Real-Time Payments // July 28, 2026

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AI Agents Fail 3 Out of 4 Real Job Tasks
Artificial Intelligence // July 24, 2026

Artificial intelligence (AI) agents can complete only about 1 in 4 real-world work tasks, according to a new benchmark from UC Berkeley’s Center for Responsible, Decentralized Intelligence that pitted leading AI systems against actual assignments from working professionals. The findings test a bold prediction: that...

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AP Automation Can’t Fix What It Can’t Connect

August 05, 2026
Accounts payable has no shortage of automation. 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 communications from PYMNTS and to the sharing […]

When the Tech Stack Becomes the Tech Problem

July 29, 2026
Digital transformation is usually presented as a ladder. Companies begin with a few foundational capabilities, add more sophisticated tools over time and become incrementally more efficient with each step. Get...

Real-Time Payments Expose the Cost of Legacy Technology

July 28, 2026
Watch more: Need to Know With The Clearing House’s Cheryl Gurz Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

85% of CFOs Say Automation Cuts Payments Friction

July 13, 2026
Security controls are designed to stop bad payments, but new data suggested the strongest systems may be the ones customers barely notice. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Quick Reads
Freehand Raises $75 Million to Automate Enterprise Procurement and Payments

July 29, 2026
Freehand raised $75 million to scale its autonomous artificial intelligence (AI) agents that manage supply chain spend for global enterprises. 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 […]

Bitwave Begins Rollout of Agentic Suite to Power Autonomous Financial Operations

July 23, 2026
Bitwave has announced the first releases from its Bitwave Agentic product suite, which is focused on accounting tools, financial data and infrastructure for AI-native financial operations. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Taktile Raises $110 Million to Automate High-Stakes Banking and Insurance Decisions

June 24, 2026
Taktile raised $110 million in a Series C funding round to further enhance its artificial intelligence (AI) solutions for complex banking and insurance use cases and to expand its global...

Volante Agentic AI Drives Straight-Through Processing Rates Over 95%

June 09, 2026
Volante Technologies added agentic artificial intelligence to its payments platform and its payments-as-a-service (PaaS) operations. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...