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Retail
Mobile-First Playbook: Two in Three UAE Shoppers Use Their Phone for Retail Purchases
May 13, 2025

Consumers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are mobile shopping leaders. They rank first in mobile shopping among the eight countries surveyed in PYMNTS Intelligence’s latest research: Just over 2 in 3 made their most recent retail purchase using a mobile device. What’s more, the...

Retail
Simon Property Group: Elimination of De Minimis Exemption Provides ‘Material Benefit’ to US Retailers
May 12, 2025

The Trump administration’s elimination of the de minimis exemption will be great for American retailers, Simon Property Group Chairman, CEO and President David Simon said Monday (May 12). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Delivery
Amazon Adds FedEx to Delivery Partners as UPS Cuts Back
May 12, 2025

Amazon will have FedEx deliver large packages to the retailer’s customers for the first time in six years. 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...

Retail
New-Vehicle Transaction Prices Rise as Tariff Talk Causes ‘Buying Frenzy’
May 12, 2025

The average transaction price (ATP) of new vehicles increased by 2.5% in April, driven by a decline in sales incentives amid talk of tariffs, Cox Automotive’s Kelley Blue Book said Monday (May 12). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Artificial Intelligence
House Committee Aims to Ban States From Regulating AI
May 12, 2025

A House committee is reportedly trying to add language to President Donald Trump’s tax and spending bill that would prevent states from regulating artificial intelligence. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Artificial Intelligence
Colorado Officials Seek Delay in AI Regulations Start Date
May 12, 2025

Almost exactly a year after signing Colorado’s artificial intelligence regulations bill into law, Gov. Jared Polis and other government leaders are calling for a delay of the law’s implementation until January 2027. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Regulation
One Year After Synapse, How Much Have We Really Learned?
May 12, 2025

Welcome to another edition of Washington Weekly, the series in which PYMNTS CEO Karen Webster and QED Investors partner Amias Gerety start their conversation with a Manic Monday check-in. The weekly question: How manic is this Monday? Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Investments
Stash Secures $146 Million to Add AI to Financial Guidance Platform
May 12, 2025

Stash has secured $146 million in a Series H funding round to deepen its investment in artificial intelligence (AI) for its financial guidance platform. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Regulation
Data Security Guardrails Critical Regardless of Open Banking Rule’s Fate
May 12, 2025

Whether a reworking or an outright rescission of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s open banking rule is on the horizon, some of the most basic tenets of data-sharing underpinning financial innovation will be front and center throughout the next few months. Get the Full Story...