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Food and drug retailer Albertsons Cos. has become the first retailer to deploy Google Cloud’s new Conversational Commerce agent, an artificial intelligence (AI) shopping assistant.
Albertsons Cos. is leveraging this solution in an Ask AI tool that is accessible via the search bar in the apps of all its banner stores, including Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco, Shaw’s, Acme and Tom...
Treasury is quickly becoming the nerve center of finance with decisions that influence not just liquidity, but enterprise risk appetite, growth strategy, and digital transformation.
Behind this shift are the three foundational pillars of AI, cyber defense and payments optimization. The momentum behind each represents a profound reshaping of treasury’s responsibilities and capabilities...
Wells Fargo CEO Charlie Scharf said Wednesday (Sept. 10) that low-income consumers are “living on the edge.”
Speaking with CNBC’s Squawk Box, Scharf said the bank’s data shows that these consumers are spending the money they have and that their balances are below pre-pandemic levels.
In contrast, high-income consumers are thriving, per Wells Fargo data, and companies are in “really...
Amazon is reportedly developing augmented reality (AR) glasses for consumers and for delivery drivers.
The company aims to launch the consumer product late next year or early in 2027 and the delivery driver one as soon as the second quarter of 2026, The Information reported Wednesday (Sept. 10), citing unnamed sources.
Amazon did not immediately reply to PYMNTS’ request for comment....
Colorado has postponed implementation of its Artificial Intelligence Act (SB 24-205) to June 30, 2026, after Gov. Jared Polis signed an amendment (SB25B-004) on Aug. 28 following negotiations in a special legislative session.
The five-month extension gives lawmakers more time to consider changes during the 2026 regular session, though similar efforts since the law’s passage in May 2024...
Amazon Business Prime and CrowdStrike joined forces to promote better cybersecurity for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs).
Business Prime Essentials, Small, Medium and Enterprise members are eligible for CrowdStrike’s Falcon Go cybersecurity platform for free as part of their paid membership, according to a Wednesday (Sept. 10) press release.
A CrowdStrike survey found that 89%...
American Express and UPS are launching offers aimed at helping small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs).
“UPS and American Express have both been trusted for over a century. Bringing our expertise together creates a powerful ecosystem for small businesses,” UPS Chief Commercial and Strategy Officer Matt Guffey said in a Wednesday (Sept. 10) news release announcing the partnership.
“UPS...
Businesses that use the APS human capital management (HCM) platform can now offer their employees access to on-demand pay.
The capability comes from the new integration of DailyPay’s On-Demand Pay solution into the APS app, the companies said in a Wednesday (Sept. 10) press release.
The integration through DailyPay Built-In enables employers using the APS platform to add this financial...
Uber has launched a restaurant industry-focused partnership with embedded capital products FinTech Pipe.
This collaboration, announced Wednesday (Sept. 10), is designed to help restaurants access working capital in a time of increased pessimism in the hospitality sector.
According to a news release, the partnership lets eligible U.S. restaurants access Pipe Capital via the Uber Eats ...
The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority has proposed removing its regulatory contactless payment limits, saying fraud controls are now strong enough to allow banks and other payment service providers (PSPs) to set their own limits.
Currently, the FCA limits the value and number of contactless payments that can be made before a personal identification number (PIN) entry or...