Travel Payments
CellPoint CEO: Travel Sector Has ‘Once in a Lifetime’ Chance for Payments Efficiency
February 20, 2025

The travel sector comeback has been underway since the end of the pandemic. 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....

Retail
Self-Serve Retail Rises on ‘Smart Commerce’ Technology
February 20, 2025

Self-serve commerce has come a long way since the concept was introduced almost 40 years ago by a company called CheckRobot. Developers back then were years away from being able to leverage the modern Internet and still decades away from artificial intelligence (AI), but the...

Authentication
Banks Step Up the Fight Against Stolen Credentials
February 20, 2025

Fraud against banks and their customers is on the rise, according to a February 2025 report from PYMNTS Intelligence and Arculus from CompoSecure, with 87% of institutions reporting increases in stolen or falsified credentials over the past year. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Loans
Visa Launches New Tool to Benchmark Middle-Market Working Capital Efficiency
February 20, 2025

For the past two years, PYMNTS Intelligence and Visa have explored the strategies and challenges facing Growth Corporates. These middle-market firms generate annual revenues between $50 million to $1 billion and can become tomorrow’s juggernauts. Central to two annual reports (the latest can be found...

Loans
Consumers on Credit Treadmill More Likely to Turn to Nontraditional Loans
February 20, 2025

Reward seekers, or consumers who pay their credit and store card balances in full every month, aim to maximize benefits from their credit usage, while credit treadmill consumers, who make the minimum payment or less on their credit and store cards each month, often depend...

Amazon
AWS to End Support for Collaboration Solution Amazon Chime
February 19, 2025

Amazon Web Services (AWS) told customers Wednesday (Feb. 19) that it will no longer accept new customers for its collaboration solution, Amazon Chime, and will stop supporting the service in a year. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

artificial intelligence
DeepSeek Considers Raising Outside Funding Amid Demand for AI Chatbot
February 19, 2025

Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) startup DeepSeek is reportedly considering raising outside funding for the first time, weeks after its AI chatbot app made headlines around the world. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Digital Payments
Chase to Restrict Use of Zelle for Purchases Through Social Media
February 19, 2025

Chase told customers that it will add some restrictions on their use of the peer-to-peer payment network Zelle with Chase beginning March 23. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Google
Google Removes Gemini From Google App for iOS Devices
February 19, 2025

Google removed its artificial intelligence (AI) assistant Gemini from the Google app for iOS devices, telling customers they can access the AI assistant by downloading the Gemini app from the App Store. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...