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Retail
Retailers Focus on Data and Payments as Shoppers Pull Back
February 10, 2026

The 21st century retail battle is no longer being waged primarily over assortment, price, or even brand equity. 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...

Banking
Bank Charters Are Reshaping Who Can Compete for Consumer Deposits
February 10, 2026

Bank charters represent the operating system (OS) for the U.S. financial sector. 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...

eCommerce
Mastercard and Bosta Target Egypt’s eCommerce Market With Logistics Incentives
February 10, 2026

Mastercard and eCommerce enabler Bosta are partnering to support small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in Egypt by introducing a dedicated discount program for Mastercard Business cardholders. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Investments
Bretton AI Secures $75 Million to Deploy AI Agents Against Financial Crime
February 10, 2026

Bretton AI rebranded from Greenlite AI and raised $75 million in a Series B funding round to expand the deployment of artificial intelligence across financial crime operations in regulated financial institutions. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Investments
Stripe Valuation Approaches $140 Billion
February 10, 2026

Is payments FinTech Stripe on its way to becoming a $140 billion company? 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....

IPO
Agibank Cuts IPO Price Following PicPay Plunge
February 10, 2026

Brazilian FinTech AGI, or Agibank, lowered the size and price range of its U.S. initial public offering (IPO). 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...

Payment Methods
Payments Orchestration Becomes a Profit Center
February 10, 2026

For many merchants, payments orchestration was long treated as a necessary but largely invisible layer designed to keep transactions moving. That framing no longer fits the reality of modern commerce. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Payments Innovation
Why Game-Day Revenue Doesn’t Mean Same-Day Cash
February 10, 2026

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Investments
Gather AI Raises $40 Million to Bolster Logistics Via Physical AI
February 09, 2026

Logistics company Gather AI has raised $40 million in new funding. 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...