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Worldwide M&A Value Leapt 50% in 2025, Driven by Looser US Regulations

December 26, 2025
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Payments Leaders Get Candid: The Boundaries That Defined 2025
Payments Innovation // December 24, 2025

If 2025 felt like the year the future stopped “arriving” and started showing up in production, you are not imagining it. In payments and commerce, the most important shifts rarely announce themselves with a single product launch. They surface in how executives describe their constraints,...

Crypto Loses the Hype but Wins the Banks
Cryptocurrency // December 24, 2025

For cryptocurrency markets, 2025 was a year that went full circle. 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...

Generative AI Forces Copyright and Antitrust to Collide
Artificial Intelligence // December 23, 2025

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Monzo Set to Expand to Ireland After Securing Full European Banking License
Digital Banking // December 22, 2025

Digital bank Monzo is set to expand to Ireland and other European markets after securing a full banking license from the European Central Bank and the Central Bank of Ireland. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Payments Leaders Get Candid: The Boundaries That Defined 2025

December 24, 2025
If 2025 felt like the year the future stopped “arriving” and started showing up in production, you are not imagining it. In payments and commerce, the most important shifts rarely announce themselves with a single product launch. They surface in how executives describe their constraints, their adversaries and their non-negotiables. What follows is a guided […]

Crypto Loses the Hype but Wins the Banks

December 24, 2025
For cryptocurrency markets, 2025 was a year that went full circle. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Generative AI Forces Copyright and Antitrust to Collide

December 23, 2025
Watch more: TechReg Talks: Penn State’s Daryl Lim Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Cross-Border Payments Become a Strategic Chessboard for CFOs

December 15, 2025
Digital wallets, compliance tooling and payment innovations are helping chief financial officers move from checkers to chess with their cross-border strategies. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Worldwide M&A Value Leapt 50% in 2025, Driven by Looser US Regulations

December 26, 2025
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 40 years of records kept by the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all […]

Monzo Set to Expand to Ireland After Securing Full European Banking License

December 22, 2025
Digital bank Monzo is set to expand to Ireland and other European markets after securing a full banking license from the European Central Bank and the Central Bank of Ireland....

CFPB Says Earned Wage Access Products Are Not Loans

December 22, 2025
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) said Monday (Dec. 22) that certain earned wage access (EWA) products are not credit and are not covered by Regulation Z of the Truth in Lending Act. Get...

UK Allows Firms to Set Their Own Limits for Contactless Payments

December 19, 2025
The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said rule changes that will take effect in March 2026 will allow banks and payment service providers to set their own limits for...