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David’s Bridal Makes Its SaaS Play for Wedding Vendors With Pearl Connect
Merchant Innovation // September 16, 2026

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Mastercard Dreamonomics Report Finds Smaller Businesses Prioritizing Stability
Mastercard // September 15, 2026

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How $100 Million CFOs Are Setting Their Neocloud Budgets
Artificial Intelligence // September 10, 2026

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EverBank-WaFd Deal Bridges Banking’s Digital and Branch Divide
Banking // September 08, 2026

A merger between EverBank and WaFd pairs digital reach with a large branch network at a time when banks are finding value in customers who move readily between both. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Interviews & Exclusives
David’s Bridal Makes Its SaaS Play for Wedding Vendors With Pearl Connect

September 16, 2026
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EverBank-WaFd Deal Bridges Banking’s Digital and Branch Divide

September 08, 2026
A merger between EverBank and WaFd pairs digital reach with a large branch network at a time when banks are finding value in customers who move readily between both. Get...

Lawmakers Test the Rules for AI Agents That Move Money

September 03, 2026
Artificial intelligence (AI) agents, stablecoins and tokenized securities put some of the mechanics of digital finance before lawmakers Wednesday (Sept. 2), including how software-driven transactions will be authorized and settled....

Digital Sales Give Small Businesses a Map for Growth

September 03, 2026
Digital channels gave small and medium-sized businesses more than reach in 2025. They gave those companies a measurable growth edge: Digital-led SMBs were 14 percentage points more likely than store-led...

Quick Reads
S&P Acquires OpenZeppelin to Bring Risk Assessment to On-Chain Finance

September 17, 2026
S&P Global is acquiring blockchain security company OpenZeppelin as it looks to expand its risk assessment business to on-chain financial products, according to a Thursday (Sept. 17) news release. 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 […]

AI Agent Security Startup AIR Raises $50 Million to Guard Enterprise Supply Chains

September 01, 2026
Artificial intelligence (AI) security startup AIR publicly debuted Tuesday (Sept. 1) with $50 million in seed financing to help businesses monitor and secure the software supply chain developing around autonomous...

Cisco Deploys Custom AI Agent to Entire 90,000-Person Workforce

August 27, 2026
Cisco is rolling out its artificial intelligence (AI) agent, MyAgent, to 90,000 employees, Thimaya Subaiya, executive vice president, operations at Cisco, said in a Thursday (Aug. 27) blog post. Get the...

Anthropic-Backed Ode Acquires Casper Studios to Expand Corporate AI Deployments

August 20, 2026
Ode with Anthropic, an enterprise artificial intelligence transformation company launched by a partnership that includes Anthropic, Blackstone, Hellman & Friedman and a consortium of global investors, has acquired AI services firm Casper Studios, Ode said...