April 16, 2026
The New Checkout Is Where the Best Offer Wins
A shopper walks into a grocery store with discounts sitting in three different places: their loyalty app, their credit card and a manufacturer rebate. The shopper ultimately leaves after using...
April 15, 2026
Allbirds Becomes NewBird in Pivot From Shoes to AI
Allbirds made a name for itself with its shoes fashioned from merino wool. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
April 15, 2026
Why the Offers Economy Is Broken
Picture a woman standing in the checkout line at her local grocery store, frantically thumbing through her phone looking for a promo code she was sure she had saved somewhere....
April 15, 2026
Merchants Still Underestimate the Checkout Walkout
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April 14, 2026
Rent the Runway Turns Its Warehouse Into a Fashion Algorithm
Rent the Runway spent fiscal year 2025 making the biggest inventory bet in its history. More clothes in circulation meant fewer cancellations, stronger retention and a path back to growth....
April 14, 2026
Instacart Acquires Instaleap to Fuel International Expansion
Instacart says it has acquired Colombia-based grocery technology firm Instaleap. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
April 13, 2026
OpenAI Touts Amazon Partnership in Shift Away From Microsoft
OpenAI is reportedly enjoying the fruits of its partnership with Amazon. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...
April 11, 2026
The Side Hustle Has Entered Its Weird Era
There was a time when the side hustle had a uniform: a rideshare decal, a delivery bag, maybe a second phone buzzing with low-margin urgency. Now it looks more like...
April 10, 2026
Walmart CFO Says Marketplace Revenue Up 20% Over 2025
Walmart’s marketplace is playing a key role in its efforts to grow its general merchandise business, Walmart Chief Financial Officer John David Rainey said Wednesday (April 8). Get the Full Story Complete...
The U.S., U.K. and Europe are intensifying their efforts to develop and deploy the policies and infrastructure necessary to advance the use cases and real time payments volume of their domestic networks. This month’s “Real-Time Payments World Map,” a collaboration with The Clearing House, explores the progress and future developments of real-time payments across these regions.
Embedded finance has moved from experiment to expectation, and the results are reshaping the marketplace economy. Nearly every platform now offers embedded payments, wallets or lending, but the real winners are those that turn management of regulation and risk into competitive advantages. Get the details in “Embedded Finance Grows Up: How Online Marketplaces Can Retain Customers and Boost Revenues,” a PYMNTS Intelligence and Marqeta collaboration.