Walmart has begun rolling out a new option that offers Walmart+ members curbside pickup in as soon as one hour, the company said in a Wednesday (Oct. 7) press release. Walmart launched this Express Pickup option at 500 stores Wednesday and plans to expand it...
Watch more: The Agentic Experience With Mastercard’s Pablo Fourez Consumers won’t hand artificial intelligence agents unrestricted purchasing authority on day one, but repeated successful transactions could expand what they’re willing to delegate. It’s a topic that now dominates agentic AI discussions. The first time Mastercard...
New Cox Automotive projections show used car prices dipping more than previously expected. The forecast from the automotive industry data solutions company Wednesday (Oct. 7) comes as consumers continue to exhibit declining sentiment amid high interest rates and gas prices. Cox says it has lowered the year-end outlook for...
Embedded finance is delivering measurable benefits for retailers, but the way they judge whether it works reaches beyond the revenue line. The PYMNTS Intelligence report “Retailers Expand Embedded Finance to Unlock Control and Customization” found in November 2025 that just 11% of retailers gauged embedded...
October 08, 2026
Watch more: The Agentic Experience With Mastercard’s Pablo Fourez Consumers won’t hand artificial intelligence agents unrestricted purchasing authority on day one, but repeated successful transactions could expand what they’re willing to delegate. It’s a topic that now dominates agentic AI discussions. The first time Mastercard Chief Digital Officer Pablo Fourez lets an AI agent buy […]
October 07, 2026
Embedded finance is delivering measurable benefits for retailers, but the way they judge whether it works reaches beyond the revenue line. The PYMNTS Intelligence report “Retailers Expand Embedded Finance to...
October 06, 2026
AI may be ready to shop. Consumers are still deciding how much freedom they want to give it. “Holiday Retail’s AI Test Starts With Who Gets to Hit Buy” was produced...
October 05, 2026
Retail competition used to happen on shelves and screens. AI agents are moving it to data feeds and API endpoints. The retailer with the most machine-readable, real-time product data is...
October 08, 2026
Walmart has begun rolling out a new option that offers Walmart+ members curbside pickup in as soon as one hour, the company said in a Wednesday (Oct. 7) press release. Walmart launched this Express Pickup option at 500 stores Wednesday and plans to expand it across the United States before Thanksgiving, according to the release. […]
October 07, 2026
New Cox Automotive projections show used car prices dipping more than previously expected. The forecast from the automotive industry data solutions company Wednesday (Oct. 7) comes as consumers continue to exhibit declining sentiment amid...
October 05, 2026
Product discovery platform Constructor has introduced a new Stripe-integrated agentic commerce offering. Agentic Checkout, announced in a Monday (Oct. 5) news release, is designed to allow both human shoppers and artificial intelligence (AI) agents...
October 02, 2026
OpenAI added a virtual try-on feature to ChatGPT, the company said in a Thursday (Oct. 1) release note. “Virtually try on clothing and accessories: A ‘Try on’ button will appear...
