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Loyalty & Rewards
DraftKings CCO Explains How Crown Cash Unifies Loyalty Rewards
August 27, 2026

DraftKings customers have long had to think in different currencies depending on where they were playing. Points on the sportsbook. A separate tier system on the casino side. Something else again on Jackpocket. Crown Cash, the company’s new unified rewards currency, is meant to erase...

Retail
Amazon and Walmart Test Whether Drones Can Make Rural Delivery Pay
August 27, 2026

Retail, since the category’s inception, has embraced the maxim that population density equals sales destiny. That calculus has largely held steady in the age of eCommerce and shifting customer expectations, too. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Artificial Intelligence
Lowe’s AI Assistant Turns Questions Into Sales
August 27, 2026

Lowe’s AI shopping assistant, Mylow, has fielded more than 25 million questions from customers and store associates since launch, and shoppers who engage with it online convert at three times the rate of those who don’t, CEO Marvin Ellison said on the company’s Aug. 19...

Banking
Hong Kong Tests ‘Know Your Agent’ Controls in Payment Workflows 
August 27, 2026

Financial institutions have spent decades learning how to identify customers. Hong Kong is starting to test how they might identify the artificial intelligence (AI) agents acting for them. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Banking
Wells Fargo Makes New Push to Recruit Wealth Managers
August 27, 2026

Wells Fargo has spent the last few years overhauling its wealth management business. 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....

Banking
BankChain Puts Community Banks in the Digital Money Race
August 27, 2026

Thirty-nine state banker associations this week announced plans to create an industry-owned, industry-designed and industry-governed blockchain network capable of supporting smart payments, tokenized deposits, stablecoins and automated settlement. But the most important verbiage in the BankChain Alliance’s Tuesday (Aug. 25) release wasn’t “blockchain.” It was...

Investments
Socure Acquires Fraud Fighter Fravity as Valuation Hits $5.2 Billion
August 27, 2026

Identity and risk intelligence infrastructure provider Socure is now a $5.2 billion company. 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....

Banking
UK Wants Central Bank to Support Stablecoin Innovation
August 27, 2026

England wants its central bank to support innovation in stablecoins and other digital money. 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...

Acquiring
Nvidia Nearing $13 Billion Deal For AI Startup Hugging Face
August 27, 2026

Nvidia is reportedly close to acquiring the artificial intelligence platform Hugging Face. 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...