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Cross-border Payments
OpenFX Raises $23 Million for Real-Time Cross-Border Payments Platform
May 22, 2025

OpenFX has emerged from stealth and announced that it raised $23 million in initial funding for its real-time cross-border payments platform and settlement network. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Banking
Fed, BIS See Smart Contracts Transforming Central Bank Liquidity Management
May 22, 2025

The digitization of money, and the movement to decentralized finance, begs the question: What happens to financial institutions, central banks and central banking policy? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

B2B Payments
Straight-Through or Shut Out: The Automation Reckoning Facing B2B Suppliers
May 22, 2025

Across the multitrillion-dollar global B2B market, the future of payments is arriving faster than many expected and putting pressure on suppliers to keep up. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Investments
Funding Round Boosts Fitness App Strava’s Valuation to $2.2 Billion
May 22, 2025

Fitness app Strava was reportedly valued at $2.2 billion in a recent 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...

Banking
Ant International Helps HSBC Hong Kong Offer Tokenized Deposits
May 22, 2025

Ant International has teamed with HSBC on the bank’s tokenized deposit service in Hong Kong. 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...

Loyalty & Rewards
Blaze Pizza Rides Loyalty Tech to Beat Economic Headwinds
May 22, 2025

Blaze Pizza is on a mission to redefine fast-casual dining, one custom-built pie at a time. 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...

Artificial Intelligence
54% of US Workers Wary of GenAI’s Impact on Jobs, Report Finds
May 22, 2025

Generative artificial intelligence presents a dual-edged sword for the American workforce, promising productivity gains while simultaneously sparking job displacement concerns. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Artificial Intelligence
Kayak Pivots From Search to AI-Driven Travel Assistant
May 22, 2025

Fundamental transformations often occur across the industries that are most receptive to them. 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....

Digital Banking
Santander’s US Digital Banking Platform Gains 100,000 Customers in 6 Months
May 21, 2025

Santander Bank N.A. said Wednesday (May 21) that its digital banking platform gained more than 100,000 customers in the U.S. during its first six months of operations in the country. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...