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Economic Optimism Gains 3.8 Percentage Points as Shoppers Stay Selective
More Americans see better economic days ahead, giving merchants an opening to win purchases that cautious households have put off. That’s one encouraging finding in “Keeping Up Gets Harder: Debt Confidence Falls Among Bill Payers,” the Octo
PYMNTS · Published 11/03/2026, 17:00Klarna Powers Enhanced Dispute Management for Mollie Merchants Across Europe
Klarna‘s enhanced dispute management and Consumer FX capabilities will be available to merchants across Europe that work with Mollie, the companies said in a Tuesday (Nov. 3) press release emailed to PYMNTS. This offering is part of an expa
PYMNTS · Published 11/03/2026, 17:00Mastercard Forms OpenAI and Tencent Partnerships to Drive Agentic Commerce
Lost in the recent earnings announcement from Mastercard was a broad strategic partnership with OpenAI that Mastercard CEO Michael Miebach said includes the use of his company’s Agent Pay and “goes well beyond.” “Our agreement establishes c
PYMNTS · Published 11/03/2026, 08:01Google Wallet Tests Letting Users Confirm Identity Before Every Contactless Payment
The latest Google Wallet update includes a new Tap to pay option in the verification settings that may control how often the app asks users to verify their identity before making contactless payments, Android Authority reported Sunday (Nov.
PYMNTS · Published 11/03/2026, 06:54Crypto’s Biggest Theft Meets Blockchain’s Next Institutional Test With Binance Hack
The crypto sector has had its fair share of crimes, scandals, thefts and embarrassments. And the theft of approximately $6.3 billion in digital assets from Binance last Thursday (Oct. 29) certainly ranks up there among the “worst days in cr
PYMNTS · Published 11/03/2026, 05:50OKX and Mastercard Bring Stablecoin Card to Most US States
OKX’s Mastercard-powered virtual card that unlocks stablecoin spending, OKX Card, is now available to eligible customers in most U.S. states and select territories, the company said in a Monday (Nov. 2) press release. The OKX Card lets cust
PYMNTS · Published 11/03/2026, 05:19Global Payments Buyout Talks Signal Pressure on Legacy Processors
Global Payments’ reported take-private talks suggest that changes in ownership and strategy could have ripple effects across payment processing as established providers confront competition over technology, service and merchant relationship
PYMNTS · Published 11/03/2026, 05:04Marriott Revenues Rise 6.5% as Travelers Seek Experiences
Marriott International said it is reaping the benefits of consumers’ ongoing prioritization of experiential spending. The hotel giant released quarterly earnings Monday (Nov. 2) showing its third-quarter global per available room (RevPAR) u
PYMNTS · Published 11/03/2026, 05:03Mercado Bitcoin Takes $40 Million Loss in Latest Crypto Hack
Mercado Bitcoin is the latest digital asset company to suffer a hack, Bloomberg reported Monday (Nov. 2). The Brazilian cryptocurrency broker will absorb a $40 million loss from the incident, the report said. No customer losses are expected
PYMNTS · Published 11/03/2026, 04:36Elon Musk’s SpaceX Turns to Boost to Launch Mobile Network
Elon Musk’s SpaceX is reportedly in discussions with Boost Mobile as it looks to launch its own mobile network. These talks came after America’s three biggest wireless companies—Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile—all rebuffed SpaceX’s proposal, The
PYMNTS · Published 11/03/2026, 04:05tZERO Moves to Take Tokenization Company Public
Tokenization FinTech tZERO says it is moving to become a publicly traded firm. The company announced Monday (Nov. 2) plans to combine with FG Imperii Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) in a deal valuing tZERO at
PYMNTS · Published 11/03/2026, 03:252 Engineers, Unlimited Tokens and Cisco’s 98% Rewrite
Cisco has handed a single engineer an unlimited artificial intelligence (AI) budget to replace nearly all of its legacy code within two years. Cisco President and Chief Product Officer Jeetu Patel told Fortune that Padmanabhan Krishnamurthy
