A Waymo ride and a public transit fare are separate transactions. A new rewards program shows what can happen when the payment credential connects them. Waymo launched a transit rewards program Sept. 22 that lets San Francisco Bay Area riders link a Visa card to...
The Internal Revenue Service has released a new IRS app, saying in a Friday (Sept. 25) press release that the app gives taxpayers more ways to securely access IRS tools and account services from their mobile devices. The new IRS app replaces IRS2Go, the agency’s...
Watch more: Need to Know With Visa’s Sara Craven Small merchants are preparing for a customer who may find them through artificial intelligence before ever visiting their website, app or store. They aren’t particularly ready. Just 11% of small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) qualify as...
Costco and Uber Technologies expanded their partnership to offer Costco delivery through Uber Eats in 47 states in the United States, up from the previous 17, Uber said in a Wednesday (Sept. 16) press release. The expansion enables Costco members in 47 states to order...
September 14, 2026
A credit card can go from first choice to forgotten backup faster than an issuer can say “statement credit.” Once the wallet changes order, the next purchase often follows the new leader. “The Switching Trigger: How Issuers Can Stop Their Credit Cards From Losing Top-of-Wallet Status” was produced by PYMNTS Intelligence in collaboration with Elan […]
August 10, 2026
Merchant-owned apps are becoming more important to retail growth at precisely the moment when the traditional customer journey is beginning to break apart. The PYMNTS Intelligence report “Global Digital Shopping...
July 30, 2026
Most consumer apps run on the same logic. An algorithm scans what already exists and serves the user the closest match. Kaon AI CEO and Co-Founder Jay Dang said the...
June 15, 2026
Small business owners have a message for the companies that issue business credit cards. They want digital tools, but keep a human nearby. The PYMNTS Intelligence report “Ready for Change:...
October 01, 2026
Walmart is using flashing lights on its digital shelf labels to help customers and associates find the product they’re looking for, the company said in a Thursday (Oct. 1) press release. With a feature dubbed “Shop to Light,” in-store shoppers can ask the Walmart app for help finding an item and then locate the item […]
September 28, 2026
The Internal Revenue Service has released a new IRS app, saying in a Friday (Sept. 25) press release that the app gives taxpayers more ways to securely access IRS tools...
September 16, 2026
Costco and Uber Technologies expanded their partnership to offer Costco delivery through Uber Eats in 47 states in the United States, up from the previous 17, Uber said in a...
September 08, 2026
Meta introduced a personal artificial intelligence agent called Muse that is “built for everyone,” the company said in a Tuesday (Sept. 8) blog post. Muse is designed to be simple...
