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...

Legal & Regulation
Kalshi Asks SEC to Slow Product Launches From Rival Cboe
August 25, 2026

Prediction market Kalshi reportedly wants federal regulators to delay products from rival Cboe Global Markets. 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...

Cybersecurity
Treasury Unveils Post-Quantum Readiness Task Force
August 25, 2026

The U.S. Treasury Department announced Monday (Aug. 24) the launch of a public-private initiative aimed at helping financial institutions and systems migrate from today’s widely used cryptographic tools to a new generation of security systems that can withstand quantum-computing attacks. Get the Full Story Complete...

Partnerships
Priority Intros New Ticketing Payment Process for NFL’s Buccaneers
August 25, 2026

Priority Commerce has launched a new partnership with the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers. 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....

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...