Infrastructure news and trends

After Cloudflare Outage, Palo Alto Networks Moves to Acquire Observability Platform for $3.35 Billion

November 21, 2025
Upward Raises $8 Million for FinTech Infrastructure Platform and Partners with Mastercard
Partnerships // November 07, 2025

Upward raised $8 million in a Series Seed+ round to grow its FinTech infrastructure platform that helps companies launch and scale digital financial products. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

OpenAI Strikes $38 Billion Cloud Deal With AWS
artificial intelligence // November 03, 2025

AWS and OpenAI have announced a $38 billion agreement that enables OpenAI to run its AI workloads on AWS infrastructure, starting immediately. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

POS Systems Become the New Nerve Center for SMB Operations
SMBs // October 23, 2025

Small business owners are the backbone of local economies, sustaining communities one transaction at a time. They are often small teams, sometimes just a few people wearing many hats, balancing customer service, operations and accounting. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Coinbase Brings Crypto Into the Boardroom
Cryptocurrency // October 23, 2025

The most palatable side of crypto might just be its potential within the enterprise and small business. 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...

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POS Systems Become the New Nerve Center for SMB Operations

October 23, 2025
Small business owners are the backbone of local economies, sustaining communities one transaction at a time. They are often small teams, sometimes just a few people wearing many hats, balancing customer service, operations and accounting. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content […]

Coinbase Brings Crypto Into the Boardroom

October 23, 2025
The most palatable side of crypto might just be its potential within the enterprise and small business. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Smart Cities Can Emerge Stronger From The Pandemic

May 26, 2020
There is scarcely an aspect of life that has not been thoroughly disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The crisis has also dramatically exposed the degree to which consumers, employers and...

The White House Startup That’s Taking On Healthcare Payments

November 01, 2019
Though the launch of Healthcare.gov is likely a dim, distant memory for most people, at the time, it was front-page news — and not for a good reason. The site,...

Quick Reads
Upward Raises $8 Million for FinTech Infrastructure Platform and Partners with Mastercard

November 07, 2025
Upward raised $8 million in a Series Seed+ round to grow its FinTech infrastructure platform that helps companies launch and scale digital financial products. 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 […]

OpenAI Strikes $38 Billion Cloud Deal With AWS

November 03, 2025
AWS and OpenAI have announced a $38 billion agreement that enables OpenAI to run its AI workloads on AWS infrastructure, starting immediately. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

POS Systems Become the New Nerve Center for SMB Operations

October 23, 2025
Small business owners are the backbone of local economies, sustaining communities one transaction at a time. They are often small teams, sometimes just a few people wearing many hats, balancing...

Dream Raises $100 Million for AI-Powered Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructure

February 17, 2025
Dream, a company focused on artificial intelligence (AI)-powered cybersecurity for nations and critical infrastructure, raised $100 million in a Series B funding round to expand into additional markets in which...