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If it’s not one threat, then it’s another for 21st-century cybersecurity professionals.
Just how increasingly intertwined today’s global threat landscape is becoming was underscored by a Monday (March 2) alert from the U.K.’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) warning businesses, particularly those “with a presence, or supply chains, in the Middle East,” that the outbreak of the...
Pay later provider Affirm is expanding its partnership with payments company Stripe.
The expanded collaboration is designed to support shared payment tokens (SPT), which allow AI agents to make purchases with a shopper’s permission and preferred payment method without exposing sensitive credentials, the companies announced Tuesday (March 3).
Eventually, the partnership will bring...
A top Federal Reserve official said he sees an increasing divide between low-income and high-income households.
John C. Williams, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, signaled a cautious but optimistic outlook for the United States economy Tuesday (March 3) in a speech at the America’s Credit Unions Governmental Affairs Conference 2026 in Washington, D.C.
Still,...
Klarna’s flexible payment options will soon be available for purchases initiated by artificial intelligence (AI) agents at U.S. merchants that offer Klarna through Stripe.
This capability will be enabled by Stripe’s Shared Payment Tokens (SPTs), a payment tool built for agentic commerce, the companies said in a Tuesday (March 3) press release.
Stripe’s SPTs allow AI agents to use a...
Best Buy is focused on digital innovation as shoppers continue to show caution.
The electronics retailer released quarterly earnings results Tuesday (March 3) that showed a 0.8% dip in sales as consumer demand softened during the holiday season.
With high interest rates and inflation continuing to put pressure on consumer spending, Best Buy is increasingly turning to artificial...
Growth in eCommerce, iGaming and digital wallets shaped Paysafe’s fourth quarter, offering a counterweight to some softness in its SMB channel and setting an optimistic tone from management on the Tuesday (March 3) conference call as the company moves into 2026.
Chief Executive Bruce Lowthers said on the earnings call that Paysafe is “continuing to sharpen our focus on experience-...
Ripple Payments now allows customers to collect, hold, exchange and payout in both fiat and stablecoins.
The platform also enables customers to provision named virtual accounts and wallets, automate collection flows, exchange and settle funds into operational accounts, Ripple said in a Tuesday (March 3) press release.
These functionalities leverage its acquisitions of custody and...
Fund manager Elliott Investment Management has taken a $1 billion stake in Pinterest.
With this investment, Pinterest will repurchase shares of its Class A common stock through a $1 billion accelerated share repurchase agreement, the social media platform said in a Tuesday (March 3) news release.
“We delivered record revenue in 2025, with users reaching all-time highs for ten...
Visa is expanding its partnership with Stripe-owned stablecoin infrastructure platform Bridge.
The new collaboration will see the companies extend the global card issuance product they introduced last year, according to a Tuesday (March 3) press release emailed to PYMNTS.
“Bridge enables businesses and FinTech developers to offer stablecoin-backed Visa cards,” the release said. “Now,...
SoFi Technologies’ U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoin SoFiUSD is set to be enabled as a settlement option across Mastercard’s global payments network.
The capability will be part of an enhanced partnership in which SoFi and Mastercard will explore how issuers and acquirers can settle card-based transactions with Mastercard using SoFiUSD to provide faster settlement options for Mastercard...