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B2B Payments
Worldline and Visa Partner on Virtual Card Issuing Solution
May 14, 2024

Worldline has partnered with Visa to launch a virtual card issuing solution focused on the online travel agency (OTA) market. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Banking
BNP Paribas CEO Jean-Laurent Bonnafé: Europe’s Regulations Limit Bank Mergers
May 14, 2024

BNP Paribas CEO Jean-Laurent Bonnafé reportedly expressed skepticism about the potential for a revival of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity in European banking. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Retail
Fashion Shoppers’ Shift to Digital Sends Physical Retailers Packing
May 14, 2024

Consumers are increasingly buying clothing from third-party digital marketplaces, forcing more retailers to close shop. 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....

Artificial Intelligence
Klarna Reports Internal AI Assistant Answers 2,000 Employee Questions Daily
May 14, 2024

Klarna reported that over 87% of its employees across the company are now using generative artificial intelligence in their daily work. 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
Tanger Outlets Court the Digital, Aspirational Shopper
May 14, 2024

May 2020. The COVID-19 lockdown was starting to ease, but it was in its second month. Consumers were flocking toward the dramatic digital shift that would eventually be the hallmark of the pandemic. At physical retail locations — like outlet centers — the outlook ranged from cautious...

Artificial Intelligence
Anthropic Launches AI Assistant Claude in Europe
May 13, 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) startup Anthropic has launched its AI assistant Claude in Europe. 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 form,...

Artificial Intelligence
OpenAI Delivers Subscription Model Upgrade for GPT-4o
May 13, 2024

OpenAI, the artificial intelligence (AI) company behind the widely popular ChatGPT, announced Monday (May 13) the launch of GPT-4o — with “o” meaning “omni” — a new language model free for all users. The text, vision and audio processing improvements could boost commerce applications. Get the Full Story...

Retail
59% of UK Consumers Still Prefer to Buy Groceries In-Store
May 13, 2024

Adopting Click-and-Mortar™ shopping allows consumers to leverage the best of both online and in-person features to maximize their buying experience. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Retail
Small Retailers Struggle to Bounce Back From the Pandemic
May 13, 2024

As many small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) have spent the last year recovering from the impact of the pandemic, mom-and-pop retailers have struggled to regain their footing. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...