Retail
Easter’s Gone Luxe and the Chocolate Is Driving
April 04, 2026

Easter used to be a foil-wrapped bunny, a department-store dress and a brunch reservation someone forgot to make until Thursday. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Cybersecurity
Critics: Circle Failed to Block Drift Hack Transfer
April 03, 2026

Stablecoin issuer Circle is under fire from critics who say the company could have moved faster to freeze funds that were stolen from crypto protocol Drift, CoinDesk reported Friday (April 3). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

B2B Payments
Shopify Expands Availability of B2B Tools to All Merchants
April 03, 2026

Shopify is making some of its B2B features available to merchants on all of its plans. 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...

Regulation
FTC Prioritizes Children’s Online Safety in 5-Year Strategic Plan
April 03, 2026

The Federal Trade Commission’s new strategic plan, which covers the next five years, modified the regulator’s mission statement by returning the phrase “without unduly burdening legitimate business activity,” FTC Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson wrote in a message presenting the plan. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Cash
Cash Beats Yields as Consumers Prioritize Access to Funds
April 03, 2026

The certainty that money is available when needed has become a defining concern for households. 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,...

Security & Fraud
FBI Classifies Breach of Its Networks as Major Incident
April 03, 2026

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has classified a breach of its networks as a “major incident,” Bloomberg reported Thursday (April 2). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Legal
Perplexity Asks Federal Court to Lift Amazon Shopping Agent Ban
April 03, 2026

Perplexity went to a federal appeals court on Wednesday (April 1) seeking to overturn an injunction that bars its artificial intelligence (AI) shopping agent, Comet, from accessing Amazon, according to MediaPost. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Partnerships
One Inc and ManageMy Power Digital Payments for Insurance
April 03, 2026

One Inc and ManageMy have partnered to help insurance companies leverage digital payment capabilities. 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...

Digital Payments
Digital Money Has a New Payment Standard and It’s Not Built for Humans
April 03, 2026

Digital payments have traditionally been a story of interfaces. Whether tapping a connected device or sending money through a platform’s API, the experience has been designed around the human intentions of clicking, confirming and completing a transaction. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...