Apple
Apple’s JPMorgan Deal Will Expand Its Financial Services Ecosystem
January 08, 2026

Apple’s services strategy is anchored in hardware, turning devices into gateways for recurring engagement across payments, commerce and content. 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...

Artificial Intelligence
AI Arms Race Pits Insurers Against Fraudsters
January 08, 2026

Insurance fraud has always been a cost of doing business. What has changed is the speed, scale and sophistication with which it can now be committed. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Wearables
XReal Raises $100 Million and Unveils Latest Smart Glasses
January 08, 2026

Smart glasses maker XReal reportedly raised $100 million and is now valued at over $1 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...

Google
Google Claims Apple’s Spot on Most-Valuable-Companies List
January 08, 2026

Google has supplanted Apple as the second-most valuable company by market capitalization. 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...

Retail
Walmart’s Retail Media Scores Wins While Amazon’s AI Goes Ambient
January 08, 2026

The holiday shopping spree has come to a close. And while returns are no doubt occupying a fair amount of time at the world’s two biggest retailers, a relatively quiet (but consumer retail-focused) week at Amazon stood in contrast to some interesting developments around AI...

Technology
Senate Bill Would Extend National Quantum Initiative and Expand Its Activities
January 08, 2026

A bipartisan group of United States senators introduced a bill Thursday (Jan. 8) that would extend the National Quantum Initiative (NQI) by five years and expand its activities. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Artificial Intelligence
Cyera Raises $400 Million for AI Data Security Platform
January 08, 2026

AI/data security provider Cyera is a $9 billion business following a new 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...

Partnerships
Bilt and Verifone Team to Combine Loyalty and Identity
January 08, 2026

Rent-based rewards program Bilt launched a partnership with payments technology provider Verifone. 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...

Artificial Intelligence
Neurosymbolic AI Aims to Make AI Safe for the C-Suite
January 08, 2026

Limitations of large language models have become harder to ignore as their adoption spreads into regulated and safety-critical environments. Hallucinations, weak causal reasoning and opaque decision paths have made many enterprises cautious about deploying generative artificial intelligence (AI) in areas such as healthcare, finance and...