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Looser Regs Boost Worldwide M&A Value 50% in 2025

Looser Regs Boost Worldwide M&A Value 50% in 2025
Looser Regs Boost Worldwide M&A Value 50% in 2025
December 26, 2025  |  Acquisitions

The value of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) announced worldwide in 2025 was reportedly the highest since 2021 and the second highest in the more than...

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CFOs Rewrote the Playbook on Supply Chain Risk in 2025
CFOs Rewrote the Playbook on Supply Chain Risk in 2025
December 26, 2025  |  Supply Chain

Supply chain volatility became structural this year. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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Nvidia Acquires Tech and Talent From Inference Chip Maker Groq
Nvidia Acquires Tech and Talent From Inference Chip Maker Groq
December 26, 2025  |  artificial intelligence

An Nvidia spokesperson confirmed Friday (Dec. 26) that the company acquired talent and tech from Groq, a maker of custom-built inference chips. Get the Full...

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What 2025 Taught CFOs About Cash, Control and Resilience
What 2025 Taught CFOs About Cash, Control and Resilience
December 26, 2025  |  CFO

The 2025 story of the office of the CFO was not one about finance becoming more powerful or automated, much less agentic. Get the Full...

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Inside the Technology Shifts That Reshaped Payments and Risk in 2025
Inside the Technology Shifts That Reshaped Payments and Risk in 2025
December 26, 2025  |  Payments Innovation

In 2025, payments, banking and commerce crossed a quiet but consequential threshold. Technologies that once promised efficiency or differentiation became nonnegotiable foundations, reshaping how money...

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Embedded Finance Becomes a Competitive Equalizer for Small Business
Embedded Finance Becomes a Competitive Equalizer for Small Business
December 26, 2025  |  SMBs

Embedded finance made its mark as a capability advantage for large retailers and digital-native platforms. By streamlining checkout, offering branded payment products and monetizing customer...

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Healthcare Costs Force One in Four Gen Z to Skip Care
Healthcare Costs Force One in Four Gen Z to Skip Care
December 26, 2025  |  Healthcare

For younger Americans, healthcare spending is becoming less about treating illness and more about managing financial risk at a stage of life when cash flow...

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Connected Tech Ownership Drives Changes in How Consumers Pay
Connected Tech Ownership Drives Changes in How Consumers Pay
December 26, 2025  |  Connected Economy

Consumers are not racing to add more devices, but the way those devices shape how people pay is changing steadily and in ways that matter...

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Walking in a Payments Wonderland
Walking in a Payments Wonderland
December 25, 2025  |  Opinion

(2025) Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

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