Partnerships
Modulr Teams With FIS to Boost Real-Time Payments in US
January 07, 2026

Payment technology firm Modulr is launching in the United States in partnership with FIS. 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...

Artificial Intelligence
Edge AI Is Gaining on the Cloud
January 07, 2026

The announcements at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas this week showed artificial intelligence inference beginning to move off centralized cloud infrastructure and onto devices themselves, a shift that could change how AI is deployed, priced and scaled. Get the Full Story Complete...

Acquisitions
Fireblocks Pays $130 Million for Crypto Accounting Platform TRES Finance
January 07, 2026

Blockchain infrastructure company Fireblocks has acquired TRES Finance, a crypto accounting and financial reporting platform. 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,...

Investments
Payhawk’s Valuation Could Soar to $2 Billion With New Funding
January 07, 2026

Payhawk is reportedly seeking new funding that could double its valuation to roughly $2 billion. 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,...

Consumer Insights
Dow Jones Consumer Platforms to Feature Polymarket’s Prediction Market Data
January 07, 2026

Polymarket’s real-time prediction market data will soon be featured in The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, MarketWatch, Investor’s Business Daily and other Dow Jones consumer platforms. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Digital Payments
Ant International Revenue Jumps 25% as Digital Wallet Thrives
January 07, 2026

Investors in Ant reportedly want the Chinese FinTech giant to take its international arm public. 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,...

Biometrics
Clover Adds Face and Palm Payments With Wink Partnership
January 07, 2026

Fiserv-owned commerce solution Clover has launched a partnership with biometric identity/payments platform Wink. 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....

Artificial Intelligence
Albertsons Says AI Shopping Assistant Increased Customers’ Basket Size by 10%
January 07, 2026

Albertsons Companies is seeing early results of its deeper integration of data and artificial intelligence, and the firm expects these resources to serve as the core of its transformation efforts, executives said Wednesday (Jan. 7) during an earnings call. Get the Full Story Complete the...

Technology
Samsung Warns of Widespread Chip Shortages
January 07, 2026

Samsung is warning that a chip shortage could drive up prices in the electronics sector. 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,...