February 14, 2024
Roblox Expands Digital Gift Card Offerings With Blackhawk Network
Branded payments provider Blackhawk Network is expanding its digital gift card offerings via partnership with Roblox. The partnership will offer digital gift cards on digital gaming platform Roblox’s gift card site in the local currencies...
February 14, 2024
Sony Plans Financial Services IPO as PS5 Sales Cool
Electronics/entertainment giant Sony plans to take its financial services unit public next fall. The company announced the partial spin-off of Sony Financial Group (SFGI), a business that includes banking and payment services, as it...
February 13, 2024
IRS Sues FDIC Over SVB Taxes
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is suing the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) over a tax debt owed by the failed Silicon Valley Bank. The FDIC seized the bank and its assets in March...
February 13, 2024
Airbnb Sees 55% of Gross Nights Booked Through Its App
The great travel snapback continues, through digital channels, matching supply and demand for places to stay when getting away from it all. Airbnb noted in its results that the fourth...
February 12, 2024
Domino’s Trails Papa John’s in Provider Ranking of Mobile Order-Ahead...
Valentine’s Day is coming up, and if the way to your loved one’s heart is through their stomach, PYMNTS is here to help. Each month, the Provider Ranking of Mobile...
February 11, 2024
Goldman Sachs: IPO Market Could Surpass 2022-2023 Levels
This year could mark a recovery for the initial public offering (IPO) market. That’s according to a report by Goldman Sachs, cited Sunday (Feb. 11) by Seeking Alpha. “We expect...
February 09, 2024
FinTech IPO Index Ekes Out 0.6% Gain Led by Katapult...
The FinTech IPO Index gains 0.6%, with only a bit of earnings in the mix — and with a spate of partnership announcements dominating the headlines. Katapult Leads the Way...
February 08, 2024
Plaid Names Cloudflare Vet Jen Taylor as Its First President
Plaid has named its first president, the latest hire on the FinTech’s road to going public. Jen Taylor is joining the company after seven years as chief product officer at Cloudflare, Plaid CEO Zach Perret wrote in...
February 07, 2024
Taco Bell Sees Record Digital Sales as Parent Yum Brands...
Taco Bell parent Yum Brands is continuing its investment in digital technology. During a quarterly earnings call Wednesday (Feb. 7), CEO David Gibbs noted that digital sales were up 22%,...