Earnings
Pinterest’s AI Push Pays Off in Record Users and Revenue
August 04, 2026

Pinterest set out to reinvent itself as an artificial intelligence-driven shopping destination, and its second quarter results suggest the strategy is working. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Earnings
Marqeta Deal Size Jumps 90% as Enterprise Push Gains Ground
August 04, 2026

Marqeta’s second-quarter earnings call Tuesday (Aug. 4) highlighted embedded finance, multinational issuing, stablecoins and commercial payments as the company’s primary strategic growth initiatives, even as overall growth is expected to moderate in the second half. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Cash
llinois Requires Retailers to Accept Cash by 2028
August 04, 2026

Illinois will require retailers to accept certain cash payments, beginning Jan. 1, 2028. 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....

Earnings
AI Can Plan the Trip but Booking Holdings Wants the Transaction
August 04, 2026

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) can recommend a hotel, assemble an itinerary or suggest a cheaper travel date. It cannot independently guarantee inventory, calculate cancellation terms, authenticate a customer, manage currency conversion or settle funds with multiple suppliers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Personnel
Zillow Cuts 500 Jobs Ahead of Q2 Earnings Report
August 04, 2026

Zillow is laying off just over 500 employees as it makes organizational changes, Zillow CEO Jeremy Wacksman said in a Tuesday (Aug. 4) blog post. 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...

Loans
LendingTree Connects ChatGPT Conversations to Its Financial Services Marketplace
August 04, 2026

LendingTree has launched a ChatGPT plug-in that enables consumers to explore current mortgage and refinance rates through a natural conversation with the artificial intelligence assistant. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Fraud Prevention
Payment Fraud Is Moving Upstream, and Visa Just Bought the Data to Follow It
August 04, 2026

The payments industry’s brightest minds have built some of cybersecurity’s most sophisticated defenses around the moment money moves. 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...

Credit Cards
Bilt Blames Third-Party Collections Agency for Mistaken Collection Notices
August 04, 2026

About 1,850 Bilt cardholders received mistaken collection notices that, in some cases, cost them 50 or 60 points off their credit score, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday (Aug. 4). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Artificial Intelligence
Buy the Firm, Then Rebuild It With AI
August 04, 2026

A new class of buyers, sometimes called AI roll-ups, is emerging across accounting, property management and customer service. Unlike traditional acquirers, these companies are not buying small service businesses to cut costs or flip them for a quick return. They are buying them to keep...