Retail
PYMNTS’ Shopping Apps Ranking Reveals Best in Personalized Customer Experiences
January 31, 2025

Consumers are relying more on shopping apps for personalized shopping experiences. 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...

Legal
LinkedIn AI Training Data Lawsuit Dismissed 
January 31, 2025

A lawsuit accusing LinkedIn of using user messages to train AI models has been dismissed. 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,...

Acquisitions
Rent-A-Center Owner Targets Earned Wage Access With Brigit Acquisition
January 31, 2025

Upbound Group, owner of Rent-A-Center and Acima, has completed its purchase of Brigit. 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...

Consumer Insights
Concerts Still Strike Chord With Consumers Despite High Prices
January 31, 2025

This year’s concert season will feature several high-profile acts and increasingly high prices. 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....

Politics
Government Exit Packages and Defunding May Mute Financial Regulators
January 31, 2025

The shakeup on Capitol Hill — still ongoing, as the Trump administration settles in for its second round, as the new Congress has been seated — will extend to financial regulations. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Cryptocurrency
Kraken Revenue More Than Doubled During 2024 Crypto Boom
January 31, 2025

Last year’s cryptocurrency boom was very good news for the Kraken exchange. 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...

Cryptocurrency
Elon Musk’s Father Joins Ranks of Meme Coin Minters
January 31, 2025

Add Elon Musk’s father to the list of the world’s meme coin creators. 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
This Week in AI: DeepSeek Hits Chip Stocks, Meta Stays Pat on AI Spending, SoftBank...
January 31, 2025

DeepSeek was the talk of Silicon Valley and Wall Street this week after it singlehandedly wiped nearly $600 billion of market value from Nvidia. Its $5.6 million cost to train its foundation models with only about 2,000 of slower H800 Nvidia chips brought concerns of...

Loans
Banks See Lukewarm Lending in Spite of Wall Street Rally
January 31, 2025

Steady-to-declining interest rates. Inflation under 3%. A relaxed attitude to regulation in D.C. 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....