Acquisitions
Cisco Eyes $2 Billion Purchase of Cybersecurity Firm Axonius
January 04, 2026

Cisco is reportedly in advanced talks to acquire Israeli cybersecurity firm Axonius for $2 billion. 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,...

Social Commerce
Twitter and Pinterest Vets Pitch New Social App Tangle
January 04, 2026

Has social media been the source of a “terrible devastation” upon society? 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...

eCommerce
Chinese eCommerce Sellers Say New Tax ‘Will Kill Us’
January 04, 2026

China’s government is reportedly seeing increased tax revenue from online vendors. 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...

The Weekender
Drones, Diamonds and the Ultra-Extravagant Impulse Buy
January 03, 2026

Somewhere between the last peppermint latte and the first “dry January” seltzer, the consumer psyche performs an elegant pivot: from recovering to romancing. Valentine’s Day is the annual reminder that love may be priceless, but the surrounding ecosystem is extremely price-discoverable, highly shoppable and increasingly optimized for impulse...

Consumer Finance
Proactive Technology Helps Extended Households Turn Strain Into Stability
January 02, 2026

Extended households have become a defining feature of U.S. consumer finance, even as they remain underrepresented in traditional financial models. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

B2B Payments
B2B Logistics Resets for 2026 as Old Pricing Models Break Down
January 02, 2026

A New Year brings new beginnings. For the B2B freight and logistics landscape, those new beginnings have been simmering in the background ever since President Donald Trump’s trade tariffs, in combination with other macro factors, worked to upend the old assumptions underpinning much of the...

artificial intelligence
Fiserv Integrates Mastercard Agent Pay Into Merchant Platform
January 02, 2026

Fiserv and Mastercard expanded their partnership to support agentic commerce, as payments companies move to establish how artificial intelligence systems can securely initiate and complete transactions on behalf of consumers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Legal
Disney to Pay $10 Million to Settle Alleged Violations of Children’s Privacy Laws
January 02, 2026

A federal court has approved a settlement in which Disney will pay $10 million in civil penalties to resolve allegations that it violated children’s privacy laws. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Real Estate
Commercial Real Estate Turns to AI to Automate the Back Office
January 02, 2026

Artificial intelligence (AI) is beginning to reshape commercial real estate—not through futuristic smart buildings, but by automating the manual back-office work that underpins valuations, underwriting, leasing and property operations. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...