February 17, 2026
The Feds Are Coming for Prediction Markets 

Prediction markets had a breakout year in 2025. Platforms like Polymarket and Kalshi let everyday users bet on everything from election outcomes to Super Bowl winners, and trading volume exploded to more...

February 17, 2026
AI Pushes SaaS Toward Usage-Based Pricing

For roughly 20 years, enterprise software companies have optimized around seats. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

February 17, 2026
New York Fed Weighs In on Who Should Create Money

Human civilization and the concept of money have historically been intertwined. And, as the financial landscape is faced with the question of stablecoins and tokenized deposits, a February 2026 Federal...

February 17, 2026
Fiserv Catches Eye of Activist Investor Jana Partners

Activist investor Jana Partners has reportedly purchased a stake in payments company Fiserv. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

February 17, 2026
Mastercard Launches Cybersecurity Deal With Cloudflare

Mastercard has formed a cybersecurity partnership with connectivity cloud company Cloudflare. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

February 17, 2026
Velera’s Chuck Fagan: ‘Speed to Member Impact’ Is the Only...

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February 17, 2026
Why Voice Is the New Middleware of Commerce

Voice technology has spent a decade as a high-tech novelty, a hands-free way to set timers or check the weather that consistently hit a ceiling at the point of transaction....

February 16, 2026
Fraudulent AI Assistants Target User Information

Google’s Chrome web store is reportedly being plagued by a wave of malicious browser extensions. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

February 16, 2026
Chainalysis Says Crypto Flows to Human Trafficking Groups Jumped 85%...

Last year saw an explosion in cryptocurrency-related crime, though not all losses were financial. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...