Verizon signed an over $1 billion artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure deal with Google, and the company expects to sign several similar deals by the end of the year, Verizon CEO Dan Schulman said Friday (July 24) during a second quarter earnings call. In the recently signed agreement, Verizon...
Artificial intelligence is changing the economics of cybercrime, giving scammers and fraudsters a faster way to scale attacks that companies already struggle to stop. That is one of the central findings in Verizon’s 2026 Data Breach Investigations Report, which analyzed more than 31,000 real-world security...
Nonbanks across industries are aligning with chartered financial institutions to assemble branded financial ecosystems that have regulated balance sheets as a foundation, reshaping how consumers encounter banking products in the course of routine activity. A current example comes from Verizon’s promotion that brings wireless customers...
Verizon’s CEO wants his contemporaries to be open about artificial intelligence-related job losses. “It’s a very difficult time, and everyone knows it is,” Dan Schulman said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) published Sunday (April 19). “So I think being authentic, being...
June 04, 2025
PYMNTS Intelligence’s research indicates that pay by bank is poised for a wider embrace in the United States. In research conducted jointly with Trustly, consumer surveys show that interest in using pay-by-bank options increases markedly with younger generations and when incentives such as discounts are added to the mix. In fact, interest leaps by 72% […]
March 31, 2025
The mobile phone’s increasing penetration into global markets is helping blur the lines between telecom and financial services, where digital banks, and especially neobanks, are moving into communications and mobile...
December 07, 2023
5G broadband networks are viewed by many as a business-first digital innovation and enterprise revolution. And that isn’t because, from a consumer standpoint, 5G networks are just around the corner...
March 21, 2022
The Connected Economy 100 (CE100™) Index caught a break last week, soaring 11.7% and reversing a string of weekly losses that had mounted earlier into the year. The gain in...
September 23, 2026
Verizon said it is spending $70 million to teach artificial intelligence (AI) skills to American workers and businesses. AI Skills for America, announced by the telecom company on Wednesday (Sept. 23), is designed for job seekers, small businesses, early career professionals and displaced workers. “Strengthening the American economy starts with making sure every individual has […]
July 24, 2026
Verizon signed an over $1 billion artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure deal with Google, and the company expects to sign several similar deals by the end of the year, Verizon CEO Dan...
May 19, 2026
Artificial intelligence is changing the economics of cybercrime, giving scammers and fraudsters a faster way to scale attacks that companies already struggle to stop. That is one of the central...
April 19, 2026
Verizon’s CEO wants his contemporaries to be open about artificial intelligence-related job losses. “It’s a very difficult time, and everyone knows it is,” Dan Schulman said in an interview with...
