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Propel Finance Raises $2 Billion to Fund UK Small Businesses
July 08, 2025

British FinTech Propel Finance has raised $2 billion in a new funding round. 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....

Artificial Intelligence
PayJunction and Twilio Team to Combat Manual Payment Slowdowns
July 08, 2025

Payments company PayJunction has launched an integration with customer engagement platform Twilio. 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 this form,...

SPAC
Crypto-Asset Management Firm ReserveOne to Go Public in $1 Billion Deal
July 08, 2025

Digital asset management firm ReserveOne is going public in a $1 billion deal. 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....

Payment Methods
Venmo Debuts College-Themed Debit Card Fleet
July 08, 2025

Venmo has introduced a line of college-branded card designs for its debit Mastercard. 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...

Artificial Intelligence
AI Startups: Aether Taps AI to Spot Market Sentiment Shifts in Real Time
July 08, 2025

Aether Holdings, a New York-based FinTech firm that went public in April, has built an AI-powered investment platform that spots shifts in market sentiment in real time to help investors make better decisions. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Retail
Amazon, Walmart Summer Sales Become Stress Test for Consumer Spending
July 08, 2025

For the world’s biggest retailers, summer means two things: sales events, and more sales events. 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,...

B2B Payments
Worldpay Expands Platforms Offering to Meet Embedded Finance Demand
July 08, 2025

Worldpay is expanding its Worldpay for Platforms offering to meet rising embedded finance demand. 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...

Artificial Intelligence
Meet the AI Agents Acing Compliance Tests and Correcting Government Data
July 08, 2025

Watch more: Castellum’s AI Agent Scores Compliance Win Regulators Can’t Ignore 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...

Artificial Intelligence
Apple AI Model Head Reportedly Leaving For Meta
July 08, 2025

Apple’s manager for artificial intelligence (AI) models is reportedly leaving for Meta.  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...