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Retail
Amazon and Walmart Battle to Become Retail’s Most Powerful Data Broker
June 18, 2026

For years, the rivalry between Amazon and Walmart was easy to understand. One company dominated eCommerce, the other dominated physical retail. Their competition revolved around familiar metrics: market share, delivery speed, pricing power and store traffic. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Artificial Intelligence
FinTech Finds a New Category in AI’s Untracked Costs
June 18, 2026

As artificial intelligence agents spread across enterprise operations, spend management platforms are racing to fill a gap that traditional finance systems were never built to handle. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Retail
Aldi Makes $9 Billion Bid to Become Biggest US Grocer
June 18, 2026

German grocer Aldi is launching a major expansion in the United States amid rising food prices, the Financial Times reported Thursday (June 18). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Artificial Intelligence
Black-Box AI Forces CFOs to Write a New Audit Playbook
June 18, 2026

Innovations typically work best when they feel invisible to the end user. But for finance teams, innovations work best when they are explainable. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Investments
Baseten Nears $1.5 Billion Funding Round as Inference Demand Surges
June 18, 2026

Baseten is finalizing a $1.5 billion fundraising round to support its inference software layer that enables customers to run, optimize and train open-source artificial intelligence models, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday (June 18). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Artificial Intelligence
Salesforce Debuts Agentic Tool to Automate Financial Busywork
June 18, 2026

Salesforce introduced new agentic artificial intelligence tools for financial advisers, according to a Thursday (June 18) press release provided to PYMNTS. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Artificial Intelligence
PYMNTS Panel Concludes Credit Unions Face an AI Trust Test
June 18, 2026

Watch more: Virtual Roundtable With Jeremiah Lotz and Cheryl Middleton Jones of Velera and Cal Al-Dhubaib of Rubrik 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...

Artificial Intelligence
Just 30% of Financial Firms Use AI for Customer Retention
June 18, 2026

Enterprise artificial intelligence has moved past the pilot stage, but there are some challenges when it comes to gaining wider acceptance. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Banking
Santander Gets OCC Nod to Fold In Webster Bank
June 17, 2026

The planned acquisition of Connecticut-headquartered Webster Bank by Banco Santander has moved a step closer to getting the regulatory approvals it needs. 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...