August 14, 2024
Name Brands and Private Labels Battle for Grocery Shelf Space
There’s a battle brewing over shelf space in America’s grocery stores. As The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Wednesday (Aug. 14), this conflict is being driven by a shrinking amount of real...
August 14, 2024
Multimodal AI Impacts Retail From Voice Assistants to Checkout-Free Shopping
Amazon and OpenAI are betting big on multimodal artificial intelligence (AI), a technology that could redefine how consumers shop and interact with businesses. Multimodal AI, an advanced form of AI...
August 14, 2024
Gain Without the Pain: Nuvei Head of eComm on What’s...
Payments represent the lifeblood of business success. And business success, like payments, is inherently complex. This inherent complexity, arising because today’s payments sit at the intersection of technology, finance, regulation,...
August 13, 2024
New Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol Brings Innovative Track Record to...
Chipotle CEO Brian Niccol will take over as CEO of Starbucks Sept. 9, and he has the support of Starbucks founder and Chairman Emeritus Howard Schultz. “I know how excited...
August 13, 2024
Tekmetric and Affirm Enable Auto Repair Payments in Installments
Tekmetric has partnered with Affirm to enable auto repair shops to offer their customers the ability to pay over time. With this partnership, Affirm’s payment network can be accessed through...
August 13, 2024
FCC Proposes New Rules on AI-Powered Robocalls
In a move that could force businesses to overhaul their automated customer outreach, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has proposed new rules requiring companies to disclose when they use artificial...
August 13, 2024
Rental Payment Innovations Help Tenant Cash Flow
Earlier this year, PYMNTS Intelligence estimated that for consumers, and especially for paycheck-to-paycheck consumers, the cost of housing has been taking a significant chunk out of households’ take-home pay. In...
August 13, 2024
Ahold Delhaize USA Exec Says Digital Convenience Can Mean Fewer...
As consumers, especially younger generations, grow accustomed to having their needs met at a rapid pace, Ahold Delhaize USA is seeing shoppers be less loyal to specific brands. In an...
August 13, 2024
Trustly UK Transaction Value Hits $16 Billion for H1 2024
Open banking payments firm Trustly says it has seen a surge in transaction value. The company announced Tuesday (Aug. 13) that it processed 13.1 billion pounds ($16 billion) in payments in the U.K....
Seventy-five percent of car buyers favor brands that offer rewards, with a similar percentage (74%) favoring digital payments. In the latest edition of the “Expanding Payments Choice Playbook Series,” a collaboration with Onbe, PYMNTS examines the critical role digital rewards and incentives now play in facilitating a true end-to-end digital car-buying experience.