Legal & Regulation
PayPal Gains Role in Europe’s Payments Standards Push
July 02, 2026

PayPal said Thursday (July 2) that it has secured a seat at the table to influence the future of payments in Europe by joining the European Payments Council (EPC). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Amazon
Amazon to Begin Consumer Internet Service Later This Year
July 02, 2026

Amazon has enough satellites in orbit to begin rolling out Amazon Leo, the company’s broadband service, Bloomberg reported Thursday (July 2). 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...

B2B Payments
What Payward’s Reap Purchase Says About B2B Stablecoin Cards
July 02, 2026

In a winner-take-most market, firms typically want to be the ones winning and taking the most. Stable coins are shaping up to be exactly that kind of market. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Retail
Nike Digital Drops 12% as Brands Rebalance D2C and Wholesale
July 02, 2026

The shorthand of direct-to-consumer (D2C) might boil down to selling through a brand’s own website or brick-and-mortar location. But writ large, the model is about controlling the customer relationship. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Artificial Intelligence
Companies Trust AI’s Advice but Not Its Actions
July 02, 2026

Companies are using artificial intelligence across more of their operations than ever while trusting it less to act on its own. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Artificial Intelligence
Microsoft Spends $2.5 Billion on Customer AI Deployments
July 02, 2026

Microsoft will spend $2.5 billion on a new unit aimed at helping its customers implement artificial intelligence (AI). 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...

Streaming
Kalshi Probes Trading Spike After Spotify Detects Song Chart Manipulation
July 02, 2026

Kalshi is looking into an incident in which streams of a song on Spotify may have been artificially boosted at the same time there was a jump in wagers on Kalshi’s prediction markets platform that the song would reach No. 1 on Spotify’s charts, the...

Cybersecurity
Sen. Warner Demands DOJ Probe Into Homeland Security Network Breach
July 02, 2026

Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., vice chair of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, has called on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) to look into a recently revealed breach of a DHS information-sharing network. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Credit Unions
Velera Names 3 Credit Union CEOs to Its Board
July 02, 2026

Credit union service union organization (CUSO) Velera named three new associate directors to its board, according to a Thursday (July 2) press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...