Toast Cooks Up New AI Capabilities for Retailers
Hospitality platform Toast is introducing “retail specific” capabilities for its Toast IQ artificial intelligence (AI) assistant.
It’s part of a wider range of updates the company p...
Google’s $32 Billion Wiz Acquisition Faces EU Decision
A regulatory decision on Google’s largest ever acquisition could be weeks away.
European competition regulators will decide by Feb. 10 whether to allow the company’s $32 billion acquis...
Americans Say Job Prospects Are Worst in 12 Years
Americans are less confident about finding a job than they’ve been in the 12 years the Federal Reserve Bank of New York has been producing the Survey of Consumer Expectations.
Respondents...
PayPal Teams With Microsoft to Power Checkout in Copilot
PayPal is working with Microsoft to support the launch of the tech giant’s Copilot Checkout.
This service allows shoppers to browse and pay without needing to leave Copilot, the compan...
House Bill Aims to Support Community Banks by Tailoring Regulation
A bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday (Jan. 7) aims to support community banks by tailoring regulation to the size of the bank and making it easier to form new banks.
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Smart Agents Replace Super Apps
Smart Agents are emerging as AI-native, goal-driven interfaces that act on behalf of consumers across many merchants and...
Smart Accounts Payable Pays Suppliers Faster and Wins Leverage
When suppliers know payments will arrive on time and exceptions will be resolved swiftly, trust grows.
The reason? It’s because, historically, the accounts payable (AP) function for many ...
Higher Food Prices Erode Confidence Even for Six-Figure Earners
A growing share of Americans are losing confidence in their financial footing, as paycheck-to-paycheck stress becomes a defining feature of the economy rather than a temporary condition.
Th...
72% of B2B Buyers Favor Suppliers With Embedded Payment Options
The most telling signal in the latest PYMNTS Intelligence research is not how fast embedded finance is spreading, but how decisively companies are stepping away from building it themselves.
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