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The Back Office Gets Smarter as AI Transforms Supplier Payments

For years, accounts payable (AP) was judged by how little trouble it caused, but new data suggests it may now be creating room for faster payments, better supplier experiences and stronger control over cash. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Acquirers Say Risk and Readiness Are Slowing Agentic Commerce

“How Acquirers Prepare for Agentic Commerce” examines how acquirers are preparing for the next phase of digital commerce as AI-powered agents take on a larger role in shopping and payments. Findings show that many industry players believe the core payments infrastructure is already strong enough to support agent-led transactions. At...

85% of Merchants Say Fraud Tools Must Reduce Checkout Friction

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 the entire payment journey rather...

Walmart Shuts Down Agentic Commerce With OpenAI

Walmart is pulling back from OpenAI’s Instant Checkout feature inside ChatGPT after internal data showed conversion rates were roughly three times lower than transactions completed on its own website, as reported by Wired. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Middle Market Firms Limit Crypto Use to Payments, Not Treasury

Middle market firms have spent the past several years widening their use of faster payments, embedded finance tools and data-driven treasury systems, yet digital assets remain outside that progression rather than part of it. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Kalshi Tech Aims to Prevent Insider Trading

Kalshi is launching technological guardrails that block politicians, athletes and other relevant people from trading in certain politics and sports markets on the company’s prediction markets platform. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Meta Recruits Dreamer Team to Scale Personalized AI Agents

Meta has hired the team from Dreamer, the builder of a new operating system for AI agents and agentic apps, to join Meta Superintelligence Labs, Dreamer Co-Founder and CEO David Singleton and the team said in a post on the company’s website. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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