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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...

B2B Payments
B2B Payments Enter Their Trust-Building Era
August 14, 2025

In times of uncertainty, firms can’t afford to have payments among the unknown quantities they’re facing down.  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...

Fintech Investments
FIS Launches Solution to Help Financial Institutions Serve Investors
August 14, 2025

Global FinTech company FIS has launched a solution designed to help financial institutions and fund managers serve investors. 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...

Fintech Investments
PayPal Ventures Backed Mesh Gets More Funding for Global Crypto Payments Network
August 14, 2025

Mesh secured additional investments to accelerate the growth of its global cryptocurrency payments network. 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...

Cross-border Payments
Mastercard and Zand Team to Modernize Cross-Border Payments in UAE
August 14, 2025

Mastercard has partnered with Zand, a United Arab Emirates-based, artificial intelligence-driven FinTech and financial services group. 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...

Retail
Target and Ulta Beauty to End Shop-in-Shop Partnership Next Year
August 14, 2025

Target and Ulta Beauty said Thursday (Aug. 14) that they have mutually agreed not to renew their shop-in-shop partnership when the current agreement expires in August 2026.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...