Apple
Apple’s Sept. 9 Event to Stress New iPhone Models Over AI
September 05, 2025

When Apple holds its product launch event on Tuesday (Sept. 9), most of the changes it unveils will reportedly involve hardware rather than software. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Blockchain
Zombie Blockchains Are Coming Back From the ‘Dead’ as Crypto Rebounds
September 05, 2025

In late 2022, the mood around the crypto industry was funereal. The scandalously criminal collapse of FTX and the implosion of associated hedge fund Alameda Research left deep scars across the digital asset world, turning once popular blockchains and their respective cryptocurrencies into “ghost” chains as...

Acquisitions
Fiserv Acquires CardFree to Add Order, Payment and Loyalty Solutions
September 05, 2025

Payments and FinTech company Fiserv has acquired CardFree and will integrate that company’s order, payment and loyalty solutions for enterprise merchants. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

artificial intelligence
OpenAI Chair’s Conversational AI Startup Raises $350 Million
September 05, 2025

Sierra, a conversational artificial intelligence startup founded by OpenAI Chair Bret Taylor and former Google executive Clay Bavor, has raised $350 million in new funding for a $10 billion valuation, the founders said Thursday (Sept. 4). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Payments Innovation
Payment Labs CEO on Fixing eSports Broken Payout System
September 05, 2025

Watch more: The Unsexy Payment Infrastructure Powering the Future of eSports, Creator Economies 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....

Loans
Half of Stable Mid-Market Firms Use Credit as Growth Capital
September 05, 2025

Middle-market companies are caught between tariffs, interest rates and jittery supply chains, and how they borrow money says as much about their outlook as their balance sheet. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Fintech Investments
Opendoor and Affirm Move FinTech IPO Higher
September 05, 2025

A trading week shortened by the Labor Day holiday brought slight gains to the FinTech IPO Index, which gained 0.5% overall. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

artificial intelligence
98% of Product Leaders See AI Reshaping Company Operations
September 05, 2025

For transformation to succeed, it needs to move beyond hype to hard numbers. 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....

Connected Economy
Dynamic Pricing Scores With FIFA World Cup Tickets
September 05, 2025

Dynamic pricing is having a dynamic week. On one hand, it has moved further into the mainstream, with FIFA confirming that tickets for the 2026 World Cup will fluctuate with demand. At the same time, California lawmakers killed two bills targeting algorithmic price-setting and narrowed...