Legal
DOJ Reached Settlement With LivCor Over Alleged Anticompetitive Rents
December 24, 2025

The Justice Department has reached a proposed settlement with LivCor as part of the department’s drive to halt what it alleged is a scheme among landlords to collaborate on setting rents. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Economy
Jobless Claims Decline by 10,000 Amid ‘No Hire, No Fire’ Labor Market
December 24, 2025

There was a decline in initial claims for unemployment together with an increase in insured employment last week. 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...

Travel Payments
China UnionPay Launches Mobile App for Travelers
December 24, 2025

China UnionPay has launched a mobile app designed to provide one-stop digital services for foreign visitors to China. 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...

Acquisitions
Snowflake in Talks to Acquire Observe to Expand Range of AI Offerings
December 24, 2025

Snowflake is reportedly in talks to acquire Observe for about $1 billion to expand its range of artificial intelligence (AI) offerings. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Cryptocurrency
Crypto Acquisitions and IPOs Surged in 2025, Driven by Trump Administration Policies
December 24, 2025

The number and value of acquisitions and initial public offerings (IPOs) in the cryptocurrency sector surged in 2025, driven by the Trump administration’s favorable stance toward the industry. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Amazon
Amazon Tightens Platform Access as AI Shopping Agents Expand
December 24, 2025

Amazon is moving quickly to contain a new threat to its eCommerce dominance as AI-powered shopping bots begin to reshape how consumers discover and buy products online. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

artificial intelligence
Regulators Question How Big Tech Uses AI to Shape Markets
December 24, 2025

Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly embedding itself into the core decision-making systems of modern businesses, from pricing and marketing to supply chain management and customer targeting. As AI tools move from experimental add-ons to operational infrastructure, regulators on both sides of the Atlantic are focusing...

Economy
2025 Turned Uncertainty From Surprise Into Strategy
December 24, 2025

By year-end, one conclusion from PYMNTS Intelligence’s The Certainty Project series is hard to miss: Uncertainty rarely arrives as a single shock. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Payments Innovation
Payments Leaders Get Candid: The Boundaries That Defined 2025
December 24, 2025

If 2025 felt like the year the future stopped “arriving” and started showing up in production, you are not imagining it. In payments and commerce, the most important shifts rarely announce themselves with a single product launch. They surface in how executives describe their constraints,...