Amazon will soon begin rolling out a 15-minute delivery service for select goods in Brazil, saying the country is one of its top priorities, Reuters reported Tuesday (March 3). The service, Amazon Now, was launched in Sao Paulo on Tuesday, will expand to seven other Brazilian cities by Monday (March 9), and will later […]The post Amazon Deploys 15-Minute Delivery in Brazil Expansion appeared first on PYMNTS.com.

Google highlighted an agentic artificial intelligence feature that will soon be added to its Gemini app Tuesday (March 3) when outlining new features of its Pixel smartphones. In a Tuesday blog post announcing the latest features, Michal Levin, director, product management, wrote: “Let Gemini handle your busy work. From ordering groceries to booking a […]The post Gemini AI Will Soon Order Groceries and Book Rides appeared first on PYMNTS.com.

Gains in eCommerce, same-day delivery expansion and stepped-up artificial intelligence personalization framed Target’s fourth quarter as an inflection point, even as overall comparable sales remained negative. CEO Michael Fiddelke said in a Tuesday (March 3) earnings press release that the company seeks to deliver “an elevated and differentiated shopping experience, advancing our use of […]The post Target Looks to AI for Sales Momentum Through Personalization appeared first on PYMNTS.com.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued final rules Tuesday (March 3) rescinding its Fair Housing Home Loan Data System regulation and simplifying licensing requirements for corporate activities and transactions involving community banks. The agency announced these final rules in a Tuesday press release, saying it aims to reduce the regulatory […]The post OCC Scraps Redundant Loan Data Rules to Ease Bank Burdens appeared first on PYMNTS.com.

PayPal and transportation trade finance provider TCS Blockchain have launched a collaboration to enable carriers to use digital assets on blockchain rails to settle freight invoices. This solution will allow faster and cheaper settlement, the companies said in a Tuesday (March 3) press release. The solution will leverage TCS’s solutions and the PayPal USD […]The post PayPal and TCS Blockchain Modernize Logistics Payments appeared first on PYMNTS.com.

Apple has introduced faster-yet-costlier versions of its MacBook computers amid an ongoing memory chip drought. The tech giant on Tuesday (March 3) released updated versions of the MacBook Air featuring the M5 processor and MacBook Pro featuring M5 Pro and M5 Max chips, part of a wider series of product launches this week. The […]The post Apple Ups Price For Faster MacBooks Amid Chip Shortage appeared first on PYMNTS.com.

Retailers are facing a new and more sophisticated form of return fraud, one in which artificial intelligence is being used against them. Shoppers are submitting AI-generated images of damaged or incorrect products to claim refunds on merchandise they received in good condition, and the practice is spreading fast enough to prompt a wide response from […]The post AI-Generated Damage Claims Trigger Retail Crackdown on Return Fraud appeared first on PYMNTS.com.

Billtrust is turning to agentic artificial intelligence (AI) to help finance teams spot payment risks. The company, which makes B2B accounts receivable (AR) workflow and payment software, announced the launch of its Agentic Credit Lines product on Tuesday (March 3). The new offering, embedded into the company’s credit review workflow, “analyzes payment history, utilization […]The post Billtrust Debuts Agentic Credit to Catch Payment Risks appeared first on PYMNTS.com.

If it’s not one threat, then it’s another for 21st-century cybersecurity professionals. Just how increasingly intertwined today’s global threat landscape is becoming was underscored by a Monday (March 2) alert from the U.K.’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) warning businesses, particularly those “with a presence, or supply chains, in the Middle East,” that the […]The post Where Middle East Conflict Elevates Cyber Threats for Global Business appeared first on PYMNTS.com.

Pay later provider Affirm is expanding its partnership with payments company Stripe. The expanded collaboration is designed to support shared payment tokens (SPT), which allow AI agents to make purchases with a shopper’s permission and preferred payment method without exposing sensitive credentials, the companies announced Tuesday (March 3). Eventually, the partnership will bring Affirm’s […]The post Affirm and Stripe Team to Combine BNPL and Agentic AI appeared first on PYMNTS.com.