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Float Financial Raises $49 Million to Expand Business Finance Platform
January 13, 2025

Float Financial has raised 70 million Canadian dollars (about $49 million) in a Series B funding round to expand its business finance platform for Canadian businesses. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Investments
PayByCar Seeks $10 Million to Expand Mobile Payment Services
January 13, 2025

Mobile payments company PayByCar aims to raise $10 million to expand its services. 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. By completing...

Biometrics
JPM to Offer Payment Terminals With Biometric Authentication
January 13, 2025

J.P. Morgan Payments has unveiled two new proprietary payment terminals that integrate in-store biometric authentication with payment capabilities. 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...

Artificial Intelligence
White House Announces New Rules for Export of AI Technology
January 13, 2025

The President Joe Biden administration announced a new rule that aims to make it easier to sell artificial intelligence systems and computing power to U.S. allies, while also keeping the technology out of the hands of countries of concern. Get the Full Story Complete the...

Banking
America’s 6 Biggest Banks to Report $31 Billion in Profits
January 13, 2025

America’s biggest banks apparently have Donald Trump to thank for a successful quarter. 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....

Banking
Citi Says Developer Portal Is Bank’s Innovation Accelerator
January 13, 2025

As platforms, corporates and financial institutions scale and bring personalized financial products and solutions to their end customers, application programming interfaces (APIs) are proving to be a critical lifeline. They connect third-party applications, data and developers to shorten the time to market for those innovations...

Social Commerce
TikTok Creators Plead With Fans to Follow Them to New Platforms
January 12, 2025

TikTok’s owner has one week to sell the platform or face a U.S. ban. 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...

IPO
Investment Bankers Banking on an IPO Turnaround in 2025
January 12, 2025

Investment bankers are reportedly preparing for a dealmaking uptick in equity capital markets this year. 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,...

Retail
Wayfair Deploys Google AI to Scale and Enrich Product Catalogs
January 12, 2025

Wayfair has reduced the time needed to curate product listings by 67%, saved hundreds of thousands of dollars and improved some conversion rates by 2% by deploying Google’s artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...