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Retail
Amazon Clothing Share Doubles as Walmart Loses Ground
August 25, 2026

Amazon’s share of U.S. clothing spending has doubled since 2019 while Walmart’s has edged lower, a six-year divergence that was still widening during the first half of 2026. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Artificial Intelligence
Cybersecurity Firms Weigh Controlled Internet Access for Frontier AI During Testing
August 25, 2026

Artificial intelligence (AI) labs and cybersecurity firms are considering ways to give advanced AI models controlled access to the internet during testing, rather than trying to keep the models confined to a sandbox, Bloomberg reported Tuesday (Aug. 25). Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Investments
Gatik Raises $200 Million to Expand Autonomous Trucking Model
August 25, 2026

Autonomous trucking company Gatik has raised $200 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,...

B2B Payments
Payment Timing Uncertainty Is Costing CFOs Billions
August 25, 2026

The biggest opportunity for chief financial officers (CFOs) isn’t adding another day to pay. It’s eliminating the uncertainty inside the days they already have. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Cross-border Payments
OpenPayd and Circle Settle Cross-Border Fiat Payments Near-Instantly
August 25, 2026

OpenPayd has integrated its universal financial infrastructure with Circle Payments Network (CPN), enabling businesses to make near-instant cross-border fiat payments, OpenPayd said in a Tuesday (Aug. 25) press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Artificial Intelligence
Warehouses Buy Robots and Hire Workers at Once
August 25, 2026

The story of warehouse robots has mostly been told as a replacement story: machines taking over jobs people used to do. The actual numbers this year tell a different one. North American warehouses ordered nearly 18,000 robots worth roughly $1.2 billion in the first half...

Artificial Intelligence
Anthropic Readies Over $30 Trillion Revenue Forecast for Investors
August 25, 2026

Anthropic is preparing to tell investors that it anticipates potential revenues of more than $30 trillion, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday (Aug. 25), citing unnamed sources. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Banking
FDIC Reports Bank Return on Assets Approaches Highest Level Since 1984
August 25, 2026

FDIC-insured commercial banks and savings institutions reported a return on assets ratio of 1.37% in the second quarter, marking one of the best results since 1984, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Chairman Travis Hill said Tuesday (Aug. 25). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

B2B Payments
The Corporate Bank Account Is Becoming an Event Stream
August 25, 2026

Corporate treasury typically works in sequence. Money moves, banks record it, statements arrive, and finance teams reconcile what happened. 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...