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Walmart’s Grocery Lead Faces a Higher-Margin Test

Walmart’s Grocery Lead Faces a Higher-Margin Test
Walmart’s Grocery Lead Faces a Higher-Margin Test
August 19, 2026  |  Walmart

Walmart reports earnings Thursday (Aug. 20), and it enters with a valuable retail advantage that looks both powerful and underused. It captures the weekly grocery trip,...

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eCommerce Takes 17.1% of Retail Sales as Online Growth Accelerates
eCommerce Takes 17.1% of Retail Sales as Online Growth Accelerates
August 18, 2026  |  eCommerce

For every $100 Americans spent at retailers in the second quarter, $17.10 went through eCommerce, extending a gradual but persistent redirection of retail spending toward...

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The GENIUS Act Gives Stablecoins a Corporate Cash Audition
The GENIUS Act Gives Stablecoins a Corporate Cash Audition
August 18, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

A Fortune 500 treasurer considering whether to leave $100 million in stablecoins overnight would probably ask a different set of questions than a payments executive...

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Malachyte Turns Spotify’s Skip Signal Into a Merchant’s Agentic Edge
Malachyte Turns Spotify’s Skip Signal Into a Merchant’s Agentic Edge
August 18, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Watch more: Digital Shift With Malachyte’s Sidd Motwani Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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The Five-Day Gap Hiding Inside B2B Payments
The Five-Day Gap Hiding Inside B2B Payments
August 18, 2026  |  Disbursements

The basic, traditional architecture of a business disbursement has historically contained an unusual gap. Companies can decide that money should move long before the recipient...

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61% of Consumers Would Consider AI-Recommended Financing
61% of Consumers Would Consider AI-Recommended Financing
August 18, 2026  |  Consumer Insights

Artificial intelligence may win a place at the Pay Later checkout by recommending the financing, then letting the shopper make the final call. New PYMNTS...

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Rising Fuel Costs Change How 64% of Workers Work
Rising Fuel Costs Change How 64% of Workers Work
August 18, 2026  |  Consumer Finance

A posted hourly wage can overstate what a shift is worth to the person being asked to work it. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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X Money Wants to Make the Feed a Financial Front Door
X Money Wants to Make the Feed a Financial Front Door
August 17, 2026  |  Mobile Payments

Digital wallets have made the phone a familiar place to pay. X Money is testing whether a social platform can claim a place in that...

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