eCommerce
Brunello Cucinelli Builds a Different Store for Every Shopper
August 11, 2026

Brunello Cucinelli replaced its traditional eCommerce site on Jan. 21 with a platform that builds a different shopping experience for each visitor rather than routing everyone through the same fixed pages and menus. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Consumer Finance
Mortgage Decline Masks Growing Card and Auto Debt
August 11, 2026

A rare decline in overall U.S. household debt has masked the fact that consumers are still adding balances to the forms of credit most closely tied to everyday spending and purchases. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Investments
Amex Ventures Funds Fazeshift’s Agentic AI Expansion Beyond Accounts Receivable
August 11, 2026

Fazeshift has secured an investment from Amex Ventures to help expand its artificial intelligence agent platform beyond accounts receivable and into additional finance operations, Fazeshift said in a Tuesday (Aug. 11) press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Cryptocurrency
Coinbase Enables Businesses to Get Paid by AI Agents
August 11, 2026

The Coinbase Business suite now allows businesses to get paid by artificial intelligence agents, Coinbase said in a Tuesday (Aug. 11) blog post. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Artificial Intelligence
Tech’s Big Push to Make AI Content Traceable
August 11, 2026

The internet’s response to AI slop has mostly worked backward. Platforms scan content after it is already uploaded, then try to guess whether a machine wrote it, an inherently probabilistic bet that it is losing ground as synthetic content gets cheaper to produce. Anthropic, Apple,...

Legal & Regulation
White House Undoes TikTok Ban on Government Devices, Citing New Ownership
August 11, 2026

The White House has ended its ban on the use of TikTok on federal government devices, saying the shift of the app’s U.S. operations to American investors has made it no longer a national security threat, Bloomberg reported Tuesday (Aug. 11). Get the Full Story Complete the...

Artificial Intelligence
Anthropic Adds Watermarks to Denote AI-Generated Content 
August 11, 2026

Anthropic has begun labeling its models’ content as AI-generated to comply with new European Union regulations. 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...

Banking
Private Credit Firms Pull Back From Payment-In-Kind Perks
August 11, 2026

Private credit firms are reportedly moving away from an industry perk called payment in kind. 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,...

Credit Unions
SchoolsFirst FCU Debuts Fuel Rewards as Gas Prices Climb
August 11, 2026

SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union has debuted a rewards promotion in response to increasing gas prices. 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...