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Artificial Intelligence
Etsy’s ‘Algotorial Curation’ Blends Human Touch With AI Smarts
May 07, 2025

Etsy, the eCommerce retailer known for handmade and vintage goods, is doubling down on a hybrid approach to artificial intelligence that keeps humans in the loop and ensures shoppers find what they want. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Banking
HSBC Offers Trade Finance Tool to American Business Customers
May 07, 2025

HSBC has introduced a way to help American clients pay import duties. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing...

Mobile Commerce
Cashless Wave Sweeps Latin America Amid Mobile, FinTech Boom
May 07, 2025

Latin America is undergoing a dramatic shift in how money moves. But it isn’t traditional financial institutions that are leading the charge. Instead, mobile wallets and real-time payment systems are rapidly gaining ground across the region, and these 21st century solutions to the age-old problem...

Investments
Dick’s Sporting Goods Leads $120 Million Investment in Youth Sports Operator Unrivaled Sports
May 06, 2025

Dick’s Sporting Goods announced Tuesday (May 6) that it led a $120 million strategic investment in Unrivaled Sports through its corporate venture arm, DSG Ventures. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Retail
Rite Aid Attributes Bankruptcy Return to Empty Shelves, Shopper Trade-Down
May 06, 2025

Rite Aid has claimed in a court filing Tuesday (May 6) that its inability to sustain a successful recovery and its subsequent return to bankruptcy protection is primarily due to sparsely stocked store shelves and to trade-down from lower-income consumers. Get the Full Story Complete...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
Tariff Worries Plunge M&A to Lowest Level Since 2009
May 06, 2025

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) have sunk to their lowest level in 20 years, with deal-making now worse than during the Great Recession of 2008-09 and the COVID-19 pandemic. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Investments
Agree.com Raises $7.2 Million to Combine Payments and e-Signatures
May 06, 2025

e-Signature platform Agree.com has reportedly raised $7.2 million in new funding. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing...

B2B Payments
Nuvei and Sage Team to Bolster Construction Sector B2B Payments
May 06, 2025

Payments FinTech Nuvei is expanding its B2B payment capabilities for the construction sector. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today....

Retail
Instacart Introduces Alcohol-Focused Fizz App to Tap Gen Z Market
May 06, 2025

Instacart is reportedly rolling out an app targeting Generation Z consumers, centered around group orders of drinks and party snacks. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....