Retail Tech Startup Radar Secures $170 Million Funding Round

The company raised $170 million in Series B financing co-led by Gideon Strategic Partners and Nimble Partners, with participation from Align Ventures. Founded in 2013 by Spencer Hewett, a former Peter Thiel fellowship recipient, Radar...

Payments are essential, but they are not where the transaction is won

The ‘commoditization’ of PSPs There is a persistent narrative in the market that payment optimization can significantly increase conversion. In reality, the impact is often modest, and many PSPs give you exactly the same thing. Improvements...

AI Shopping Agents Put New Pressure on Payments Companies

Delegation is the name of the game for the next phase of digital commerce. New PYMNTS Intelligence research in the April 2026 Payments Innovation Tracker® Series, a collaboration with Paymentology, finds 48% of consumers are at least...

AI Shopping Makes Context the New Payments Currency

Payments are no longer defined by moving money alone. They are defined by the quality, speed and intelligence of the data surrounding each transaction. A new report from PYMNTS Intelligence and FIS finds issuer processing is evolving from...

Declining fraud rates don’t mean declining fraud risk

When fraud attack rates fall, the instinct is to celebrate. One might think fewer attacks means better defenses and better outcomes. But a close look at recent fraud trend data tells a more complicated story, and fraud teams that read the...
The abandonment epidemic is real

The abandonment epidemic is real

The Abandonment Epidemic: 81% of Shoppers Turn Their Backs on Brands The symptoms are unmistakable: plummeting retention rates, spiking customer churn, and brand loyalty flatlining across the US. The recent survey What’s Killing Conversions for Enterprise...

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