PYMNTS · Published 11/03/2026, 02:59Circle Urges SEC to Protect Permissionless Institutional Networks
Circle is encouraging the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to maintain technology neutrality and to clarify the treatment of different permissionless network structures as the regulator finalizes its proposed Regulation Crypto Asset
PYMNTS · Published 11/03/2026, 02:58Amazon Offers Same-Day Delivery for Thanksgiving Meals
Amazon is bringing its same-day grocery delivery service to Thanksgiving dinner. The eCommerce giant announced an offer Monday (Nov. 2) that includes same-day delivery on Thanksgiving meals on orders of $25 or more. “Customers love the conv
PYMNTS · Published 11/03/2026, 02:20CFTC’s Selig Uses Binance Theft to Press for Federal Crypto Exchange Oversight
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Michael Selig is using the theft of more than $6.3 billion from Binance to press his case for bringing offshore cryptocurrency exchanges under federal supervision. In an appearance on CNB
PYMNTS · Published 11/03/2026, 02:00Bilt Pays $300 Million for Sports Loyalty Platform Lava
Neighborhood commerce and rewards company Bilt is acquiring sports and entertainment loyalty platform Lava, according to a Monday (Nov. 2) news release. The $300 million deal brings Lava’s technology and partnerships with 56 professional sp
PYMNTS · Published 11/03/2026, 01:13Uber Helped Scale Embedded Finance. Now It’s Turning to 24/7 Enterprise Treasury.
The consumerization of corporate finance got a shot in the arm over the past weekend, and it’s an injection that could impact how corporate finance teams handle the very concept of a “weekend” itself. On Friday (Oct. 30), Uber, HSBC, Frankl
PYMNTS · Published 11/03/2026, 00:48Anthropic Reports $17 Billion Quarterly Revenue Ahead of IPO
Anthropic’s revenue reached $17 billion for the three months ended Sept. 30, the artificial intelligence company said in an amendment to its Form S-1 registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission Monday (Nov. 2).
PYMNTS · Published 11/03/2026, 00:14Klarna Teams With Fresha to Bring BNPL to Beauty Bookings
Beauty and wellness booking platform Fresha has launched a partnership with flexible payments company Klarna. The collaboration, announced Monday (Nov. 2), gives beauty and wellness businesses the ability to offer buy now, pay later (BNPL)
PYMNTS · Published 11/03/2026, 00:12BTCPay Warns of Attacks on Crypto Payment Servers
Bitcoin payments tool BTCPay Server reportedly urged users Sunday (Nov. 1) to shut off their servers following word of an attack. That’s according to a report Monday (Nov. 2) from CoinDesk, which says the attackers in question were draining
PYMNTS · Published 11/02/2026, 23:24RSA Warns Banks of the Risk of the Shadow Agent Explosion
Watch more: Monday Conversation With RSA Security’s Greg Nelson For anyone who remembers carrying an RSA SecurID key fob to log in to work, the company’s role is familiar. For more than 40 years, RSA has helped organizations establish who b
PYMNTS · Published 11/02/2026, 17:03Billtrust CFO Says More Automation Doesn’t Always Mean More Cash
Automation and cash generation aren’t the same, Billtrust Chief Financial Officer David Zwick writes in a new PYMNTS eBook, “Payments Leaders Rethink What Works in 2026.” In January, I believed automation was the finish line. As a CFO, I’d
PYMNTS · Published 11/02/2026, 17:00The Rewards Gap: Turning Member Interest Into Growth
Credit union members want rewards, but too few use existing programs. New investments and external partnerships could help institutions turn that demand into stronger relationships. The post The Rewards Gap: Turning Member Interest Into Gro
PYMNTS · Published 11/02/2026, 17:00Amazon Positions Alexa for Shopping to Counter Third-Party Agents
The rise of artificial intelligence agents that shop for their users could present a challenge to Amazon’s status as a first stop for shopping and a place for advertisers to reach consumers, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday (Nov. 1).
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