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Acquisitions
Report: Benefits Startup Level Shuts Down After Acquisition Falls Through

Level, a New York-based benefits startup founded in 2018, has shut...

2 hours ago
artificial intelligence
Nvidia Earns 2024’s Biggest Gain in Market Cap Amid AI...

The artificial intelligence (AI) boom drove chipmaker Nvidia to become 2024’s...

3 hours ago
Cryptocurrency
Frax Partners With Securitize on New Stablecoin

Decentralized stablecoin cryptocurrency protocol Frax Finance launched a stablecoin that it...

4 hours ago
Retail
Carvana Rejects Hindenburg Research Allegations of ‘Accounting Grift’

Hindenburg Research said Thursday (Jan. 2) that it has taken a...

4 hours ago
Bank Regulation
OCC Poised to Ramp Up Scrutiny on Larger Banks

Moving into the new year, headlines swirled around bank stress tests...

5 hours ago
CFPB
CFPB Aims to Stop Debt Collectors From Contacting Borrowers at...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is working to prevent unlawful...

5 hours ago
Biometrics
Global Live Events Industry Focuses on Biometrics in 2025

Biometrics are increasingly being adopted for use at sports and other...

6 hours ago
B2B Payments
This Week in B2B: A Year’s Worth of Payments Innovation

We are officially in the second half of the 21st century’s...

7 hours ago
artificial intelligence
Unit 42 Warns Developers of Technique That Bypasses LLM Guardrails

Unit 42, a cybersecurity-focused unit of Palo Alto Networks, has warned...

7 hours ago
Investments
Infinant Raises $15 Million to Expand Cloud-Based Banking Platform

Infinant has raised $15 million in a Series A funding round...

8 hours ago
Partnerships
FreightWise Teams With Estes to Offer Less-Than-Truckload Pricing

Transportation technology and services provider FreightWise launched a partnership with freight...

9 hours ago
Business
Checkout.com Parent Company Reduces Losses by Cutting Expenses

U.K.-based Checkout Ltd., the parent company of Checkout.com, reduced its loss from...

9 hours ago
B2B Payments
New Year, New Supply Chain: Procurement Innovations Shake Up Growth

As 2025 kicks off, B2B enterprises are looking internally for critical...

9 hours ago
Cryptocurrency
Tether’s Market Value Hits 2-Year Low Amid New MiCA Rules

Stablecoin leader Tether has seen its market value decline amid new European Union...

10 hours ago
Legal
Apple to Settle Siri Privacy Lawsuit for $95 Million

Apple reportedly agreed to pay $95 million to settle a privacy...

10 hours ago
Artificial Intelligence
SoundHound Launches AI Pact With EV-Maker Lucid

Voice AI company SoundHound launched a partnership with electric vehicle maker...

11 hours ago
BNPL
2025 is a Pivotal Year for BNPL as Providers, CFPB...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)’s continued push for regulation of...

11 hours ago
Partnerships
Cerence and Jaguar Land Rover Partner on AI-Powered in-Car Experience

Cerence and luxury automaker Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) partnered to develop...

12 hours ago
Acquisitions
Food Service Tech Firm PAR Acquires Delaget for $132 Million

Food service technology company PAR Technology acquired Delaget, a restaurant analytics...

12 hours ago
Delivery
Select Samsung Refrigerators to Enable Grocery Orders Through Instacart

Select Samsung refrigerators will use artificial intelligence to help consumers manage...

12 hours ago
Cryptocurrency
Stablecoin Sandwiches? Here’s What CFOs Need to Know About Crypto...

As cryptocurrency continues its march toward mainstream adoption, CFOs and treasurers...

12 hours ago
Cryptocurrency
KuCoin Debuts Crypto Payment Acceptance Tool for Merchants

KuCoin introduced a solution designed to bring cryptocurrency payments into the...

13 hours ago
Fraud Attack
AI Fuels Reported Rise in ‘Polished’ Phishing Scams

Phishing scams targeting corporate executives are reportedly increasing thanks to AI....

15 hours ago
Investments
VC Investors Shrink as Money Goes to Big Tech Startups

The number of active U.S. venture capital (VC) investors has reportedly fallen since...

15 hours ago
Real-Time Payments
Real-Time Payments Go Big: $10M Limits and Instant APIs Transform...

What if high-value payments could move as seamlessly as everyday purchases?...

20 hours ago
Consumer Payments
Year-End Data Shows Consumers Pick Credit Cards for Rewards, Debit...

Are you seeing the full picture of how consumers are choosing...

20 hours ago
Payments Innovation
US Bank Division Sees AI and APIs Meeting Customer Expectations

If trust between financial services firms, merchants and consumers is essential...

20 hours ago
Cybersecurity
55% of Companies Have Implemented AI-Powered Cybersecurity

The share of chief operating officers (COOs) who report that their...

20 hours ago
B2B Payments
FIS Sees CFOs Moving From ‘Hindsight to Foresight’

As the financial world approaches 2025, shifts in banking and payments...

20 hours ago
Payments Innovation
Trustly CPO: ‘Exciting Time’ For Pay by Bank and Open...

As payments continue to evolve, a trend to watch in 2025...

20 hours ago
Digital Payments
Digital Wallets Go Global, but Local Nuances Remain

One of the projects we were most proud of at PYMNTS...

2 days ago
Payments Innovation
Strategic Shifts and Key Takeaways: Financial Leaders Reflect on 2024

The year 2024 proved to be full of transformative shifts and...

2 days ago
BNPL
BNPL Makes Inroads With Luxury Brands as High Earners Pay...

The conventional wisdom may be that buy now, pay later (BNPL)...

2 days ago
artificial intelligence
Nvidia, Google and the Hardware Revolution Behind AI’s Rise in...

Silicon Valley’s artificial intelligence (AI) race transformed the tech industry in...

2 days ago
B2B Payments
82% of Mobility Sector Treasurers Believe They Can Boost Cash...

Companies in the mobility space could enjoy a range of benefits...

2 days ago
CFO
Real-Time Data, Real-Time Decisions: The CFO’s New Reality

In an increasingly unpredictable global economy, the roles of chief financial...

2 days ago
Mobile Payments
Tribe Money Pools Announces Mobile App for Group Payments

Financial platform Tribe Money Pools says it’s ready to introduce its mobile payments...

2 days ago
Technology
Will Robots Take on More Public-Facing Roles in 2025?

Will 2025 be the year of the public-facing workplace robot? It’s...

2 days ago