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Oura’s IPO Puts AI-Powered Healthcare on the Ticker
Healthcare // September 25, 2026

Oura is preparing to launch an initial public offering (IPO) on Nasdaq next week with a pitch that reaches past the smart ring it is known for. The company has spent the past year turning the sleep, heart rate, temperature and stress signals its rings...

Meta Faces Lawsuit Over Smart Glasses Facial Recognition
Wearables // September 14, 2026

Meta’s still-unreleased smart glasses are reportedly the subject of a class action lawsuit. A group of parents and their children in California and Illinois filed the proposed class action suit, which relates to Meta’s leaked “NameTag” feature, WIRED reported Monday (Sept. 14). According to the report, the suit...

Yuno Speeds Merchant Access to Revolut Payments
Partnerships // September 04, 2026

Merchants can now use one Yuno connection to add Revolut’s biometric one-click checkout, Revolut Pay, as well as Revolut’s acquiring and gateway services, Yuno said in a Thursday (Sept. 3) press release. The offering is enabled by a new partnership of Yuno and Revolut Business,...

87% of Merchants Say Checkout Still Falls Short
Consumer Insights // June 18, 2026

A collaboration between PYMNTS Intelligence and Visa Acceptance Solutions, the “2026 Global Digital Shopping Index: Merchant Edition” examines how merchants are adapting to a retail environment where shopping is spreading across apps, websites, physical stores and, increasingly, AI-powered agents. The report is based on a March 2026...

Interviews & Exclusives
Banks Rethink Identity Checks as AI Fakes Voices and Faces

September 30, 2026
The next generation of payment fraud doesn’t seem very suspicious. In fact, it already sounds like a familiar customer, types at a perfectly ordinary pace and navigates a banking application without triggering a single behavioral warning. Findings in the September 2026 edition of the Payments Innovation Tracker® Series, a PYMNTS Intelligence report done in collaboration with […]

Regula Warns Digital Identity Has a Human Problem

May 05, 2026
Identity and authentication in financial services are having a moment. The marketplace must move beyond the one moment where a human proves who they are, gains access and proceeds. “Every...

Insurance Faces a New Threat That Looks Like a Customer

March 18, 2026
Watch more: What’s Next in Payments With One Inc’s Kevin Ostrander The never-ending battle against payments fraud is entering a more complicated phase as artificial intelligence (AI) allows criminals to...

Nearly Half of Shoppers Used Mobile for Their Latest Retail Purchase

February 24, 2026
The smartphone is no longer just a shopping tool. It has become the storefront. That was the central takeaway from the “2025 Global Digital Shopping Index: The Rise of the...

Quick Reads
Meta Faces Lawsuit Over Smart Glasses Facial Recognition

September 14, 2026
Meta’s still-unreleased smart glasses are reportedly the subject of a class action lawsuit. A group of parents and their children in California and Illinois filed the proposed class action suit, which relates to Meta’s leaked “NameTag” feature, WIRED reported Monday (Sept. 14). According to the report, the suit alleges that Meta illegally used the plaintiffs’ Facebook and Instagram […]

Yuno Speeds Merchant Access to Revolut Payments

September 04, 2026
Merchants can now use one Yuno connection to add Revolut’s biometric one-click checkout, Revolut Pay, as well as Revolut’s acquiring and gateway services, Yuno said in a Thursday (Sept. 3)...

Oura Buys Gesture Startup Doublepoint to Expand Smart Ring Controls

March 05, 2026
Oura Health is acquiring Finland-based startup Doublepoint Technologies as the smart ring maker moves to add gesture and voice interactions to future versions of its wearable devices, Bloomberg News reported...

Sam Altman’s World ID Wins Major Brand Partners

February 26, 2026
Tools for Humanity, the iris-scanning company co-founded by Sam Altman, is partnering with well-known brands to promote its World ID, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday (Feb. 26). “I think...