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IPO
Agibank May Postpone US IPO After Brazil’s Social Security System Finds Irregularities
January 09, 2026

Brazilian FinTech Agibank reportedly may postpone a planned initial public offering (IPO) in the United States after Brazil’s social security system suspended one of the firm’s main businesses. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Regulation
Ripple Secures Electronic Money Institution License and Crypto Asset Registration in UK
January 09, 2026

Ripple received permissions that allow it to scale Ripple Payments, its cross-border payment solution that uses digital assets, in the United Kingdom. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Regulation
Senate Sets Dueling Markups for High-Stakes Crypto Market Regulation
January 09, 2026

This January is crunch time for the Senate on cryptocurrency market regulation efforts. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today....

Investments
Rain Raises $250 Million to Scale Platform for Launching Stablecoin Cards
January 09, 2026

Rain raised $250 million in a Series C funding round to scale its infrastructure for stablecoin payments and add new capabilities and products. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Security & Fraud
Shared Signals Are Helping Banks Stop Fraud Sooner
January 09, 2026

The goal for financial institutions isn’t to keep pace with the artificial intelligence-driven evolution of fraud. It’s to outpace it. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

B2B Payments
Embedded Finance Pays Off for 54% of US B2B Platforms
January 09, 2026

B2B platforms are discovering that embedded finance is becoming less a feature add-on and more a structural lever for how they grow revenue, deepen customer relationships and compete at scale. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Delivery
New York Demands Information From Instacart About Algorithmic Pricing Experiments
January 08, 2026

New York State Attorney General Letitia James said Thursday (Jan. 8) that she demanded information from Instacart about its use of algorithmic pricing and price-setting experiments and that she warned the company that it may be violating the state’s law. Get the Full Story Complete...

Wearables
XReal Raises $100 Million and Unveils Latest Smart Glasses
January 08, 2026

Smart glasses maker XReal reportedly raised $100 million and is now valued at over $1 billion. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily...

Retail
Walmart’s Retail Media Scores Wins While Amazon’s AI Goes Ambient
January 08, 2026

The holiday shopping spree has come to a close. And while returns are no doubt occupying a fair amount of time at the world’s two biggest retailers, a relatively quiet (but consumer retail-focused) week at Amazon stood in contrast to some interesting developments around AI...