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Loyalty & Rewards
United Airlines Raising Fees for Travel Perks
March 24, 2025

United Airlines announced changes Monday (March 24) to its lounge memberships and rewards credit card offerings. 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...

Investments
RockFi Raises $19 Million to Expand Wealth Management Platform
March 24, 2025

Paris-based wealth management FinTech RockFi has raised $19 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 this...

B2B Payments
RTGS.global Expands Cross-Border B2B Payments Network
March 24, 2025

RTGS.global has expanded the reach of its cross-border payments network by integrating with TransferMate, a provider of B2B payment infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Loyalty & Rewards
Bilt’s Bet on Banyan Turns Neighborhood Spending Into Hyper-Targeted Rewards
March 24, 2025

Local economies are made up of neighborhoods, and neighborhoods are home to a collection of businesses, from chain stores to groceries to local merchants and the corner pharmacy.  Individuals may find their favorite go-to establishments for their daily needs — or in other cases, may...

Payments Innovation
How Pay Later Options Are Redefining Consumer Spending — an Expert Look at What’s Next
March 24, 2025

PYMNTS Intelligence’s latest research finds that the U.S. market for buy now, pay later (BNPL) credit totals $175 billion. While that’s a small slice of total consumer spending, it represents an 88-fold spike in BNPL in just six years. Get the Full Story Complete the...

Retail
Best Buy Courts Influencers to Tap $32 Billion Creator Market 
March 23, 2025

Best Buy is launching an influencer program, following a model popularized by Amazon and Walmart. 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,...

Retail
Starbucks ‘Leaning Into Coffeehouse Culture’ as ‘Sit-and-Stay’ Visits Increase
March 23, 2025

Starbucks’ effort to reestablish itself as a coffeehouse is reportedly bearing fruit. 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...

Social Commerce
Perplexity Proposes Open-Source Version of TikTok Algorithm
March 23, 2025

TikTok’s owner ByteDance has less than two weeks to sell the social media platform. 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...

Investments
GrubMarket Raises $50 Million for Food Supply Chain B2B Solutions
March 21, 2025

GrubMarket has raised $50 million in a Series G funding round to accelerate the growth of its business and its artificial intelligence (AI) software and extend the reach of its B2B software solutions for the food supply chain industry. Get the Full Story Complete the form...