Supply Chain Management news and trends

NY Fed Reports Global Supply Chain Pressures Reach 4-Month High

October 06, 2026
UPS Debuts Secure Commerce to Keep Supply Chains Moving
Supply Chain // September 30, 2026

UPS has introduced a suite of supply chain solutions aimed at addressing risk, uncertainty and logistical obstacles. The company’s Secure Commerce offering, announced Wednesday (Sept. 30), is designed to offer “data-driven intelligence,” actionable insights and “proactive risk management” to help reduce threats like fraud, delivery issues or...

Axya Raises $12 Million to Expand AI Procurement Platform
Artificial Intelligence // September 24, 2026

Procurement platform Axya raised 17 million Canadian dollars (about $12 million) in new funding, according to a Thursday (Sept. 24) press release provided to PYMNTS. The Montreal-based company’s Series A financing will help enhance its platform and artificial intelligence capabilities as it enters new markets...

Forus Raises $3 Million to Bring Agentic AI to Medical Prescriptions
Artificial Intelligence // September 08, 2026

Healthcare technology developer Forus raised $150 million in new funding, according to a Tuesday (Sept. 8) press release. The startup’s Series C round values Forus at $3 billion and will help the company bring its product to new medical offices around the country, the release...

Tariffs Are Making Retailers Rethink How Much Choice They Give Shoppers
Retail // September 03, 2026

Retailers are discovering that in a world of tariffs, supply chain uncertainty and cautious consumers, more choice can come with a surprisingly high price. Companies are shrinking their product assortments to reduce the cost and complexity of importing, transporting and storing merchandise, The Wall Street...

Interviews & Exclusives
AI Connects B2B Firms’ 3 Biggest Challenges: Goods, Contracts and Cash

August 06, 2026
There are as many different business workflows as there are businesses. So why have most businesses been viewing AI as something monolithic? Most businesses, at least, outside of wholesale distribution. New PYMNTS Intelligence data in “Wholesale Writes the AI Playbook: How Goods Firms Are Scaling Intelligence Across the Enterprise,” the latest edition of the Enterprise AI […]

Business Uncertainty Costs Middle Market Companies Up to 6% of Revenue

May 20, 2026
Business uncertainty remained elevated in March, with 27% of payment executives reporting high uncertainty levels even as optimism about the next 12 months rose, according to new PYMNTS Intelligence data....

Hormuz Disruption Opens New Test for Crypto in Global Trade

May 18, 2026
There are few economic bottlenecks more consequential than the Strait of Hormuz. Roughly a fifth of global oil consumption passes through the narrow waterway connecting the Persian Gulf to the...

Nearly Three-Quarters of Payment Executives See Business Uncertainty Easing

May 11, 2026
Business uncertainty is no longer arriving as a single shock that firms can model, manage and move past. It is becoming a recurring operating condition, and that shift is changing...

Quick Reads
NY Fed Reports Global Supply Chain Pressures Reach 4-Month High

October 06, 2026
Global supply chain pressures inched up in September, reaching their highest level since the recent peak seen in May, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Global Supply Chain Pressure Index (GSCPI). The GSCPI rose to 1.28 in September, up from an upwardly revised 1.20 in August. The August figure was revised up […]

UPS Debuts Secure Commerce to Keep Supply Chains Moving

September 30, 2026
UPS has introduced a suite of supply chain solutions aimed at addressing risk, uncertainty and logistical obstacles. The company’s Secure Commerce offering, announced Wednesday (Sept. 30), is designed to offer “data-driven intelligence,”...

Axya Raises $12 Million to Expand AI Procurement Platform

September 24, 2026
Procurement platform Axya raised 17 million Canadian dollars (about $12 million) in new funding, according to a Thursday (Sept. 24) press release provided to PYMNTS. The Montreal-based company’s Series A...

Forus Raises $3 Million to Bring Agentic AI to Medical Prescriptions

September 08, 2026
Healthcare technology developer Forus raised $150 million in new funding, according to a Tuesday (Sept. 8) press release. The startup’s Series C round values Forus at $3 billion and will...