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Retail
Target Promotes Longtime Executive Michael Fiddelke to CEO
August 20, 2025

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Retail
David’s Bridal Builds a Platform for Life Before and After ‘I Do’
August 20, 2025

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Artificial Intelligence
For AI to Reshape Business Models, Trust Must Be Foundation
August 20, 2025

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Payments Innovation
Visa Puts Tokenization at the Center of Frictionless Checkout
August 20, 2025

While retailers and card networks have made strides in merging card-present and card-not-present payment experiences, the essence of unified commerce extends beyond transaction processing. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Banking
Better Data Turns Small Business Loans From Problem to Profit
August 20, 2025

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Wearables
Meta to Unveil Smart Glasses With Display in September
August 19, 2025

Meta is reportedly set to unveil smart glasses that incorporate a display in September and offer them at a price starting at $800. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

eCommerce
eCommerce Tops 16% of Retail Sales
August 19, 2025

Earlier this year, PYMNTS Intelligence detailed that in-store shopping was far from dead. But when it comes to buying online, we found that consumers spent more when getting items through digital channels, and key areas of discretionary spending were gravitating to online merchants. Get the...

Investments
Softbank Builds on AI Investments With $2 Billion Intel Partnership
August 19, 2025

Japanese conglomerate SoftBank is making a $2 billion investment into chipmaker Intel. 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 Today. By...

Artificial Intelligence
MIT Researchers Craft New Molecules With Gen AI to Create Superbug Antibiotics
August 19, 2025

MIT researchers used generative artificial intelligence (AI) to create molecules that didn’t exist before to develop promising antibiotics candidates for MRSA, a superbug that has killed millions. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...