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Artificial Intelligence
Enterprises Confront the Real Price Tag of AI Deployment
August 15, 2025

The rush to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) into enterprise operations is colliding with a complex and sometimes underestimated reality: Deploying AI at scale can be pricey, and the true cost can extend far beyond the per-million-token rates on vendor websites. Get the Full Story Complete...

Retail
Saks Says ‘Hyper-Personalized’ Homepage Boosts Revenue Per Visitor by 7%
August 15, 2025

Saks Fifth Avenue’s new “hyper-personalized” homepage in its online and mobile app experience has improved conversion by nearly 10% and boosted revenue per visitor by 7%, according to the luxury retailer’s parent company, Saks Global. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Artificial Intelligence
This Week in AI: Peloton Taps AI and Cohere Nets Funds to Take on OpenAI
August 15, 2025

Peloton plans to roll out new AI features as soon as October, OpenAI rival Cohere raises $500 million and Anthropic offers Claude to the federal government for $1. PYMNTS breaks it down. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Artificial Intelligence
Cognition Raises $500 Million to Support AI Coding Products
August 15, 2025

Cognition reportedly raised $500 million in a funding round to support its artificial intelligence (AI) software code generation products. 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...

Banking
N26 Faces Leadership Overhaul Amid Regulator Pressure
August 15, 2025

Investors in Germany’s most valuable FinTech, N26, are pushing to remove its co-founders from executive roles and install the bank’s supervisory board chair as interim co-chief executive, the Financial Times reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Retail
Amazon and Walmart Make Same-Day Grocery Delivery Retail’s New Battleground
August 15, 2025

Amazon and Walmart occupy overlapping territory in retail but dominate in very different ways, largely because they’ve built their empires around different strategic identities. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

B2B Payments
Embedded Payments Turn Weeks-Long B2B Cycles Into Real Time
August 15, 2025

In an era when real-time is the standard, many B2B payment cycles still stretch across weeks or even months. 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...

Fintech Investments
Opendoor and DeFi Development Lead as FinTech IPO Index Jumps 4.4%
August 15, 2025

The FinTech IPO Index surged by 4.4% this past week, borne aloft by huge gains in a few names, and double-digit swings across several Index components were commonplace. Earnings continued to roll in through the past five sessions. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Artificial Intelligence
Fear of Going ‘Off Script’ Keeps CFOs From Agentic AI
August 15, 2025

Even as artificial intelligence reshapes corporate finance, a trust gap is emerging around its most autonomous form, agentic AI, among the very executives poised to benefit most from its potential. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...