Supply Chain Management news and trends

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

August 06, 2026
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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....

Trump Orders Defense Contractors to End Reliance on Suppliers From Adversary Nations
Supply Chain // July 20, 2026

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday (July 20) that requires defense contractors to map their supply chains and encourages them to shift their sourcing of critical materials to suppliers in the United States or partner nations. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Auger Raises $50 Million to Build Autonomous Supply Chain Operating System
Investments // July 13, 2026

Auger raised $50 million in a Series B funding round to accelerate its build of an autonomous operating system for supply chain operations, Auger Founder and CEO Dave Clark said in a Thursday (July 9) post on LinkedIn. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Big Tech Is Rewriting Procurement. The Rest of B2B Is Next
B2B Payments // June 26, 2026

Corporate procurement has long been measured by one simple question: Did you negotiate the lowest price? 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...

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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? 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 […]

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

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. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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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 […]

Trump Orders Defense Contractors to End Reliance on Suppliers From Adversary Nations

July 20, 2026
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday (July 20) that requires defense contractors to map their supply chains and encourages them to shift their sourcing of critical materials to suppliers in the...

Auger Raises $50 Million to Build Autonomous Supply Chain Operating System

July 13, 2026
Auger raised $50 million in a Series B funding round to accelerate its build of an autonomous operating system for supply chain operations, Auger Founder and CEO Dave Clark said in a Thursday (July 9) post on LinkedIn....

Anthropic Helps JFrog Govern the Software Supply Chain

June 10, 2026
Anthropic has launched a partnership with software supply chain solutions company JFrog. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...