Retail
Amazon, Walmart Shift Retail Competition From Price to Technology
March 06, 2026

Retail used to compete primarily on assortment, price and convenience. Increasingly, it competes on infrastructure and positioning. 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...

SMBs
Small Businesses Use Business Credit Cards for Cash Flow, Not Rewards
March 06, 2026

Cash retains a stubborn presence in small- and mid-sized businesses, but business credit cards are beginning to erode that dominance by addressing the operational pressures that keep firms tied to currency and paper. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Retail
Costco Digital Innovations Fuel 22.6% Online Growth
March 05, 2026

Costco is seeing measurable benefits from its latest digital initiatives both in-store and online, Costco President, CEO and Director Ron Vachris said Thursday (March 5). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

eCommerce
Pattern Group Revenue Rises 40% as AI Product Discovery Reshapes eCommerce
March 05, 2026

Pattern Group’s fourth quarter results, posted after the market closed on Thursday (March 5), reflect broader shifts underway in digital retail as brands expand across more marketplaces and artificial intelligence begins to influence how consumers discover products online. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Artificial Intelligence
OpenAI Launches GPT-5.4 to Automate Complex Professional Work
March 05, 2026

OpenAI has released a new artificial intelligence model that it said is designed for professional work and is its most capable and efficient frontier model for that sort of work. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Mobile
Revolut Files for US Bank Charter, Names Duransoy as US CEO
March 05, 2026

Revolut, the London-based global FinTech with 70 million customers, took its most decisive step yet into the American market Thursday (March 5), filing for a national bank charter with the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation...

Personnel
Visa Taps Veteran Leonardo Collado to Lead Pismo’s Global Growth
March 05, 2026

Visa has appointed one of its executives, Leonardo J. Collado, to lead Pismo, the provider of processing solutions for bank, FinTechs and financial institutions around the world that Visa acquired in 2024. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Investments
Silverflow Nets $40 Million to Simplify Global Payment Processing
March 05, 2026

Silverflow, a Dutch payment processing firm, announced on Thursday (March 5) that it had secured $40 million in Series B funding in an investment round led by Picus Capital. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Legal & Regulation
24 States Sue to Block New Tariffs
March 05, 2026

Twenty-four states filed a lawsuit Thursday (March 5) to stop the tariffs that President Donald Trump imposed shortly after the Supreme Court blocked his earlier tariffs. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...