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From Payroll to Pay Now: How Real-Time Earnings Are Rewriting Work
November 06, 2025

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Investments
Cybersecurity Firm Armis Raises $435 Million in Pre-IPO Funding Round
November 05, 2025

Cybersecurity firm Armis raised $435 million in a pre-initial public offering funding round that valued the company at $6.1 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....

Investments
Billd Raises $7.3 Million for Capital Solutions for Subcontractors
November 05, 2025

Billd raised $7.3 million in strategic funding to accelerate the addition of more capital solutions to its financial solutions for commercial subcontractors. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Artificial Intelligence
Meta Investors ‘Losing Patience’ With AI Spending
November 05, 2025

Meta’s artificial intelligence spending is giving investors unwelcome flashbacks to 2022, Bloomberg reported Wednesday (Nov. 5). 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...

Loyalty & Rewards
United Airlines Integrates Lyft Into Loyalty Program
November 05, 2025

United Airlines has integrated Lyft into its loyalty program, and the companies have begun rolling out new ways for travelers to earn and use their rewards. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Artificial Intelligence
The Labor Economy Becomes the Innovation Economy
November 05, 2025

My hometown of Baltimore was the first city to install gas street lights in 1816 in an effort to curb crime. More cities quickly followed suit.  By the turn of the century, every evening at dusk, lamplighters walked the streets with their ladders and torches,...

eCommerce
Shopify President: Agentic AI Drives 11x Spike in Orders
November 04, 2025

Shopify put agentic artificial intelligence (AI) and the Prompt Economy™ at the center of its strategy on its Nov. 4 earnings call, arguing that it will reshape how consumers shop, and is already having an impact. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
Tripadvisor to Merge 2 Businesses as Activist Investors Urge Sale
November 04, 2025

The Tripadvisor Group reportedly plans to merge two of its three businesses, Tripadvisor and Viator, amid activist investors’ pressure to consider selling either the entire company or its other division, TheFork. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Artificial Intelligence
Social Media Overhaul Platforms to Separate AI Content
November 04, 2025

Generative artificial intelligence content now accounts for 57% of all online material, a shift that is forcing social media platforms to restructure their systems to handle the growing influence of generative AI. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...