Acquisitions
Looser Regs Boost Worldwide M&A Value 50% in 2025
December 26, 2025

The value of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) announced worldwide in 2025 was reportedly the highest since 2021 and the second highest in the more than 40 years of records kept by the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG). Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Supply Chain
CFOs Rewrote the Playbook on Supply Chain Risk in 2025
December 26, 2025

Supply chain volatility became structural this year. 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 this form, you agree...

artificial intelligence
Nvidia Acquires Tech and Talent From Inference Chip Maker Groq
December 26, 2025

An Nvidia spokesperson confirmed Friday (Dec. 26) that the company acquired talent and tech from Groq, a maker of custom-built inference chips. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

CFO
What 2025 Taught CFOs About Cash, Control and Resilience
December 26, 2025

The 2025 story of the office of the CFO was not one about finance becoming more powerful or automated, much less agentic. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Payments Innovation
Inside the Technology Shifts That Reshaped Payments and Risk in 2025
December 26, 2025

In 2025, payments, banking and commerce crossed a quiet but consequential threshold. Technologies that once promised efficiency or differentiation became nonnegotiable foundations, reshaping how money moves, how risk is managed and how trust is built at scale. Across dozens of Trackers published this year, a...

SMBs
Embedded Finance Becomes a Competitive Equalizer for Small Business
December 26, 2025

Embedded finance made its mark as a capability advantage for large retailers and digital-native platforms. By streamlining checkout, offering branded payment products and monetizing customer relationships, mid-market and enterprise retailers were able to scale their digital operations and drive a competitive moat. Get the Full...

Healthcare
Healthcare Costs Force One in Four Gen Z to Skip Care
December 26, 2025

For younger Americans, healthcare spending is becoming less about treating illness and more about managing financial risk at a stage of life when cash flow is thin and costs are unpredictable. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Connected Economy
Connected Tech Ownership Drives Changes in How Consumers Pay
December 26, 2025

Consumers are not racing to add more devices, but the way those devices shape how people pay is changing steadily and in ways that matter for the future of commerce. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Opinion
Walking in a Payments Wonderland
December 25, 2025

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