Economy
Consumer Spending Boosts US Economic Growth as Confidence Dips
December 23, 2025

Two new sets of data show consumers are spending strongly but not feeling confident. 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
ServiceNow to Acquire Armis to Create Cybersecurity Solution for AI Era
December 23, 2025

ServiceNow plans to acquire Armis for $7.75 billion in cash and create a unified, end-to-end security exposure and operations stack. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Retail
Holiday Shoppers Increase Their Use of Cross-Channel Shopping and AI Tools
December 23, 2025

American consumers spent more this holiday season while using cross-channel shopping and artificial intelligence (AI) tools for bargain hunting and convenience, according to separate analyses by Mastercard and Visa. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Working Capital
How Top-Performing Middle-Market CFOs Create Working Capital Efficiency
December 23, 2025

Working capital used to sit in the background of corporate strategy. 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...

Cryptocurrency
Crypto Investors Feel Little Optimism Amid 22% Bitcoin Decline
December 23, 2025

The total market capitalization for cryptocurrency has climbed above $3 trillion. 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...

Retail
Saks Considers Chapter 11 Bankruptcy as $100M Debt Payment Comes Due
December 23, 2025

Saks Global is considering bankruptcy while facing a $100 million-plus debt payment, Bloomberg reported Monday (Dec. 22). 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...

Karen Webster
2025: Karen Webster on the Year in Payments and the AI Economy
December 23, 2025

Open these pages as you would open a door to a room where the future is already arguing with the present. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Real-Time Payments
Real-Time Payments Stress-Test Bank Infrastructure
December 23, 2025

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Connected Economy
In 2025 Card Networks Reshaped Commerce While Banks Rewired Payments
December 23, 2025

If there was a single through line in PYMNTS’ 2025 conversations with the major card networks, banks and FinTechs, it was that “payments” is no longer treated as a discrete function. It is increasingly positioned as an always-on operating system for commerce—one where data, security...