SMBs
Sales Prospects Brighten as Small Businesses Find Life in Loyalty Programs
February 12, 2025

Thus far into 2025, the year has been an eventful one — to say the least. 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...

artificial intelligence
AI Summit: EU, France to Invest $320 Billion in AI to Rival US, China
February 11, 2025

This week’s AI Action Summit in Paris — the artificial intelligence (AI) community’s equivalent of Davos — saw the Europeans act decidedly un-European. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Ridesharing
Lyft’s 2024 Success Driven by Customer Focus, Price Lock Service
February 11, 2025

One of the key factors behind Lyft’s success in 2024 was its focus on enhancing driver satisfaction and improving service reliability. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Consumer Finance
Upstart Personal Loans Leap 89% Year Over Year
February 11, 2025

Upstart’s latest quarterly results showed double-digit gains in loan originations, powered by artificial intelligence (AI) and automation, where management also said that the credit quality of its lending portfolio was strong amid new capital commitments from its lending partners. Get the Full Story Complete the...

Delivery
DoorDash: ‘Great Digital Experiences’ Drive More Orders of Retail Goods
February 11, 2025

DoorDash is seeing a growing share of consumers order from not only its initial offering — restaurants — but also its new verticals that include a growing variety of retailers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Blockchain
Witnesses Fault ‘Regulation by Enforcement’ of Digital Assets at Congressional Hearing
February 11, 2025

At a subcommittee hearing on the current state and future potential of digital assets, lawmakers and witnesses from the crypto and payments spheres — including PayPal — cautioned against a policy of what was repeatedly referred to as regulation by enforcement. Get the Full Story...

Partnerships
Confluent Forms AI-Focused Partnerships With Databricks and Jio Platforms
February 11, 2025

Data streaming platform Confluent announced new partnerships with Databricks and Jio Platforms Ltd. 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...

IPO
Report: Crypto Custodian Services Provider BitGo Considers IPO
February 11, 2025

Cryptocurrency custodian services provider BitGo is reportedly considering an initial public offering (IPO) as soon as the second half of the year. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Healthcare
Healthcare Delivery Models Have Changed, Why Haven’t Payment Processes?
February 11, 2025

Change happens slowly at first, and then all at once. Just look at the healthcare system of today, versus that of, say, 2009. There’s been a sea of change. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...