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Payments Innovation
Stax CEO Says Forget Payments and Focus on the Customer
August 06, 2025

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Payment Methods
US College Administrators Spend 50% of Their Time Chasing Unpaid Tuition
August 06, 2025

With back-to-school season upon us, we took a look at the higher education side of the ledger. The silent drain of outdated payment systems in American higher education is costing universities far more than just missed tuition payments, impacting everything from staffing efficiency to institutional...

Delivery
US Proposes to Expand Delivery Drone Flights 
August 05, 2025

The Trump administration has proposed a rule to significantly expand drone operations, which could alter America’s shopping habits, boosting retailers like Walmart and Amazon as they expand into delivering consumer packages by autonomous aircraft. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Artificial Intelligence
Anthropic Unveils Claude Opus 4.1 in Dueling Releases With OpenAI
August 05, 2025

Anthropic unveiled the latest version of its flagship artificial intelligence model Tuesday (Aug. 5), the same day that OpenAI released its first two open reasoning models since 2019. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Retail
Retail Group Sues New York Over Algorithmic Pricing Disclosure
August 05, 2025

The National Retail Federation (NRF) is challenging a New York legislative bill that targets the practice of algorithmic, personalized pricing. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

IPO
Bullish Readies to Take Crypto Platform Public
August 05, 2025

Digital asset platform Bullish said it is once again ready to go public after a previous failed attempt. 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...

Investments
Lyric Raises $43 Million for AI-Powered Supply Chain Platform
August 05, 2025

Supply chain platform Lyric says it has raised $43.5 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....

Fintech Investments
Daloopa Raises $18 Million for AI-Driven Financial Data Platform
August 05, 2025

Daloopa, a company using artificial intelligence to enhance financial data, raised $18 million in a Series B funding round. 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...

IPO
Figure Plans IPO for Blockchain-Based Lending Platform
August 05, 2025

Figure Technology Solutions says it is preparing to go public. 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...