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Report: Kroger and Disney Exploring Streaming Service Offering

Kroger and Walt Disney Co. are reportedly exploring a partnership that would offer the Disney+ streaming service...

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Healthcare
Nearly One-Third of Healthcare Providers Are Waiting for $100K+ in...

Late business-to-business (B2B) payments aren’t just a headache for the people...

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artificial intelligence
Lemonade Sees AI Drive Efficiency as Insurance Goes Digital-First

Digital insurance platform Lemonade said its AI investments continue to bear fruit. The...

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Legal
FTC Announces Settlement With BlueSnap, 2 Former Executives

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced a settlement with payment processing company BlueSnap and its former...

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Retail
Consumers Aren’t Buying Many Handmade Trinkets Amid Economic Concern

As consumers continue to feel the economic strain, they are cutting...

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Social Commerce
Platforms Put Creators’ Financial Success on Fast Track

The creator economy landscape is rapidly evolving, with platforms and companies...

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Retail
Estée Lauder Targets New Customers With Amazon Storefront, ‘Creator Council’

Estée Lauder Companies’ debut of its first brand on the U.S. Amazon Premium Beauty store...

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Earnings
Kraft Heinz Sales Dip as Lower-Income Consumers Feel Squeezed

Cautious lower-income consumers and slower restaurant sales are squeezing Kraft Heinz. The...

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Regulation
Report: Block Faces DOJ Probe Over Alleged Compliance Lapses

Block, owner of Cash App and Square, is reportedly facing a Department of Justice investigation. Federal...

2 hours ago
artificial intelligence
Anthropic Launches Claude Chatbot App, Expands Enterprise Offering

Artificial intelligence (AI) company Anthropic is launching its first smartphone app...

2 hours ago
SMBs
68% of Main Street SMBs Leveraging Social Media See Increasing...

Since April 2021, most Main Street small to mid-sized businesses (SMBs)...

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Fraud Prevention
Consumers Demand Anti-Fraud Tools From eCommerce Merchants

As scammers and fraudsters become more sophisticated, shoppers are demanding more...

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Accounts Payable
Unimarket Introduces ‘AP Payments as a Service’ for US Customers

Unimarket has introduced its fully managed accounts payable (AP) payments service, Unimarket Payments,...

3 hours ago
Earnings
CVS Q1 Earnings Take A Hit From Insurance Venture

The volatile consumer healthcare sector showed up big in CVS’ Q1 earnings...

4 hours ago
Economy
US Construction Spending Sees Unexpected Drop in March

Construction spending in the U.S. declined unexpectedly in March after being...

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B2B Payments
B2B Virtual Cards Move Buyer-Supplier Relationships From Manual to Meaningful

Building a successful business rarely happens on an island or in a vacuum. Typically,...

4 hours ago
ResTech
Toast Debuts Restaurant Marketing Tools as Diners Show Caution

Restaurant technology platform Toast has debuted digital storefront and marketing tools....

5 hours ago
Streaming
Peacock’s Price Hike Hints at Delicate Balancing Act for Streaming...

Peacock, the streaming service owned by Comcast’s NBCUniversal, continues to demonstrate strong appeal,...

5 hours ago
Artificial Intelligence
Anthropic Launches iOS App Featuring AI Chatbot Claude

Anthropic launched an iOS app featuring its artificial intelligence chatbot, Claude. The app...

5 hours ago
B2B Payments
Expensify Launches Expense Tracking Features for Self-Employed Professionals

Expensify has added expense tracking features for self-employed professionals to the...

5 hours ago
Security & Fraud
UnitedHealth Still ‘Trying to Dig Through’ Cause of Cyberattack

UnitedHealth’s CEO said the company is still investigating a security failure...

6 hours ago
Earnings
Mastercard: Tokenized Transactions Grow 50% Year Over Year

Mastercard said in its most recent earnings report on Wednesday (May...

6 hours ago
BNPL
Sezzle Offers Rewards for On-Time BNPL Payments

Payments platform Sezzle wants to reward users to stay on top of...

6 hours ago
Earnings
Yum Brands Q1 Earnings Show Digital Sales Surge Amid Broader...

Yum Brands, the company behind Pizza Hut, KFC and Taco Bell,...

6 hours ago
artificial intelligence
MongoDB Launches Program to Help Enterprises Implement GenAI

MongoDB has launched a program designed to help enterprises embed generative...

6 hours ago
Artificial Intelligence
Google Confirms It Will Join Global Experts at AI Safety...

As luminaries from academia, government and business prepare to gather in...

6 hours ago
Prescriptions
Pfizer Reportedly Plans D2C COVID and Migraine Drug Platform

Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer is reportedly creating an online platform selling anti-COVID and migraine...

7 hours ago
Earnings
Marriott Sees Growth After China Lifts Travel Restrictions

Marriott International saw its revenue per available room (RevPAR) increase 4.2% year-over-year...

7 hours ago
Earnings
This Earnings Season, Inflation and Pinched Consumer Wallets Are Common...

If there’s a theme for retailers this earnings season, and especially...

8 hours ago
Stock Index
FanDuel Picks NY Over London for Primary Listing

FanDuel is reportedly preparing to switch its public listing to the U.S....

8 hours ago
Retail
David’s Bridal: Vow Renewal Couples Want the Newlyweds Shopping Experience

Consumers are willing to spend an arm and a leg on...

8 hours ago
SMBs
Payment Innovations Help Small Businesses Navigate the Main Street Maze

Payments are the lifeblood of any business, but for small businesses,...

8 hours ago
Disbursements
58% of Freelance, Contract Workers Would Pay to Get Paid

Nearly three-quarters of consumers want their disbursements paid to them instantly,...

8 hours ago
Economy
Information Sector Loses 4,000 Jobs While Overall Employment Grows

Nine out of 10 industry sectors monitored by ADP posted job...

9 hours ago
Partnerships
PSCU Teams With Aloha Credit Union for Card Processing

PSCU/Co-op Solutions teamed up with Aloha Pacific Federal Credit Union (APFCU). The partnership will see...

9 hours ago
Loans
Biden Cancels $6 Billion in Debt for Grads of Failed...

The White House has forgiven $6.1 billion in loans for Art Institutes graduates....

9 hours ago
Loans
Payments FinTech SumUp Gets $1.6 Billion Private Credit Loan

British payments FinTech SumUp is reportedly looking to expand following a $1.6 billion...

10 hours ago
SMBs
Main Street Businesses Are Outperforming the US Economy

PYMNTS Intelligence frequently looks at the landscape of the small businesses...

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