November 08, 2023
Airbnb Unveils Its Top 2 Million Favorite Homes

Airbnb says it wants to help travelers narrow down its more than 7 million listings. To that end, the company Wednesday (Nov. 8) unveiled “Guest Favorites,” a collection of the 2...

November 06, 2023
Meta Offers Holiday Bonus to Instagram Creators

Meta has introduced new tools to help creators on its platforms generate revenue. Among these offerings, announced Monday (Nov. 6) is a test of an invite-only holiday bonus for Instagram creators in the...

November 02, 2023
Block Wants to Win With AI, Merchant Verticals and Banking 

The return of Jack Dorsey to Square has been good news for its parent, Block. As PYMNTS reported, former Square CEO Alyssa Henry departed the company last month on Oct. 2, with Dorsey assuming her role....

November 01, 2023
Airbnb CEO Says Gen AI Can Turn App Into ‘Ultimate...

Airbnb announced its third-quarter earnings on Wednesday (Nov. 1), marking a profitable quarter driven by a record summer travel season and robust growth in both active listings and nights and experiences...

November 01, 2023
JCB and Stripe Expand Partnership to Europe, Singapore, Hong Kong

JCB International and Stripe have expanded their partnership to Europe, Singapore and Hong Kong. As part of this expansion, Stripe added JCB to its default payment scheme for merchants in the United Kingdom...

October 30, 2023
Broadcom & VMware Delay $69B Merger Pending China Approval

US chipmaker Broadcom and cloud software company VMware have announced a delay in the completion of their $69 billion merger, which was originally set to close on Monday. The reason...

October 30, 2023
EU Approves Hitachi Rail’s $1.7 Billion-Euro Acquisition of Thales’ Railway

The European Union (EU) announced on Monday that it has granted conditional approval for Hitachi Rail’s acquisition of France’s Thales’ railway signalling business, a deal worth 1.7 billion euros ($1.8...

October 30, 2023
Nayax to Acquire POS Software Form Retail Pro International

Nayax, a global commerce enablement payments and loyalty platform, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire retail point of sale (POS) software firm Retail Pro International. This acquisition will significantly...

October 29, 2023
Korean Air and Asiana Cargo Decision Could Impact EU’s Merger...

Korean Air Lines and Asiana Airlines are set to make a critical decision regarding the sale of Asiana’s cargo business during an upcoming board meeting on Monday. This decision could...