Retail
Rufus and Sparky Turn Amazon and Walmart Into Holiday Rivals
November 28, 2025

The retail industry is pulling every growth lever it can this holiday season. The question is whether those levers are enough. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Security & Fraud
Fake Sellers Trap Shoppers Racing for Holiday Deals
November 28, 2025

Marketplace scams are emerging as one of the fastest growing threats facing holiday shoppers, taking advantage of consumers who are searching for deals and making rapid decisions during the busiest shopping stretch of the year. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Digital Payments
Payments Leaders Say That Strategy Mattered More Than Scale in 2025
November 27, 2025

 Visa — Sam Hamilton, Head of AI and Data In January, Hamilton was prescient about artificial intelligence (AI). He laid out just how pervasive he expects Gen AI to be across Visa’s network. “You’re in control of the data 100% of the time,” said Hamilton...

artificial intelligence
Agentic AI Adoption Creates a ‘Two-Speed’ Enterprise Landscape
November 27, 2025

Over the summer of 2025, a quiet but decisive split began to emerge inside the upper ranks of American enterprise. It wasn’t about budgets, markets or strategy cycles. It was about autonomy; specifically, whether a company was willing and able to hand meaningful chunks of...

Retail
Will Black Friday 2025 Be a Repeat of Last Year?
November 27, 2025

Black Friday 2024. Nov. 29. The top movies were “Wicked,” “Moana 2” and “Gladiator 2.” It rained on the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade. News stories about tariffs were notably absent. AI was a mere curiosity outside of the business world. The stage was set for...

Payments Innovation
64% of Marketplaces Cut Churn With Embedded Finance Tools
November 27, 2025

Online marketplaces have spent the last decade layering payments and financial tools into their platforms. 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,...

artificial intelligence
Jeff Bezos’ AI Startup Acquires Computer Agent Maker General Agents
November 26, 2025

Jeff Bezos’ new artificial intelligence (AI) startup Project Prometheus reportedly acquired computer agent maker General Agents. 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...

Blockchain
U.S. Bank Tests Stablecoin Issuance, Viewing Blockchain as ‘Alternative Payment Rail’
November 26, 2025

U.S. Bank is testing custom stablecoin issuance on the Stellar blockchain network. 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...

Cryptocurrency
Exchanges Group Says Crypto Companies Should Be Required to Follow Same Rules
November 26, 2025

The World Federation of Exchanges (WFE), whose members include Nasdaq, reportedly said the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) plan to allow crypto companies to sell tokenized stocks could hurt investors. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...