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Artificial Intelligence
CFOs Get Schooled on Taking Enterprise AI From Curiosity to Business Impact
March 14, 2025

Artificial intelligence (AI) is hurtling forward at an unprecedented pace, changing everything along its way. 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,...

Loyalty & Rewards
Fed Data Shows Economics of Interchange: 86% of Fees Fund Rewards Programs
March 13, 2025

PYMNTS Intelligence noted in recent research that at the same time that consumers are using their credit cards to navigate an inflationary environment, and to purchase everyday essentials such as groceries, they also value the rewards tied to that spending.  Get the Full Story Complete...

Retail
Ulta Beauty to Expand eCommerce Presence by Adding ‘Curated’ Marketplace
March 13, 2025

Digital acceleration, personalization and a new marketplace are on the agenda at Ulta Beauty, the company’s new CEO said Thursday (March 13) during a quarterly earnings call. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

B2B Payments
This Week in B2B: Entering an Age of Cross-Border Intelligence
March 13, 2025

In 2025, B2B payments are no longer just transactions but a strategic asset. But despite ongoing innovation and the acceleration of digital growth, one of the payment industry’s biggest challenges remains: how to handle global payments efficiently. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Artificial Intelligence
How Fortune 100 Companies Are Already Using GenAI to Reshape the Business
March 13, 2025

C-suite leaders from three of the nation’s largest companies — United Airlines, Target and AT&T — said they are actively deploying generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) even with its imperfections because they want to grab onto opportunities at this seminal moment in technology that is reinventing business...

B2B Payments
Your Business Has Its Payments Data. Now What?
March 13, 2025

A company’s transactions aren’t just numbers on a spreadsheet. Those numbers, it turns out, can be kernels of actionable intelligence. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

B2B Payments
Visa to Add Tokenization and Digital Wallet Capabilities to Fleet Cards
March 13, 2025

Visa will soon add tokenization and custom provisioning for mobile transactions to its Fleet cards, enabling issuers and FinTechs to integrate encrypted and tokenized card information into Apple Pay mobile wallets. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Loyalty & Rewards
How Web3 Can Raise Customer Engagement in Rewards Programs
March 13, 2025

Most consumers are members of loyalty or rewards programs, whether for supermarkets, hotels, airlines, car rental companies, retailers or coffee shops. But these businesses, after enticing consumers to sign up to get a freebie, infrequently or even maybe never hear from them again. Get the...

Investments
Blackwall Raises $49 Million to Battle AI-Powered Bots
March 13, 2025

Estonia-based cybersecurity firm Blackwall raised 45 million euros (about $49 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...