Новости за 12.03.2026

Amazon Web Services, Nvidia and MassRobotics have named nine startups for the 2026 cohort of the Physical AI Fellowship, highlighting the growing push to develop artificial intelligence systems that operate in real-world environments. The selected companies are building robotics and AI technologies designed to perform tasks in settings such as farms, factories, retail stores […]

A housing bill passed Thursday (March 12) by the U.S. Senate includes a provision that would ban the Federal Reserve from issuing central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) until at least the end of 2030, CoinDesk reported Thursday. The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act places limits on the number of homes that private equity […]

AI is delivering measurable financial gains for businesses, with most companies reporting increased revenue and cost savings, according to AI company Nvidia. New State of AI reports from Nvidia find that 88% of organizations say artificial intelligence has increased their annual revenue, while 87% report cost reductions. The findings suggest that the technology is […]

In the long contest between Amazon and Walmart, strategy has rarely been static. The headlines this week show that while Walmart is investing in supply chain automation, with 23 of its 42 regional distribution centers in the U.S. currently being retrofitted, Amazon is broadening what its search engine can do. On Wednesday (March 11), […]

As software eats the business world, workflows across B2B are becoming data problems for chief financial officers. The shift reflects the broader truth about modern business that, as software eats the world, it also eats the workflow. Things that used to live inside their own department, like sales, operations, procurement, HR, customer support and […]

The Federal Reserve is set to unveil relaxed capital requirements for U.S. banks. That’s according to a speech Thursday (March 12) by Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman, who said the new proposals should arrive in the coming week. “These changes to the capital framework eliminate overlapping requirements, right-size calibrations to match actual […]

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) said Thursday (March 12) that it is seeking public comment on whether it should amend or issue new regulations governing event contracts traded on prediction markets. The regulator also reminded designated contract markets (DCMs) of their obligations under current regulations. The request for public comment came in an […]

The head of the Financial Stability Board (FSB) is warning against friction in cross-border payments. Andrew Bailey, who leads the risk watchdog, said in a speech Thursday (March 12) that governments need to move forward with reforms to their international and domestic payment systems or risk inefficiencies that could fragment the world financial landscape. […]

Identity verification/fraud protection platform Trulioo has named three new executives from the payments field. The company on Thursday (March 12) announced the appointments of Chad Gerhardstein as chief risk and strategy officer, Danielle Holbrook Dunn as chief transformation officer, and Uri Zelmanovich as chief financial officer. “Chad, Danielle and Uri have built their careers […]

Microsoft is continuing its push into the healthcare field with its new Copilot Health offering. The service is a separate space within the company’s Copilot artificial intelligence tool that can make sense of a user’s information and offer personalized health insights, according to a Thursday (March 12) press release. “Copilot Health doesn’t replace your […]

Mastercard began rolling out a suite of solutions designed to help banks support the cross-border payment needs of small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in the Asia-Pacific region. The new Mastercard Global Commerce Suite for Small Businesses offers multicurrency support, real-time visibility and seamless integration, the company said in a Wednesday (March 11) press release. […]

Truist Financial has teamed with Plaid to expand open banking access for its clients. The data access agreement is designed to give customers better financial control and insights, Sherry Graziano, Truist’s head of digital, client experience and marketing, said in a Thursday (March 12) news release. “This is just one way we’re providing a secure, personalized banking […]

International freight industry platform Freightos appointed its chief financial officer and interim CEO, Pablo Pinillos, as its CEO and a member of the board of directors, effective Monday (March 16). The move comes after Freightos founder Zvi Schreiber stepped down from his role as CEO in January to pursue other entrepreneurial interests. Schreiber is […]

FinTech Wizz Financial achieved a company milestone for cross-border transactions, according to a Thursday (March 12) press release. Wizz completed its first stablecoin-powered cross-border remittance and treasury transaction originating from the United States, with capabilities into 80 countries, the release said. The transaction was carried out in collaboration with BitGo’s digital trust bank, with […]

Visa and Santander have launched an agentic commerce partnership in Latin America. The companies announced Thursday (March 12) that they had completed a series of pilot agentic commerce transactions in five markets — Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Uruguay — powered by Visa Intelligent Commerce (VIC) solution. The pilot marks a “breakthrough in how consumers can securely delegate shopping […]

Cursor is reportedly seeking a valuation of $50 billion from a planned funding round. The artificial intelligence (AI) coding startup is in talks with investors about the round, which would almost double the company’s valuation, Bloomberg News reported Thursday (March 12), citing sources familiar with the matter. Cursor makes an AI assistant that helps programmers more efficiently […]

Zelle introduced an application that permits charitable disbursements from donor advised funds (DAFs), according to a Thursday (March 12) press release emailed to PYMNTS. The new offering, announced in partnership with Bank of America, lets nonprofits receive charitable grant funding in near real time, replacing what is normally a multiweek and paper-based process, per […]

The White House is warning that businesses seeking tariff refunds may face a long wait. As the New York Times (NYT) reported Thursday (March 12), the administration has said in court that it could take the government up to 4.4 million hours to manually process the various refund requests. The government’s estimate showed more than 53 million […]

Watch more: Need to Know With Bank of America’s Andy Murphy Staring down an operating landscape defined by supply chain disruptions, inflation volatility and geopolitical uncertainty, finance leaders have grown accustomed to managing liquidity as if it were an external constraint. But a new challenge is emerging from within the enterprise balance sheet itself: […]

For decades, the credit card industry competed to become top of wallet. The strategy was simple. If a card was used most often, it would generate the most transaction volume and deepen the relationship between the cardholder and issuer. However, that dynamic is beginning to shift. Consumers now move fluidly between credit cards, buy […]

As digital commerce becomes increasingly automated, enterprises face a new identity challenge: distinguishing legitimate AI agents acting on behalf of customers from malicious bots designed to exploit digital systems. “How Enterprises Can Build a ‘Know Your Agent’ Defense: Digital Identity Verification in the Age of Bots” explores how the rise of agentic commerce is […]

A growing number of B2B platforms are discovering that financial services built directly into their software are becoming a powerful engine for growth. The finding comes from “B2B Platforms Expand Embedded Finance to Enhance Customer Experience, Drive Revenue,” a December data brief from PYMNTS Intelligence produced in collaboration with Marqeta. The research examines how U.S. […]

Middle-market firms have been navigating uneven demand, higher borrowing costs and persistent supply-side volatility. According to Visa’s Growth Corporates Working Capital Index 2025 to 2026, done in collaboration with PYMNTS Intelligence, which surveyed 1,457 CFOs and treasurers worldwide, working capital has become a central operating concern rather than a back-office metric, as finance leaders look […]

Petco plans to expand the range of consumables, supplies and services it offers for pets as it moves into the next phase of its operational plan, shifting its focus from cost savings to growth, Petco CEO Joel Anderson said Wednesday (March 11) during the company’s fourth quarter earnings call. The company completed the first […]

Amazon won an early legal victory this week when a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction blocking Perplexity from using the Comet browser’s artificial intelligence shopping agent to access password-protected parts of Amazon’s site and make purchases on behalf of users. The order, handed down Monday by U.S. District Judge Maxine Chesney in Northern […]