Artificial Intelligence
Consumers Won’t Buy Robots. They’ll Rent Them
July 07, 2026

Consumers have not bought robots the way they buy phones or appliances. The price is too high, the use cases too narrow and the technology too early to justify a household capital expenditure that could run tens of thousands of dollars. Retail prices start around...

Economy
NY Fed Finds Falling Gas Prices Fail to Calm Inflation Fears
July 07, 2026

Consumers expect inflation to rise more than they expected a month ago, even as they expect gas prices to drop, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s latest Survey of Consumer Expectations. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

BNPL
South African FinTech Float Launches Card-Linked Installments in UK
July 07, 2026

Float, which has offered credit card-linked installment payment options in South Africa since 2021, expanded to the United Kingdom, Motor Trade News reported Tuesday (July 7). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Cryptocurrency
FinCEN Leads Govt Agencies in Customer ID Rules for Stablecoin Issuers
July 07, 2026

Federal financial regulators are looking to add some know your customer (KYC) flesh to the bones of the GENIUS Act. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Artificial Intelligence
Bipartisan AI Bill Is Getting Preempted by Bipartisan Resistance
July 07, 2026

Efforts to enact comprehensive federal artificial intelligence (AI) regulations keep getting preempted. In the most recent example, a bipartisan discussion draft of the Great American Artificial Intelligence Act is encountering opposition from both Democrats and Republicans, underscoring how disagreement over federal preemption of state AI...

Payments Innovation
Three Strategies to Reduce Payments Friction Before Revenue Suffers
July 07, 2026

Payments friction has acquired a price tag. 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, you agree...

SMBs
Wix and Elavon Team to Improve Small Business Payments
July 07, 2026

Israel-based software company Wix has launched a partnership with U.S. Bank-owned payment processor Elavon. 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...

Artificial Intelligence
NScale Lands $900 Million Credit Facility for Global AI Infrastructure Push
July 07, 2026

Nscale, a full-stack artificial intelligence cloud platform, has closed a $900 million revolving credit facility to accelerate its AI data center build-out and capital deployment across the United States, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Cryptocurrency
Coinbase Gains UK’s Permission to Offer Investment Services
July 07, 2026

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase said it has won authorization to provide investment services in the U.K. 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,...