The artificial intelligence infrastructure boom helped construction equipment and engine manufacturer Caterpillar surpass $20 billion in sales and revenues in a single quarter for the first time in the company’s history. Caterpillar’s second-quarter sales and revenues increased 24% year over year and reached $20.5 billion,...
Companies are using artificial intelligence across more of their operations than ever while trusting it less to act on its own. The PYMNTS Intelligence report “Wholesale Writes the AI Playbook: How Goods Firms Are Scaling Intelligence Across the Enterprise” found that every wholesale firm, 90%...
Construction industry working capital management platform Earlytrade said it has raised $25 million in total funding. The company made this announcement Tuesday (June 9) following its Series A round, saying it was using its capital to expand in the U.S. and add agentic artificial intelligence...
Real-time payments are moving from a technical upgrade to altering how money is actually experienced, managed and valued across the economy. The expansion of real-time rails is beginning to alter expectations at the point where transactions matter most, as PYMNTS Intelligence and The Clearing House...
April 02, 2026
Real-time payments are moving from a technical upgrade to altering how money is actually experienced, managed and valued across the economy. The expansion of real-time rails is beginning to alter expectations at the point where transactions matter most, as PYMNTS Intelligence and The Clearing House found in joint research. The ability to move funds instantly […]
March 05, 2026
The construction industry builds skylines, bridges and critical infrastructure, yet its own critical financial infrastructure often runs on outdated payment practices. Findings in the February 2026 edition of the B2B...
February 17, 2026
The four horsemen of construction project delays typically appear as rain-soaked jobsites, supply shortages, labor gaps or permitting snags. However, the latest Money Mobility Tracker®, a PYMNTS Intelligence collaboration with...
September 10, 2024
Small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) often find themselves in a constant struggle to manage cash flow, focusing more on survival than growth. Many SMBs use outdated cash management practices, which...
August 04, 2026
The artificial intelligence infrastructure boom helped construction equipment and engine manufacturer Caterpillar surpass $20 billion in sales and revenues in a single quarter for the first time in the company’s history. Caterpillar’s second-quarter sales and revenues increased 24% year over year and reached $20.5 billion, according to a Tuesday (Aug. 4) earnings press release. The […]
June 09, 2026
Construction industry working capital management platform Earlytrade said it has raised $25 million in total funding. The company made this announcement Tuesday (June 9) following its Series A round, saying...
March 26, 2026
The Home Depot has made two more moves in its effort to add to the products and services it offers Pro customers. The home improvement retailer’s subsidiary SRS Distribution entered...
August 20, 2025
Lowe’s made an $8.8 billion bet on its professional contractor (Pro) business. That’s the amount the home improvement retailer is paying for Foundation Building Materials (FBM), according to a Wednesday...
