Data & Research
Salesforce Disables Connections to Gainsight-Published Applications Amid Investigation of Data Breach
November 21, 2025

Salesforce told customers Friday (Nov. 21) that it detected unusual activity involving applications published by Gainsight and installed and managed directly by customers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Taxes
IRS Clarifies How to Claim ‘No Tax on Tips’ Deductions
November 21, 2025

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued guidance that it said clarifies how to claim deductions associated with the “No Tax on Tips” law. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Partnerships
After Cloudflare Outage, Palo Alto Networks Moves to Acquire Observability Platform for $3.35 Billion
November 21, 2025

On Tuesday (Nov. 18) morning, a configuration error at Cloudflare knocked major services offline, including ChatGPT, X and Spotify for several hours, the latest reminder of how vulnerable digital infrastructure has become as cloud systems grow more complex. One day later, Palo Alto Networks announced...

Bitcoin
House Bill Would Allow Bitcoin Payments for Federal Taxes
November 21, 2025

A bill introduced Thursday (Nov. 20) in the U.S. House would allow Americans to use Bitcoin to pay federal taxes and would direct those payments into the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

CFPB
Lawmakers Encourage CFPB to Protect Consumer Choice While Rewriting Rule 1033
November 21, 2025

The chairman and vice chairman of the House Financial Services Committee are encouraging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to protect consumer choice and financial data privacy as it writes new rules for open banking. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Economy
US Business Activity Boosted by End of Government Shutdown
November 21, 2025

Business activity in the United States increased for the second consecutive month and reached a four-month high in November, S&P Global said Friday (Nov. 21). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Partnerships
Coinbase Plans to Acquire Vector to Help Build ‘Everything Exchange’
November 21, 2025

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase plans to acquire onchain trading platform Vector. 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...

Google
Google Antigravity Marks Shift to Agentic Coding Platforms
November 21, 2025

Google places itself firmly in the agentic era with its Gemini 3 release and the debut of Antigravity. This new development environment enables artificial intelligence (AI) agents to perform entire coding tasks independently. The shift recasts coding platforms as operational hubs that run end-to-end workflows...

Cryptocurrency
This Week in Stablecoins: Building Trust Layers for a Trustless Technology
November 21, 2025

Rather than a full-blown revolution in money movement, the stablecoin story is increasingly coalescing into one of re-architecting payments and trust layers over a near-trustless base. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...