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Retail
Retail Inventories Increase 5.6% Year Over Year in February
March 29, 2024

Retail inventories increased to $808.8 billion in February. 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, you...

Artificial Intelligence
This Week In AI: New White House Regs, Better Chatbots, Apple AI, Smarter Pharmacies and...
March 29, 2024

This week in artificial intelligence news, the White House unveiled regulations to promote safe and ethical AI use by the government. Meanwhile, Amazon teamed up with Dashbot to ease chatbot creation for businesses, and OpenAI’s ChatGPT success sparked a race to craft cutting-edge language models....

Payment Methods
Bidpath Launches Payments Platform Designed for Auctions
March 29, 2024

Bidpath has launched a payments platform designed for auction payments. 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
AI Composers Turn Algorithms Into Music
March 29, 2024

An artificial intelligence (AI)-created blues song that went viral has ignited discussions among experts about the revolutionary role AI might play in reshaping the music and commerce fields.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Payment Methods
Capital A to Integrate Ant International’s Payment Orchestration Services
March 29, 2024

Ant International and AirAsia owner Capital A Berhad are exploring ways to integrate more local payments methods and payment orchestration services into Capital A’s platform. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Artificial Intelligence
AI Reshapes Online Pharmacy With Speed, Accuracy, Convenience
March 29, 2024

Artificial intelligence is changing the online pharmacy world by simplifying tasks like managing prescriptions, keeping track of inventory and talking to customers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Banking
i2c President Says Banks Have Reset Their Go-to-Market Strategies
March 29, 2024

Jacqueline White, president of i2c, told PYMNTS in an interview that financial services have undergone a seismic shift in recent 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....

Retail
Walmart and Amazon Up the Ante in GenAI Race
March 29, 2024

As Amazon and Walmart look to generative artificial intelligence (AI) to improve their businesses and capture more of consumers’ total spending, Amazon is stepping up its investment in the space by the billions. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Fintech Investments
FinTech IPO Index Up Slightly as nCino’s Gains Offset Huize’s Slide
March 29, 2024

Earning season’s set to begin in just a few weeks — but we’re still not quite done with, well, earnings season. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...