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2025 Turned Uncertainty From Surprise Into Strategy
Economy // December 24, 2025

By year-end, one conclusion from PYMNTS Intelligence’s The Certainty Project series is hard to miss: Uncertainty rarely arrives as a single shock. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Scammers Turn Christmas Into a Payments Stress Test
Fraud Attack // December 24, 2025

The holiday shopping period compresses weeks of spending into days, multiplies the number of online interactions, and makes consumers and companies vulnerable to fraudsters. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Aflac Says Cybersecurity Incident Involved Personal Information of 22.65 Million People
Cybersecurity // December 23, 2025

Insurance company Aflac said personal information associated with 22.65 million people was impacted by a cybersecurity incident within its U.S. business that the company reported in June. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Rental Scams Cost Consumers $65 Million Since 2020
Fraud Attack // December 23, 2025

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) says rental scams have cost consumers $65 million since 2020. 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 newsletter,...

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2025 Turned Uncertainty From Surprise Into Strategy

December 24, 2025
By year-end, one conclusion from PYMNTS Intelligence’s The Certainty Project series is hard to miss: Uncertainty rarely arrives as a single shock. 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 newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By […]

Scammers Turn Christmas Into a Payments Stress Test

December 24, 2025
The holiday shopping period compresses weeks of spending into days, multiplies the number of online interactions, and makes consumers and companies vulnerable to fraudsters. Get the Full Story Complete the...

Real-Time Payments Stress-Test Bank Infrastructure

December 23, 2025
Watch more: Need to Know: i2c’s Marjorie Tart Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Tariffs Expose Who Really Knows Their Suppliers

December 22, 2025
The year 2025 rewrote the realities of global trade in many ways. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Quick Reads
Goldman Sachs Says Third-Party Breach May Have Exposed Client Data

December 26, 2025
The data of some Goldman Sachs clients reportedly may have been exposed due to a cybersecurity incident at one of the bank’s law firms. 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 newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing […]

Aflac Says Cybersecurity Incident Involved Personal Information of 22.65 Million People

December 23, 2025
Insurance company Aflac said personal information associated with 22.65 million people was impacted by a cybersecurity incident within its U.S. business that the company reported in June. Get the Full...

Rental Scams Cost Consumers $65 Million Since 2020

December 23, 2025
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) says rental scams have cost consumers $65 million since 2020. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

ServiceNow to Acquire Armis to Create Cybersecurity Solution for AI Era

December 23, 2025
ServiceNow plans to acquire Armis for $7.75 billion in cash and create a unified, end-to-end security exposure and operations stack. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...