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Artificial Intelligence
SAP Reportedly Plans to Launch ChatGPT-Powered Use Cases in May
April 21, 2023

SAP plans to add generative artificial intelligence (AI) and other AI tools to its offerings. The enterprise application software company is working with OpenAI’s ChatGPT and plans to launch use cases that include that generative AI model next month, Reuters reported Friday (April 21). “We...

eCommerce
P&G Invests in Digital as Consumers Shift CPG Spending Online
April 21, 2023

As consumers shift from supermarkets to eCommerce channels, Procter & Gamble is driving digital sales. The consumer packaged goods (CPG) giant shared on a call with analysts Friday (April 21) discussing its third-quarter 2023 financial results that it is turning its focus toward promoting its...

Retail
Amazon Launches Industry Partnership to Help Retailers Identify Counterfeiters
April 21, 2023

Amazon has launched a private-sector partnership working to stop the sale of counterfeit goods. The new Anti-Counterfeiting Exchange (ACX) allows participating stores to share information about counterfeiters to help all industry participants identify and stop counterfeiters who might try to use their services, Amazon said...

Retail
Pinterest Reportedly Adding Attribution Tools as Advertisers Seek Measurable Results
April 21, 2023

Pinterest is reportedly losing some advertising clients as brands look for measurable results. With brands concerned about the direction of the economy and reducing costs, they are looking to direct their ad spend toward marketing channels to which they can better attribute sales, ModernRetail reported...

Retail
Struggling Gap Bets on Nostalgia and Brings Back Barbie 
April 21, 2023

Just last month, Gap reflected on a year of struggle, with numerous net losses, bloated inventory levels and a search for a permanent CEO. In the wake of these challenges, the retailer has been exploring strategies to regain momentum and reconnect with consumers. As part of...

Retail
Walmart’s Latest Streaming Move Aimed at Amazon’s Content Lead
April 21, 2023

Without much fanfare, Walmart unveiled a new edition of its Google TV stick with updated specs and a revamped remote, competing directly with Amazon’s Fire TV Stick. While the competition for TV sticks probably won’t determine the fate of these two retail giants, the new...

Faster Payments
An Insider on Open Banking’s Power to Deliver Faster Payments
April 21, 2023

Despite instant settlement, lower fees and fraud protection, open banking payment rails in the U.K. are lagging in adoption. New payment option providers such as Boodil, which layers on a rewards program, are hoping to accelerate use.  — Harry Luscombe hears it all the time...

POS Innovation
UK’s Point of Sale Finance Game Ripe for Payments Overhaul
April 21, 2023

Consumers and merchants are being let down by the current state of play in the traditional retail finance space — an “untouched” aspect of the checkout finance market, says Todd Latham, CEO at U.K. retail finance platform operator Divido. In an interview with PYMNTS, Latham...

Banking
Bank of America CEO Says Deposit Insurance ‘Worked Pretty Well’
April 20, 2023

The deposit insurance system “worked pretty well,” said Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan. Speaking Thursday (April 20) at a Bloomberg event, Moynihan said deposit insurance funded by banks succeeded in protecting customers during the “fair amount of disruption” recently seen among regional banks, Bloomberg...