Our Focus About Resources Insights Portfolio
Investor Login

Joystar Insights

Expert analysis on the markets and technologies shaping tomorrow’s investments.

Fintech

Anthropic Launches Enterprise AI Firm With Wall Street Giants

PYMNTS · May 4, 2026

Anthropic is launching a new venture focused on selling AI tools to enterprise companies. This effort is being launched in partnership with Goldman Sachs, the Wall Street bank said Monday (May 4), in conjunction with investment firm Blackstone, and private equity group Hellman & Friedman, and will help companies embed Anthropic’s Claude artificial intelligence […] The post Anthropic Launches Enterprise AI Firm With Wall Street Giants appeared first on PYMNTS.com.

Read Analysis →
Fintech

Pentagon Links With 7 AI Giants After Anthropic Dispute

PYMNTS · May 1, 2026

The Defense Department has signed agreements with seven frontier artificial intelligence (AI) companies, saying these deals will provide it with flexibility and prevent “AI vendor lock.” The agreements with Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google, OpenAI, Microsoft, Nvidia, Reflection and SpaceX enable the deployment of the companies’ AI capabilities on the Department’s classified networks, the […] The post Pentagon Links With 7 AI Giants After Anthropic Dispute appeared first on PYMNTS.com.

Read Analysis →
Fintech

Hightouch Valued at $2.75 Billion as AI Agents Transform Enterprise Marketing

PYMNTS · Apr 29, 2026

Hightouch raised $150 million in a Series D funding round to continue expanding the capabilities of its agentic AI marketing platform. The round valued the company at $2.75 billion, Hightouch said in a Wednesday (April 29) press release. That is up from the $1.2 billion valuation the company achieved in a February 2025 Series […] The post Hightouch Valued at $2.75 Billion as AI Agents Transform Enterprise Marketing appeared first on PYMNTS.com.

Read Analysis →
Fintech

Real Moves to Buy RE/MAX to Supercharge Global Property Tech

PYMNTS · Apr 27, 2026

The Real Brokerage plans to acquire the parent company of RE/MAX in an $880 million deal to create a technology-enabled global real estate platform. The acquisition will bring together Real’s technology-powered real estate brokerage and RE/MAX’s real estate brokerage franchising business, the companies said in a Monday (April 27) press release. The transaction is […] The post Real Moves to Buy RE/MAX to Supercharge Global Property Tech appeared first on PYMNTS.com.

Read Analysis →
Fintech

IRS Expands AI Use as Staffing Gaps Raise Risk

PYMNTS · Apr 24, 2026

The tax deadline has passed. For the IRS, the work is just beginning. Behind the filing deadlines and refund cycles, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is running 126 active artificial intelligence applications across audit selection, fraud detection, taxpayer services and operational workflows. That number stood at 10 in August 2022. The expansion reflects a […] The post IRS Expands AI Use as Staffing Gaps Raise Risk appeared first on PYMNTS.com.

Read Analysis →
Fintech

OpenAI Begins Briefing Governments on Cybersecurity Capabilities

PYMNTS · Apr 22, 2026

OpenAI has reportedly begun briefing state and federal government officials on its cybersecurity product’s capabilities. The AI startup held an event in Washington D.C. Tuesday (April 21) where it demonstrated its new GPT-5.4-Cyber model, Axios reported. The report, citing a source familiar with the matter, said attendees included officials from throughout the government and from various […] The post OpenAI Begins Briefing Governments on Cybersecurity Capabilities appeared first on PYMNTS

Read Analysis →
Fintech

Polymarket Targets $15 Billion Valuation in New Funding Round

PYMNTS · Apr 20, 2026

Predictions site Polymarket is reportedly in discussions to raise $400 million in new funding. The round would give the company a valuation of around $15 billion, including the new funds, The Information reported Sunday (April 19), citing sources familiar with the matter. According to the report, this financing would add to the $600 million already invested in the company […] The post Polymarket Targets $15 Billion Valuation in New Funding Round appeared first on PYMNTS.com.

Read Analysis →
Fintech

Home Depot Buys SIMPL Automation to Support Same-Day Delivery

PYMNTS · Apr 17, 2026

The Home Depot aims to strengthen its same-day and next-day fulfillment strategy with its acquisition of SIMPL Automation. The home improvement retailer announced the acquisition in a Wednesday (April 15) press release, saying SIMPL uses advanced engineering and artificial intelligence (AI) technology to help distribution facilities operate faster and more efficiently. Prior to the […] The post Home Depot Buys SIMPL Automation to Support Same-Day Delivery appeared first on PYMNTS.com.

Read Analysis →
Fintech

The Riskiest Words in B2B: This Is How We’ve Always Done It

PYMNTS · Apr 17, 2026

Few phrases in corporate history have proven as durable as “no one ever got fired for buying IBM.” It is shorthand for something deeper: when stakes are high decision-makers often choose what protects their own position over what maximizes institutional value. That calculus has not disappeared. It has migrated. Today’s buyers may not be […] The post The Riskiest Words in B2B: This Is How We’ve Always Done It appeared first on PYMNTS.com.

Read Analysis →
Fintech

France Urges Euro Stablecoins to Break Dollar Dependency

PYMNTS · Apr 17, 2026

French Finance Minister Roland Lescure said Friday (April 17) that European banks should develop more euro-based stablecoins and tokenized deposits to reduce the continent’s reliance on non-European payment providers, Reuters reported Friday. In pre-recorded comments delivered at a cryptocurrency conference in Paris, Lescure said that the small volume of euro-pegged stablecoins compared to dollar-pegged […] The post France Urges Euro Stablecoins to Break Dollar Dependency appeared first o

Read Analysis →
Fintech

Anthropic and White House Aim to Make Peace in Friday Meeting

PYMNTS · Apr 10, 2026

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei will meet with White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles in the West Wing on Friday (April 17), according to multiple media reports. Axios, which was first to report the news, said Friday that the meeting is meant to resolve the artificial intelligence (AI) company’s dispute with the government at a time when the company’s […] The post Anthropic and White House Aim to Make Peace in Friday Meeting appeared first on PYMNTS.com.

Read Analysis →
Fintech

Welcome to Vibe Ordering, ChatGPT Is Taking Your Order Now

PYMNTS · Mar 31, 2026

Ordering food used to mean opening an app and scrolling until something looked good. Three restaurant brands just decided that’s too much work and handed the job to ChatGPT. Consumers already use ChatGPT to plan trips, research products, and figure out what to cook for dinner. Restaurants are just catching up. Starbucks and Little […] The post Welcome to Vibe Ordering, ChatGPT Is Taking Your Order Now appeared first on PYMNTS.com.

Read Analysis →