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Amazon and Walmart Shift Retail Battle From Sales to Outcomes

March 26, 2026
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Acquirers May Win Agentic Commerce by Building the Guardrails
artificial intelligence // March 26, 2026

Agentic commerce has been framed as the payment industry’s next leap forward. 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...

Amazon Teams With FedEx to Expand Free Returns Program
Amazon // March 25, 2026

Amazon has expanded its free returns program to 10,000-plus U.S. drop-off points. 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...

OpenAI Enhances Product Discovery With Visual Shopping
eCommerce // March 24, 2026

OpenAI has added new features that it said will enhance the experience of shopping within ChatGPT. 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...

85% of Merchants Say Fraud Tools Must Reduce Checkout Friction
Fraud Prevention // March 24, 2026

Merchants fighting fraud increasingly face a strategic challenge that extends beyond blocking criminals. The real task is protecting revenue while keeping checkout smooth for legitimate customers. A new PYMNTS Intelligence report suggests the industry is beginning to solve that problem by orchestrating fraud defenses across...

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Acquirers May Win Agentic Commerce by Building the Guardrails

March 26, 2026
Agentic commerce has been framed as the payment industry’s next leap forward. 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 […]

85% of Merchants Say Fraud Tools Must Reduce Checkout Friction

March 24, 2026
Merchants fighting fraud increasingly face a strategic challenge that extends beyond blocking criminals. The real task is protecting revenue while keeping checkout smooth for legitimate customers. A new PYMNTS Intelligence...

Fragmented Payment Stacks Push Merchants to Reclaim Control of Digital Identity

March 23, 2026
Identity is fast becoming one of the most valuable assets a business possesses. Not brand identity or customer sentiment, but the underlying digital identifiers that enable transactions to occur: merchant...

42% of Power Users Say They Now Use Search Less

March 13, 2026
Artificial intelligence is starting to look less like a novelty and more like a new kind of personal assistant, one that people increasingly tap first when they need to do...

Quick Reads
Amazon Teams With FedEx to Expand Free Returns Program

March 25, 2026
Amazon has expanded its free returns program to 10,000-plus U.S. drop-off points. 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 […]

OpenAI Enhances Product Discovery With Visual Shopping

March 24, 2026
OpenAI has added new features that it said will enhance the experience of shopping within ChatGPT. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

OpenAI and Google Refine Early AI Commerce Strategies

March 20, 2026
Tech companies are adjusting their approaches to artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled commerce after encountering some hurdles in their first attempts, CNBC reported Friday (March 20). Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Alibaba AI Adoption Drives 36% Cloud Growth

March 19, 2026
Alibaba Group saw growth across both its cloud and eCommerce segments during the quarter ended Dec. 31, according to a Thursday (March 19) earnings release. Get the Full Story Complete...