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Robotics Companies Land $3.5 Billion to Improve Food Delivery
July 21, 2025

Robotics companies focused on food delivery have gotten roughly $3.5 billion in investments since 2019, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Monday (July 21), citing PitchBook data. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Retail
Amazon Raises Prices on Low-Cost Goods Following Tariffs
July 21, 2025

Amazon has reportedly increased prices for thousands of lower-cost items following White House tariffs. 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....

Faster Payments
ACH Same-Day Q2 Volume Increases 15% to Nearly $1T
July 21, 2025

The ACH Network says it has seen “significant” gains in same-day payments since last year. 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,...

Retail
Kelly Cook on David’s Bridal’s Aisle to Algorithm to Amazon Strategy
July 21, 2025

Watch more: David’s Bridal Bets on Amazon Partnership to Deliver Speed, Data and Style 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...

Retail
Target Halting Practice of Price-Matching Amazon and Walmart
July 20, 2025

Target’s price-matching days have reportedly come to an end. 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 completing this form,...

Fintech Investments
Block Joins S&P 500 as Crypto’s Mainstreaming Marches On
July 20, 2025

Block, owner of Square and Cash App, is preparing to join the S&P 500. 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...

Social Commerce
Blackstone Backs Off From TikTok Ownership Plans
July 20, 2025

Private equity group Blackstone has withdrawn from plans to invest in TikTok US. 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....

B2B Payments
PhotonPay Adds Physical Mastercard Commercial Credit Card to Global Payment Solutions
July 18, 2025

PhotonPay has added a physical Mastercard Commercial Credit Card to its portfolio of global payment solutions. 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...

Artificial Intelligence
This Week in AI: AI Startups Hit Fundraising Gold
July 18, 2025

Fortunes are being spent in artificial intelligence (AI), with Perplexity, Thinking Machines and Anthropic attracting billions from investors. Meanwhile, Google, Meta and Blackstone have pledged to spend billions building AI data centers. Here is this week’s top news. Get the Full Story Complete the form...