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Investments
Robinhood Offers Retail Investors Wealth Management Services
March 27, 2025

Robinhood has launched a wealth management service targeting its less-wealthy clients. 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...

Loyalty & Rewards
Galileo Bets Big on Debit Rewards to Boost Loyalty Among Credit-Wary Consumers
March 27, 2025

About 90% of U.S. consumers have debit cards. Forty-six million consumers don’t have established credit histories — which means they don’t have credit cards. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Payments Innovation
Marketplaces Go Global in Pursuit of $20 Trillion Payments Opportunity
March 27, 2025

Marketplaces have transformed the global economy, creating ecosystems where buyers and sellers converge in the digital universe. But as they evolve, so must the infrastructure that supports them. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Retail
Petco Sharpens Focus on Digital Experience Amid Brand Reinvention
March 26, 2025

Petco is working to enhance the omnichannel capabilities and digital experience it offers customers as part of “Phase 2” of its effort to reinvent its brand and position itself to regain market share. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

CFPB
House Hearing on CFPB Blasts Agency’s Structure and Claims Regulatory Overreach
March 26, 2025

Critics of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) said Wednesday (March 26) at a Capitol Hill hearing that the agency needs a restructuring, and has engaged in what they call “regulatory overreach” that merits a revisiting of its funding structure as well. Get the Full...

Artificial Intelligence
Google Debuts Touted Gemini 2.5 in the ‘Winner-Take-All’ AI Model Race
March 26, 2025

Google unveiled its most powerful generative artificial intelligence model yet, one that opens a new front in the competitive AI race as it performs mostly head-and-shoulders above its staunchest rivals in industry benchmarks. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

CFPB
Rep. Andy Barr Says Bills Would Create ‘Transparent, Law-Abiding CFPB’
March 26, 2025

Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky., said Wednesday (March 26) that three bills he introduced will bring reforms to areas in which the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has “abused its power and threatened — not helped — consumers in the process.” Get the Full Story Complete the...

B2B Payments
Visa and Extend Form Middle-Market-Focused Virtual Card Pact
March 26, 2025

Virtual card and spend management platform Extend says it has launched a referral agreement with Visa. 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...

Security & Fraud
Report: DOGE Staffer Linked to Cybercrime Ring
March 26, 2025

According to digital records, a prominent member of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) team has links to an alleged cybercrime organization. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...