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Personnel
Goldman Sachs Begins Layoffs as Part of Annual Review Process

Goldman Sachs reportedly plans to lay off between 3% and 4% of its workforce...

Business
Report: OpenAI Considers Making Corporate Structure More Attractive to Investors

OpenAI is reportedly considering changing its corporate structure to make that structure simpler and more...

Earnings
CEO: Peloton Struggles to Shift Consumer Perception Despite Rebranding

Despite Peloton’s rebranding effort launched in May 2023, executives acknowledged in the latest earnings...

Earnings
Gap’s Brand Turnaround in Motion as Lululemon Hits New Highs...

As the retail sector faces a complex mix of opportunities and challenges, Gap and...

Artificial Intelligence
Magic Raises $320 Million to Develop AI Coworker for Coding

Magic raised $320 million from a group of investors that includes former Google CEO...

Payment Methods
Wirex Launches Decentralized Payment Method

Wirex has launched its mainnet, making its decentralized payment method, Wirex Pay, live and ready...

artificial intelligence
Looking Ahead as California Signs Landmark AI Safety Bill

California’s newly passed artificial intelligence (AI) safety bill could dramatically alter the landscape of...

Investments
Bridge Raises $40 Million for Global Stablecoin-Based Payments Platform

Bridge reportedly raised $40 million to support its efforts to build a stablecoin-based payments...

Retail
Ulta Beauty Store Sales Hit by Increased Competition and Market...

Amid escalating competitive pressures, Ulta Beauty is facing a challenging retail environment that impacted...

artificial intelligence
Tech Firms Bet on Sustainable Data Centers to Cut AI...

As artificial intelligence (AI) reshapes industries, tech companies are racing to build greener data...

News
Making Sense of Cybersecurity Standards Like FedRAMP and ISO 27001

Contemporary businesses operate in an era marked by surging cyberthreats and data breaches. That’s...

Apple
Apple Investment in OpenAI Could Threaten Google Search’s Reach

Apple’s search deal with Google reportedly could be impacted by a potential Apple investment in OpenAI....

Security & Fraud
Singapore Considers Bill Allowing Police to Stop Transfers to Scammers

Singapore is considering a bill that would allow police to order banks to temporarily...

Alexa
Amazon Picks Anthropic to Power Alexa 2.0

Amazon is turning to Anthropic’s artificial intelligence (AI) model Claude to power the revamped...

Payment Methods
Instant Tip Payouts Give Restaurants Better Ways to Pay Workers...

Beyond the balance sheet, loyalty is the primary currency restaurant and hospitality operators survive...

Accounts Payable
Automating Accounts Payable for Cost Savings

Accounts payable (AP) departments are due for an upgrade. Burdened by cumbersome paper-based systems...

PYMNTS Data Lab
What Makes Zillennials Shop?

Zillennials — the younger millennial and older Generation Z consumers born between 1991 and...

Healthcare
25% of Small Healthcare Provider Payments Arrive Late, Data Shows

The healthcare sector, often burdened by slow and cumbersome payment processes, is undergoing a...

Opinion
Regulatory Change Tops List of Payments Unexpected Threats

The rise of technology requires a careful balance between innovation and risk management, i2c...

Fintech Investments
Affirm Leads Fintech IPO Index to 3.6% Gain for the...

It was a solid week for the Fintech IPO Index as Affirm, Bill.com and cloud-based...

Consumer Finance
Consumers Tap Credit for Summer Splurges

With summer travel and spending in full swing, consumer credit use is ticking upward....

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