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Artificial Intelligence
Consumers Warm Up to AI Shopping Tools Across Generations
August 26, 2025

Artificial intelligence (AI) is moving beyond search and recommendations into actively helping consumers shop, with new agentic AI tools designed to browse, compare and even purchase products on behalf of consumers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

IPO
Klarna Revives IPO Plans With $14 Billion Target
August 26, 2025

Swedish digital bank/pay later provider Klarna has reportedly resurrected its plan to go public. 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...

Loyalty & Rewards
FIS Pushes Brands to Prove Authenticity or Lose Loyalty
August 26, 2025

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B2B Payments
Treasury Teams Drop Spreadsheets as BofA Bets on Data Intelligence
August 26, 2025

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Artificial Intelligence
Software Giants Sprint and Manufacturers Crawl Toward Agentic AI
August 26, 2025

Agentic AI’s splashy arrival on the business scene is proving to be more of a rapid sociotechnical evolution than a pure-play technological upgrade. As such, this autonomy-driven sociotechnical evolution is itself increasingly being shaped by trust, structural readiness and strategic conviction. Get the Full Story...

Artificial Intelligence
52% of Hotel Guests Expect AI at Check-In
August 26, 2025

It is telling that even at the start of the year, when airlines were still recovering from a holiday travel crush and hotels were bracing for an uncertain economic backdrop, both industries were already talking about generative artificial intelligence (AI). Get the Full Story Complete...

Banking
Diebold Nixdorf Debuts Tools to Bolster Bank Branch Automation
August 25, 2025

Financial and retail technology solutions company Diebold Nixdorf has debuted new services for bank branches. 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
AI Agents Take Commerce Beyond the Search Bar
August 25, 2025

Agentic artificial intelligence is embedding itself into everyday shopping and enterprise workflows, turning simple prompts into fully executed tasks and streamlining online interactions that improve customer-facing and supply chain interactions. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Payment Methods
Visa Direct Integrates With Text-to-Pay Platform Authvia
August 25, 2025

Text-to-pay platform Authvia has integrated Visa’s real-time money movement capabilities into its core offering. 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...