The share of venture capital (VC) investors who expect VC funding to rise over the next year has fallen by 20 percentage points over the last six months, according to PitchBook. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
When Alex Schlesinger, founder and CEO of insurance firm Active Mutual, faced the tough reality of training sales agents without the budgets or trainers big firms could afford, he turned to something unexpected: an AI chatbot. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
The first few trading days of the last month of the quarter marked a muted but positive start for the FinTech IPO Index, which tacked on 0.8% through the past five days. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
Retailers like Amazon and Walmart don’t just battle for consumer spend in brick-and-mortar or online. They battle everywhere, all the time. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...
Despite the widespread adoption of digital technologies, merchants are finding that cross-border payment complexities continue to pose hurdles to capturing international sales opportunities. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
Perplexity expects to keep growing at its current pace, with gains driven by its upcoming browser and consumers’ weariness with “legacy browsers” like Google’s Chrome, Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas said Thursday (June 5). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
A growing number of former OpenAI employees are reportedly launching startups of their own. 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....
Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB) has partnered with Visa to enhance cross-border business-to-business (B2B) payments through Visa B2B Connect. The platform supports direct, account-to-account international transfers and will allow QIB’s corporate clients to send payments to 120 countries. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
Business is evolving, and legacy processes can hamstring operations. But many forward-thinking firms are sitting attractively in the middle of a metamorphosis. Businesses, government agencies and FinTechs are pushing the boundaries of innovation, motivated by the dual imperatives of efficiency and resilience. Get the Full Story...