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Burlington Shrinks Clothing Prices Following $55 Million Tariff Refund 
August 31, 2026

Off-price clothing retailer Burlington is the latest company using tariff refunds to reduce prices. 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...

Artificial Intelligence
Instagram Looks to Limit AI-Created Accounts Posing as Human
August 31, 2026

Instagram says its users don’t appreciate discovering that a human-looking profile is actually AI-generated. 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....

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Cigna Is Using AI to Intervene Earlier in Care
August 31, 2026

Cigna is expanding artificial intelligence tools designed to identify patients who need help before their conditions worsen. 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...

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Intuit and Perplexity Team on AI Integrations
August 31, 2026

QuickBooks and Mailchimp maker Intuit has launched a partnership with artificial intelligence (AI) startup Perplexity. 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...

Payments Innovation
TD Touts Successful Tokenized Payments With Project Agorá
August 31, 2026

TD says it has successfully completed a tokenized payments test on the Project Agorá 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 Today. By...

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OpenAI Lets Some Customers Pay Only When AI Performs
August 31, 2026

OpenAI has reportedly begun giving some major customers a new payment option. 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...

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OpenAI Says Ad Business Reaches $1 Billion Run Rate
August 31, 2026

OpenAI says its ChatGPT Ads business has reached $1 billion in annualized revenue run rate. 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
Tariff Refunds Help Retailers Bring Down Prices
August 31, 2026

Retailers and consumer goods companies have begun lowering prices thanks to tariff refunds. 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....

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FSB Warns Frontier AI Could Threaten Global Financial Stability
August 31, 2026

The head of the Financial Stability Board is urging global regulators to make the safe release of advanced artificial intelligence models a priority, warning that increasingly autonomous systems could exploit cyber weaknesses and transmit disruptions across the international financial system. Get the Full Story Complete...