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B2B Payments
Boost CEO Sees ‘Second Opportunity’ for Digital Transformation in B2B
January 03, 2025

As 2024 gives way to 2025, the payment landscape is set to pivot from uncertainty to a focus on strategic sophistication. It’s a goal that informed a recent conversation between PYMNTS’ Karen Webster and Boost Payment Solutions founder and CEO Dean M. Leavitt during a...

Payments Innovation
Thredd’s McCarthy: Payments Execs Need to Take a Lesson From NASCAR
January 03, 2025

2025 is here, and the payments industry will navigate uncertainty across regulatory, geopolitical and economic fronts. 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...

Fintech Investments
2025 Debuts With a Platform Plunge as FinTech IPO Index Slides 3.6%
January 03, 2025

The last few trading days bridged two separate years for the FinTech IPO Index, as the last calendar page turned on 2024. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Retail
Retail’s Gen Z Playbook: Bridging the Digital Divide In-Store
January 03, 2025

While Amazon and Walmart take a breather and process a fresh influx of returns, we thought we’d take a look into the interplay between online and in-store retail, which has been getting a lot of attention these days. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Artificial Intelligence
Nvidia Earns 2024’s Biggest Gain in Market Cap Amid AI Boom
January 02, 2025

The artificial intelligence (AI) boom drove chipmaker Nvidia to become 2024’s biggest global gainer in terms of market capitalization and the world’s second-most valuable listed company. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Retail
Carvana Rejects Hindenburg Research Allegations of ‘Accounting Grift’
January 02, 2025

Hindenburg Research said Thursday (Jan. 2) that it has taken a short position in shares of online car dealer Carvana, alleging a “father-son accounting grift” at the firm. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

B2B Payments
This Week in B2B: A Year’s Worth of Payments Innovation
January 02, 2025

We are officially in the second half of the 21st century’s first 50 years. 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
Unit 42 Warns Developers of Technique That Bypasses LLM Guardrails
January 02, 2025

Unit 42, a cybersecurity-focused unit of Palo Alto Networks, has warned developers of text-generation large language models (LLMs) of a potential threat that could bypass guardrails designed to prevent LLMs from delivering harmful and malicious requests. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Investments
Infinant Raises $15 Million to Expand Cloud-Based Banking Platform
January 02, 2025

Infinant has raised $15 million in a Series A funding round to expand its cloud-based bank platform. 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...