Digital Transformation/page/4 news and trends

Stripe Brings Merchant Checkout to Google’s AI Apps
artificial intelligence // April 29, 2026

Stripe has partnered with Google to allow businesses to sell to consumers inside Google’s AI Mode and Gemini app. 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...

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

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 the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

OpenAI Joins Amazon Bedrock After New Agreement With Microsoft
artificial intelligence // April 28, 2026

OpenAI models are now available in limited preview through Amazon Bedrock, a platform for building generative artificial intelligence (AI) applications and agents. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

CFTC Deploys AI Tools to Modernize Market Surveillance
Regulation // April 28, 2026

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) plans to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to review registration applications and monitor trading, CFTC Chairman Michael S. Selig told CoinDesk in a report published Tuesday (April 28). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Interviews & Exclusives
Galileo Says Modern Fraud Has Outgrown Static Rules

April 28, 2026
Watch more: What’s Next in Payments With Galileo’s Maxim Spivakovsky 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 […]

AI Agents Move From Demo Day to Desk Work

April 27, 2026
Agentic artificial intelligence (AI) is starting to move from conference-room promise to operating-room reality in financial services, where banks, insurers and asset managers are testing software agents on the manual...

Mastercard Takes Aim at the Fragile Side of Financial Inclusion

April 24, 2026
Technology and connectivity have drawn billions of consumers and businesses into the formal financial system, but the shift from access to stability remains uneven and incomplete. Get the Full Story...

The AI Leapfrog Coming for Insurance Underwriting

April 24, 2026
Watch more: Digital Shift With Crystal Venture Partners’ Jonathan Crystal Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Quick Reads
Stripe Brings Merchant Checkout to Google’s AI Apps

April 29, 2026
Stripe has partnered with Google to allow businesses to sell to consumers inside Google’s AI Mode and Gemini app. 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 […]

New Square AI Agent Automates Daily Tasks for Main Street Sellers

April 28, 2026
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 the Full Story Complete the...

OpenAI Joins Amazon Bedrock After New Agreement With Microsoft

April 28, 2026
OpenAI models are now available in limited preview through Amazon Bedrock, a platform for building generative artificial intelligence (AI) applications and agents. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

CFTC Deploys AI Tools to Modernize Market Surveillance

April 28, 2026
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) plans to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to review registration applications and monitor trading, CFTC Chairman Michael S. Selig told CoinDesk in a report published Tuesday (April 28). Get the...