Economy
Will December’s Job Bounce Get Consumers to Keep Spending?
January 10, 2025

For the jobs market, this is the way the year ends — not with a whimper but a bang. 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...

Blockchain
Preparing for a Quantum and Crypto-Ready Financial Landscape
January 10, 2025

As blockchain technology matures and quantum computing pokes its head around the corner, observers believe the intersection of these two forces could hold the potential to redefine not only payment capabilities but also how corporate treasuries manage risk, model finances, forecast liquidity and guard against...

Startups
Private Capital Gives Largest US Startups Flexibility to Delay IPOs
January 10, 2025

The largest startups in the United States are reportedly raising so much capital in private markets that they can delay launching initial public offerings (IPOs). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Earnings
Walgreens CEO: ‘Turnaround Will Take Time’
January 10, 2025

For Walgreens Boots Alliance CEO Tim Wentworth, the company’s turnaround process is not a sprint but a marathon. 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...

CFPB
CFPB Seeks Public Comment on Consumer Protections Regarding Emerging Payments
January 10, 2025

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is seeking public comment on how existing laws apply to emerging consumer payment mechanisms offered through tech companies and video gaming platforms as well as to stablecoins and other digital currencies. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

artificial intelligence
Move Over, Chatbots: Agentic AI Is Here to Run Retail
January 10, 2025

Tech companies are rolling out artificial intelligence (AI)-powered retail solutions that mark a shift from the generative AI boom of recent years to the agentic AI era — where AI systems don’t just generate responses but actively perform complex tasks with minimal human intervention. Get...

SMBs
Supreme Court Considers Staying Injunction on Corporate Transparency Act
January 10, 2025

The legal battle over the implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act and its beneficial ownership reporting requirements is now taking place in the Supreme Court. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Investments
Pipe17 Raises $15.5 Million to Scale AI-Powered Composable Order Operations Platform
January 10, 2025

Software company Pipe17 raised $15.5 million in a Series A funding round to support its efforts to build and scale its infrastructure for artificial intelligence-powered composable order operations. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Blockchain
5 Blockchain Projects the World’s Biggest Banks Are Behind
January 10, 2025

While the cryptocurrency market continues to oscillate between hype and real-world potential, many of the world’s biggest banks have for years been quietly cutting their teeth on the technology that underpins it: blockchain. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...