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Payments Innovation
Firms Discover AI’s Limit Is Infrastructure
June 26, 2026

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Retail
Walmart Wants to Turn the Living Room Into a Storefront
June 26, 2026

Amazon and Walmart are spending this week is summer sale mode. Amazon’s four-day Prime Day runs June 23 through June 26, while Walmart Deals started a day earlier and ends two days later. U.S. online spending across retailers reached $8.3 billion on Prime Day’s first day, up 5.3% from...

IPO
OpenAI Weighs Delay of IPO as Tech Stock Volatility Rattles Advisers
June 25, 2026

OpenAI is considering delaying its initial public offering until 2027 due to recent volatility in tech stocks, Bloomberg reported Thursday (June 25), citing a paywalled article by The New York Times. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Artificial Intelligence
Google Tells News Publishers to Share Content for AI Training or Lose Fees
June 25, 2026

Google is asking news publishers who join a pilot program in which “AI-powered article overviews” are shared in Google News and the Gemini AI chatbot to also give the tech giant broad rights on how it uses their content, The Information reported Thursday (June 25),...

B2B Payments
MarginEdge Mastercard Card Targets Restaurant Petty Cash
June 25, 2026

Restaurant management and payments platform MarginEdge has launched a commercial card designed specifically for restaurants. 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...

Retail
Albertsons Adds Sponsored Product Discovery to AI Grocery Search
June 25, 2026

Albertsons has launched a new integration with commerce intelligence platform Criteo. 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...

Artificial Intelligence
Scaled Cognition Raises $100 Million to Address AI Hallucinations
June 25, 2026

AI lab Scaled Cognition has raised $100 million in new funding. 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
Medicare Tests AI Prior Authorization in Six States
June 25, 2026

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) launched the WISeR Model in January, short for Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction Model, with the aim of “decreasing costs and easing administrative burden on providers and suppliers,” according to the CMS. Get the Full Story Complete...

Artificial Intelligence
BlackBerry Dials Into Physical AI as Revenues Jump 26%
June 25, 2026

BlackBerry is signaling a shift toward physical artificial intelligence and advanced platform-as-a-service models as revenues climb. 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...