artificial intelligence
Prompt Economy™ Recalculates Basic Math of Commerce
September 15, 2025

A year ago, it was “everything is about AI.” Months later, it was “everything is about gen AI.” Now the focus has shifted to agentic artificial intelligence (AI) and the topic is filled with gigabytes worth of opportunities and challenges. Even since summer’s end (just...

Credit Unions
FORUM Credit Union Bets on Digital Tools to Keep 5,000 Businesses Loyal
September 15, 2025

Credit unions are under pressure to give business customers the same clean interfaces, self‑service onboarding and actionable insights they get from bigger banks. And they want it without losing the community touch that brought those customers in the door. In central Indiana, FORUM Credit Union...

Payment Methods
Spotify Says How Users Pay as Important as What They Play
September 15, 2025

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Connected Economy
AI Dreams Lift Oracle and Tesla, While Kroger Doubts Sink Ocado
September 15, 2025

The CE 100 Index managed to tack on a slight 0.4%, trailing all broader benchmarks, as a majority of pillars finished in the green. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Mobile Applications
Underdog BNPL Apps Outrank Klarna in August Shake-Up
September 15, 2025

Klarna’s IPO last week piqued our interest in buy now, pay later (BNPL) apps, and it turns out to be a good reason. August’s PYMNTS App Provider rankings find movement at the top of the charts among three companies that are decidedly below the radar....

Consumer Insights
46% of Once-Stable Consumers Now Live Paycheck to Paycheck
September 15, 2025

A growing number of consumers in the United States are living paycheck to paycheck, not because they earn too little, but because of how their financial pasts and perceptions of the future shape how they spend and save. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Real Estate
Spreadsheets Slow Buildings Faster Than Broken Elevators
September 15, 2025

For many property managers, inefficiencies lurk not in the halls of apartment buildings but in the filing cabinets and spreadsheets of the back office. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Google
Google’s AI Overviews Hit Sour Note With Rolling Stone
September 14, 2025

A magazine publisher is accusing Google’s AI summaries of using its work without consent. 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...

Amazon
Amazon Employing AI to Help Shoppers Comb Reviews
September 14, 2025

Amazon earlier this year began rolling out artificial intelligence-voiced product descriptions for select customers and products. 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...