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Retail
Open Air Mall Vacancies Hit Lowest Level on Record

Was the threat of an eCommerce-driven retail real estate apocalypse just...

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Artificial Intelligence
AI-Powered Smartphones Could Offset a Data Center Downturn

If tech investors cool on data centers, could AI-powered smartphones fill...

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eCommerce
Mastercard: Holiday Shoppers Chase Value as Online Spending Jumps 6.7%

This year, the holiday shopping season belonged to digitally savvy consumers....

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Bank Regulation
NY Hopes to Offset Trump’s ‘Aggressive Regulatory Reduction’

New York is reportedly tightening its financial scrutiny as Donald Trump...

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Innovation
PYMNTS 2024: Insights From Innovators, Retailers and Industry Trailblazers

PYMNTS conducts thousands of interviews a year, some with the usual...

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SMBs
Gen Z Drives Enthusiasm for Embedded Finance Usage

Embedded lending is already reshaping how consumers and smaller businesses access...

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SMBs
Mid-Market Companies Rewrote Rules of Working Capital in 2024

A defining trend of the past quarter-century has been digital innovation’s...

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Digital Identity
Digital ID Verification Reduces Stadium Entry Wait Times by 68%

Digital identity verification and blockchain-based ticketing are helping stadium operators enhance...

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Banking
Will 2025 Open the Floodgates for Open Banking?

Among the key trends in financial services in 2024 — as...

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SMBs
10 Ways SMBs Accessed and Used Credit in 2024

SMBs can have wildly different experiences accessing credit, PYMNTS Intelligence data...

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Opinion
’Twas the Night Before PYMNTS

A Holiday Poem   ’Twas the night before Christmas in the...

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Acquisitions
Perfect Corp. to Expand Virtual Try-On Applications With Wannaby Acquisition

Perfect Corp. plans to acquire Wannaby to expand Perfect’s virtual try-on...

2 days ago
Retail
Saks Promises ‘Innovation and Growth’ After Completing Neiman Marcus Acquisition

Saks Global has completed its previously announced acquisition of Neiman Marcus...

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Healthcare
Anatomy Financial Raises $19 Million to Expand Billing Solutions for...

Anatomy Financial has raised $19 million in a Series A funding...

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Cryptocurrency
Allo Secures $100 Million Credit Facility to Expand Crypto Lending...

Allo has secured a $100 million bitcoin-backed credit facility to expand...

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Retail
Retailers Expect Higher-Than-Usual Return Rate as eCommerce Expands

As consumers finish up their holiday shopping for this year, retailers...

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artificial intelligence
Jet.AI Launches Agentic AI Model for Selecting and Booking Private...

Jet.AI has launched an agentic artificial intelligence (AI) model that helps...

2 days ago
Retail
Seasonal Jobs Shift to Fulfillment Centers as Consumers Shop Online

Seasonal jobs are reportedly shifting from retail stores to eCommerce fulfillment...

2 days ago
Bank Regulation
Bank Groups Sue Fed, Seeking ‘Transparency’ on Stress Testing Framework

Five groups representing banks and businesses sued the Federal Reserve on...

2 days ago
Regulation
Financial Services Regulation in 2025: More of the Same or...

This year was marked by a steady drumbeat of regulations and...

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Accounts Payable
95% of Companies That Fully Automate AP See Healthier Finances

Many businesses rely on manual accounts payable and accounts receivable processes,...

2 days ago
Retail
AI, Omnichannel and Social Commerce: Inside the 2024 D2C Transformation

The retail sector is witnessing changes, with direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands leading...

2 days ago
Market Conditions
The Year in Data: PYMNTS Intelligence Decodes 2024's Biggest Trends

It’s no secret that 2024 was a year of important developments...

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CFPB
CFPB Sues Rocket Homes, Alleging Illegal Kickback Scheme

Rocket Homes said Monday (Dec. 23) that it “will not rest”...

3 days ago
Gift Cards
Blackhawk Network Makes Snapchat+ Subscription Gift Cards Available at Retailers

Gift cards for a one-year subscription to Snapchat+ are now available...

3 days ago
Cryptocurrency
Wirex Adds 2 Stablecoins to Platform to Streamline Digital Currency...

Wirex added two new stablecoins to its digital payments platform. The...

3 days ago
Acquisitions
David’s Bridal Launches Media Network With Love Stories TV Purchase

David’s Bridal says it has acquired wedding media brand Love Stories TV. The...

3 days ago
Google
Google Faces Antitrust Lawsuit From Polish eCommerce Platform

Google is facing a $567 million lawsuit from an arm of...

3 days ago
Apple
Apple’s AI Investments Bring It to Edge of $4 Trillion...

Is Apple on the verge of becoming a $4 trillion company?...

3 days ago
Bank Regulation
Merchants Payments Coalition Urges Fed to Finalize Interchange Fee Proposal

The Merchants Payments Coalition is urging the Federal Reserve to quickly...

3 days ago
Blockchain
What Was Crypto’s Biggest 2024 Story? Hint: It Wasn’t Named...

For once in its recent history, the cryptocurrency sector is likely...

3 days ago
VISA
Visa: 77% of 2024 Holiday Spending Happened In-Store

Visa said it is seeing increasing consumer confidence this holiday season....

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Buy Now Pay Later
Klarna to Become a Default Payment Method for WooPayments Merchants

Klarna will be offered as a default payment method to merchants...

3 days ago
Cryptocurrency
Crypto.com Debuts Sports Event Trading Product

Crypto.com has introduced what it calls the first-ever sports event trading...

3 days ago
Retail
Pre-Purchase Testing and Flexible Payments: Shaping the Future of Retail...

As consumers rely more on online shopping, the importance of optimizing...

3 days ago
Gig Economy
CFPB Sues Walmart and Branch Over Accounts for Gig Economy...

Both Walmart and FinTech company Branch said Monday (Dec. 23) that...

3 days ago
Retail
Nordstrom Founding Family Takes Retailer Private in $6 Billion Deal

The Nordstrom family now owns the department store chain bearing their...

3 days ago
artificial intelligence
How AI Reshaped Retail in 2024: 10 Key Developments

In 2024, artificial intelligence (AI) evolved from theory to practice in...

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