Apple
Apple’s AI Headaches Could Lead to Lukewarm Revenue Growth
January 29, 2025

Apple is reportedly expected to report muted revenue growth this week amid AI hiccups and competition in China. 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...

artificial intelligence
Microsoft Investigates DeepSeek-Tied Group’s Access to OpenAI Data
January 29, 2025

Microsoft and OpenAI are reportedly investigating whether OpenAI’s data was improperly accessed by a group tied to DeepSeek. 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...

POS Innovation
Salesforce Wants to Jumpstart Retail Innovation With POS Built on GenAI
January 29, 2025

Retailers, particularly post-COVID, are operating in a world where the lines between physical and digital commerce have permanently blurred. Consumers no longer see channels; they see convenience.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Payments Innovation
Cross-Border Market Share Will Depend on Instant Decisions
January 29, 2025

Cross-border payments had, for decades, been done by wire — where it had taken days to settle an international fund flow. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Credit Unions
Behind the Report: A Sneak Peek Into the Future of Credit Unions
January 29, 2025

Tomorrow, PYMNTS Intelligence, in collaboration with Velera, will release a groundbreaking report, “Roadmap to 2030: The Seven Strategic Planks for Credit Unions To Capture Top of Mind.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

artificial intelligence
57% of Information Sector Firms Achieve High ROI From GenAI
January 29, 2025

You’ve heard of the digital divide. When it comes to generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), there’s also an ROI divide. A recent PYMNTS report, “Generative AI’s ROI Divide: How Leading Industries Are Innovating While Others Lag,” provides a compelling look at the current landscape of GenAI...

Real-Time Payments
Small Banks Report Business Model Uncertainty as Barrier to Real-Time Payments Adoption
January 29, 2025

Instant payments have the potential to transform financial transactions, but gaps remain in adoption across financial institutions (FIs). Nearly all large FIs are connected to these instant rails, such as the RTP® network and FedNow®. Smaller FIs, meanwhile, struggle to keep pace. This gap could...

Personnel
Ignition Names Greg Strickland as CEO, Amy Foo as CFO
January 28, 2025

Revenue operations platform Ignition has announced appointments to its leadership team, naming former Culture Amp Vice President of revenue operations Amy Foo CFO and Greg Strickland, CEO. Strickland was formerly Ignition’s company president. He takes over from Guy Pearson, one of Ignition’s co-founders, who will...

Earnings
Starbucks CEO Focuses on Brand; Cites ‘Near-Term’ Challenges
January 28, 2025

Amid a challenging quarter marked by declining sales and reduced customer traffic, Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol remains confident about the company’s strategic direction. Since assuming leadership four months ago, Niccol has emphasized enhancing customer experiences, operational improvements, and strategic investments as key components of Starbucks’...