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SAP Product Chief Says Data Foundations, Not Storefronts, Now Define Retail Success
January 12, 2026

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Agriculture Executives Move AI Into Farming’s Economic Core
January 11, 2026

At CES last week, executives from agriculture, genetics and crop-protection companies in a panel discussion described how artificial intelligence (AI) is moving upstream into the economic core of farming, reshaping decisions about what gets planted, where inputs are applied and how yields are maximized. Agriculture...

Retail
Inside the NFL’s Strategy to Monetize Every Second of Super Bowl Week
January 10, 2026

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Saks Global Weighs Competing Bankruptcy Financing Offers
January 09, 2026

Saks Global is reportedly weighing two competing offers of bankruptcy financing packages as it prepares to file for bankruptcy. 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...

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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...

Artificial Intelligence
AI May No Longer Require Big Data Centers to Scale
January 09, 2026

For the past several years, the AI boom has been inseparable from a race in cloud capacity. Training large models and running inference at scale drove unprecedented capital expenditures across hyperscalers, reinforcing the idea that bigger models required bigger data centers. A growing body of...

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Chinese AI Company MiniMax Sees Share Price Double on Day of IPO
January 09, 2026

Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) company MiniMax reportedly raised $619 million in its Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO) on Friday (Jan. 9). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

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Allianz Taps Anthropic to Help Deploy AI Throughout Its Insurance Business
January 09, 2026

Allianz plans to deploy artificial intelligence (AI) throughout its insurance business around the world with the help of Anthropic. 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...

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...