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Payments Innovation
How Pay Later Options Are Redefining Consumer Spending — an Expert Look at What’s Next
March 24, 2025

PYMNTS Intelligence’s latest research finds that the U.S. market for buy now, pay later (BNPL) credit totals $175 billion. While that’s a small slice of total consumer spending, it represents an 88-fold spike in BNPL in just six years. Get the Full Story Complete the...

Artificial Intelligence
Better Standards Outshine Flashier Tech as Winning GenAI Recipe for Procurement
March 24, 2025

Few innovations throughout history have moved beyond the theoretical into tangible, real-world applications faster than generative AI (GenAI). 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...

Retail
Best Buy Courts Influencers to Tap $32 Billion Creator Market 
March 23, 2025

Best Buy is launching an influencer program, following a model popularized by Amazon and Walmart. 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,...

Retail
Starbucks ‘Leaning Into Coffeehouse Culture’ as ‘Sit-and-Stay’ Visits Increase
March 23, 2025

Starbucks’ effort to reestablish itself as a coffeehouse is reportedly bearing fruit. 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...

Investments
GrubMarket Raises $50 Million for Food Supply Chain B2B Solutions
March 21, 2025

GrubMarket has raised $50 million in a Series G funding round to accelerate the growth of its business and its artificial intelligence (AI) software and extend the reach of its B2B software solutions for the food supply chain industry. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

B2B Payments
OCC Says Reputation Risk No Biggie for Banks, But Trust Still Underpins B2B
March 21, 2025

All the digital innovation in the world doesn’t change the fact that trust, transparency and perceived risk ultimately form the backbone of B2B payments. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Investments
BuildOps Raises $127 Million to Expand Platform for Commercial Contractors
March 21, 2025

BuildOps has raised $127 million in a Series C funding round to accelerate the deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) technology in its business platform for commercial contractors. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Artificial Intelligence
This Week in AI: Apple’s Siri Struggles, AI Agent-to-Agent Payment Systems
March 21, 2025

This week in artificial intelligence (AI) news saw Apple facing an AI reckoning, as Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said computing demand is set to jump 100-fold. Meanwhile, Goldman Sachs looks ahead to a year of scaling AI; Hollywood’s upset at AI and IP issues; and...

Artificial Intelligence
AWS, Salesforce Execs See a ‘Fully AI World’ With ‘Limitless Labor’
March 21, 2025

Executives from AWS, Salesforce and Oracle believe that artificial intelligence (AI) agents will upend the world of work in ways people today might not expect. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...