Stripe’s Strategic Pivot: Powering the AI Economy Amid Aggressive M&A Ambitions

By PYMNTS July 22, 2026 Stripe, the global financial infrastructure giant, is aggressively repositioning itself to become the central nervous system of the artificial intelligence (AI) economy. Fresh off a fiscal year that saw its revenue climb by a third to $6.8 billion, the company is leveraging its unique position at the intersection of high-growth…

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The Rise of "The Gentlemen": How an Aggressive Ransomware Syndicate Fueled a Global Cybercrime Surge

In the shadows of the dark web, a new force has ascended to the top tier of the global ransomware hierarchy. Known as "The Gentlemen," this Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) syndicate has rapidly transformed from an obscure threat actor into the second most active ransomware operation in the world. By shattering industry conventions and aggressively recruiting talent…

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