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Fintech Investments
Block Joins S&P 500 as Crypto’s Mainstreaming Marches On
July 20, 2025

Block, owner of Square and Cash App, is preparing to join the S&P 500. 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...

Social Commerce
Blackstone Backs Off From TikTok Ownership Plans
July 20, 2025

Private equity group Blackstone has withdrawn from plans to invest in TikTok US. 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....

B2B Payments
PhotonPay Adds Physical Mastercard Commercial Credit Card to Global Payment Solutions
July 18, 2025

PhotonPay has added a physical Mastercard Commercial Credit Card to its portfolio of global payment solutions. 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
This Week in AI: AI Startups Hit Fundraising Gold
July 18, 2025

Fortunes are being spent in artificial intelligence (AI), with Perplexity, Thinking Machines and Anthropic attracting billions from investors. Meanwhile, Google, Meta and Blackstone have pledged to spend billions building AI data centers. Here is this week’s top news. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Retail
Retailers Rely on Modern POS to Beat Uncertainty
July 18, 2025

Watch more: Unified Commerce Starts With the Modern POS 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,...

Fintech Investments
Opendoor Mania Leads FinTech IPO Index Up 2.5%
July 18, 2025

Is it a legit run? A passing fad? A meme stock? Opendoor Technologies roared back onto Wall Street’s radar and easily topped the positive movers on the Fintech IPO Index this week. Overall, the index was up 2.51% for the week and is outpacing June...

Faster Payments
Wyoming Tests Use of State-Issued Stablecoin for Contractor Payments
July 17, 2025

Wyoming reportedly tested its planned state-issued stablecoin, the Wyoming Stable Token (WYST), Thursday (July 17), seeing how it could be used for real-time payments to government contractors. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Banking
Bank of England Asks Lenders to Assess Dependence on US Dollar
July 17, 2025

The Bank of England reportedly asked some banks to assess their dependence on U.S. dollars and test whether they could handle a U.S. dollar shock. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Retail
Tapped-Out Consumers Shape Summer Retail’s Innovation Bets and Price Wars
July 17, 2025

The summer of 2025 is emerging as a crucible for global retailers. 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...