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Smart rings are reportedly going from niche gadgets to mainstream health/wellness products.
The category is on pace for a 49% increase in shipments for 2025, Bloomberg News reported Monday (Jan. 5), citing data from IDC. By contrast, shipments of smartwatches were projected to increase by just 6%.
The devices are catching on with consumers, the report added, offering the types of sleep...
It’s taken nearly 17 years, but cryptocurrency has officially gone corporate. The once-Wild-West of Web3 is targeting the back office.
Putting an exclamation point on the momentum shift, the big four auditor and second-largest professional services network PwC announced over the weekend that it is expanding its digital asset practice.
Banks and FinTechs are increasingly eyeing...
Kardome has debuted a tool designed to bring voice interaction to cars, homes and workplaces.
Those are all places where traditional systems struggle, the voice artificial intelligence (AI) company said in a Monday (Jan. 5) news release.
Kardome’s Cognition AI lets systems identify who is speaking and understand their intent, without “relying on rigid commands or constant cloud...
Samsung Electronics reportedly plans to double the number of its devices outfitted with “Galaxy AI.”
In an interview with Reuters Monday (Jan. 5), the firm’s new co-CEO said this move would give the company an edge over its rivals.
Samsung had as of last year included artificial intelligence (AI) features backed by Google’s Gemini on about 400 million smartphones and tablets. Now, the...
Africa-focused payments technology company Flutterwave has acquired open banking infrastructure provider Mono.
“The transaction deepens Flutterwave’s long-term commitment to building a connected, interoperable financial system for Africa and positions open banking as a core pillar in the evolution of alternative payment methods across the region,” the company said in a Monday (Jan. 5) ...
A vote on the digital euro could come within the first half of 2026.
However, it’s not clear whether the project will win the backing of a majority of the European Parliament, the Financial Times (FT) reported Monday (Jan. 5), with one official telling the news outlet that the vote “could really go down to the wire.”
To convince the plan’s skeptics, the European Central Bank (ECB) has...
Independent sales organizations (ISOs) helped build the modern payments business by doing the unglamorous work: knocking on doors, swapping out terminals and winning accounts on pricing.
But that playbook is running out of road. Merchants now expect processors to act as strategic partners, offering guidance and helping them choose solutions that fit their business needs. They are...
Digital credentials are reshaping payments as consumers gravitate toward payment methods that work instantly, securely and consistently across channels.
That shift is creating a dynamic where issuers are exploring opportunities to build smarter onboarding processes that start customers on a personalized financial journey from day one.
Visa VP of Digital Issuer Solutions Portfolio...
Pay by bank is no longer an unfamiliar concept in U.S. payments, but it has yet to earn a permanent place in consumers’ daily spending habits.
The payment method, which allows consumers to move money directly from their bank accounts to merchants without using cards, has reached a meaningful trial phase. A PYMNTS Intelligence report done in collaboration with Trustly finds 3 in 10 U.S...
Pay Later has stopped being a seasonal convenience and started to look like a standing line item in how many households manage money.
That is the broader takeaway from PYMNTS Intelligence’s Pay Later Ecosystem Report, titled “Credit Card Installments Outrun BNPL in Summer Travel Surge.”
While the headline finding focuses on travel, there are deeper implications for consumer behavior....