With the proliferation of betting apps bringing gambling into more parts of consumers’ lives,...

Digital transformation is becoming as inevitable as the reality of paying taxes. And as...

Several banks have reportedly expanded their retail footprint into airport terminals. These bank branches in...

J.P. Morgan Payments is facilitating purchases of merchandise for a Formula One race in...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing how companies train and upskill their employees, offering personalized...

Over $38 billion of U.S. office buildings face loan defaults, foreclosures or other distresses. At the...

In the wake of Peloton’s restructuring efforts that come amid a decline in user engagement and a shrinking user base, the...

J.P. Morgan Chase reportedly unveiled an artificial intelligence-powered tool designed to facilitate thematic investing. The tool, called IndexGPT,...

Microsoft’s decision to ban police departments from using its Azure OpenAI Service for facial...

This week in artificial intelligence, Anthropic is launching its first smartphone app. In computer...

In the PYMNTS Intelligence “2024 Women’s Wellness Index,” a collaboration with CareCredit, we drew...

When it comes to gambling, over a long enough time frame, the house always...

The online education sector continues to experience exponential growth, driven by technological advancements and...

For Block and for PayPal, the headlines gleaned from earnings may be about bitcoin,...

As tech giants like Google, Microsoft and OpenAI accelerate their artificial intelligence (AI) efforts,...

Google reportedly asked a judge to reject an Epic Games proposal that would reform how the Google Play store...

Online marketplaces are reportedly deploying artificial intelligence (AI) to deliver a personal shopper-like experience to...

Sycamore Partners, a buyout equity firm that owns department store operator Belk, is reportedly...

SVB Financial Group has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its investment platform...

At a time when every financial decision counts, many small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs)...

Coinbase, the largest U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange, is ultimately a crypto story. And like all crypto...

A new study from the Federal Reserve indicates that it’s not income levels or...

Wells Fargo said Thursday (May 2) that U.S. authorities are investigating the handling of complaints...

As Amazon looks to close the gap with Walmart in grocery, both retail giants are seeing the opportunity to win...

Open banking is empowering consumers and the businesses they work with to adapt amid...

To be successful, you must have your heart in your business, and your business in your...

A 3% gain in the FinTech IPO Index this past week was led by...

Real-time payments continue their rapid expansion worldwide, bolstered by widespread support from banks, corporations...

The bar was, arguably, low coming into Apple’s latest earnings report. And the tech...

Online travel company Booking Holdings is seeing results from its deployment of new tech-driven initiatives. These...

Expedia Group’s first-quarter results, released on Thursday (May 2), indicate a healthy yet more stabilized global...

The number of small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) using BILL’s solutions to digitize their...

From Silicon Valley startups to tech giants, artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming the...

Block, owner of Cash App and Square, is also a huge owner of bitcoin.  This, as the company’s...

Saying that its “ecosystem is our competitive strength,” Latin American payments and eCommerce powerhouse...

Microsoft has banned police departments from using its Azure OpenAI Service for facial recognition purposes. The company...

It is National Small Business Week in the U.S., and the spotlight is on business-to-business...

Cybercriminals exploit various avenues to target consumers, with one particularly vulnerable point being bad...

This week, the Federal Reserve announced it will keep its benchmark interest rate in...

In B2B interactions, faster payments — especially ad hoc payments — may prove to be a...

Shoppers in the United Kingdom love eCommerce, disproportionately preferring to make purchases online without...

Pleo has secured a 40-million-euro (about $43 million) debt financing facility from HSBC Innovation Banking UK....

Payments firm Orum has debuted a tool to help clients prevent failed payments. No Code Verify,...

London-based Tuza secured 4 million pounds (about $5 million) in seed funding for its platform that...

Consumer financial services company Synchrony has teamed with dental practice-focused healthcare firm Affordable Care. The collaboration will...

More than 80% of credit card users now receive reward offers from their card...

Payment facilitators (PayFacs) using Worldpay’s services can now offer their merchants tap-to-pay on iPhone. The...

Oracle, a provider of integrated suites of applications and secure infrastructure in the Oracle...

Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines told Congress Thursday (May 2) that there has been an...

Consumers — especially younger generations — are conducting more and more purchases digitally, but...

Amazon’s B2B procurement store is rolling out new resources designed to help smaller entrepreneurs....

Banyan has announced a new partnership with WEX. “As a B2B FinTech whose purpose...

Peloton made headlines on Thursday (May 2) as it announced the launch of restructuring efforts, including laying...

Microsoft will inject $2.2 billion into Malaysia’s burgeoning cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure...

Private equity company Permira has acquired a majority stake in Israeli fraud/financial crime prevention...

Chase introduced a series of payments-oriented tools aimed at small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). The new tools...

Amazon reported strong financial results for the first quarter of 2024, as the company doubles...

Instacart has become the exclusive same-day delivery partner of Kohl’s. With Kohl’s now on the Instacart App,...

Uber is reportedly facing a $312 million lawsuit from drivers of London’s black cabs. That...

Whether shopping online or in person, an increasing number of consumers are embracing digital...

The number of initial claims for unemployment insurance held steady during the week ending...

Checkout.com has teamed with Mastercard to offer virtual cards to online travel agents.  “As part of the...

This National Small Business Week, merchants are increasingly moving beyond Main Street — and...

Four years ago, the pandemic began to give wings to contactless payments. Now, as...

Peloton Interactive has begun a search for a new CEO and announced that Barry McCarthy has stepped...

In the north of England, the Manchester area has a booming FinTech startup community....

It’s been a season of slowing sales for quick-service restaurants (QSRs). That could mean...

Despite Europe’s reputation as a tech laggard, a cadre of companies is making big bets...

The Small Business Administration (SBA) loaned out $390 billion to keep companies afloat during COVID. Now,...

Mastercard has welcomed six startups to its Start Path program focused on improving payment...

Instant payments have taken center stage more and more in recent years, with the...

Most crimes, as the saying goes, are crimes of opportunity. And that’s bad news...

Use cases for real-time payments have never been a source of argument, even among...

In the new PYMNTS eBook, “The Implications of Uncertainty,” Thredd Chief Administrative Officer Oliver...

While artificial intelligence has taken the world by storm, its rise hasn’t come cheap....

Finland did it again.  The World Happiness Report (WHR) came out in March. For the...

DoorDash set new company records across several metrics in the first quarter as it continued...

Fraud targeting older Americans’ money or cryptocurrency increased by double-digit percentages in 2023. The...

Online used car retailer Carvana reported “milestone” first quarter (Q1) results on Wednesday (May 1),...

EBay’s gross merchandise volume (GMV) eked out slight gains in the most recent quarter,...

British payments group Epos Now is running a private placement process to sell a...

Against a challenging macro backdrop, freelance work matters more than ever.  And the innovations...

Google has reportedly reorganized its Core unit, which builds the technical foundation behind the company’s...

Kroger and Walt Disney Co. are reportedly exploring a partnership that would offer the Disney+ streaming service to subscribers of...

Late business-to-business (B2B) payments aren’t just a headache for the people in the accounts...

Digital insurance platform Lemonade said its AI investments continue to bear fruit. The company’s latest shareholder letter...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced a settlement with payment processing company BlueSnap and its former CEO Ralph Dangelmaier...

As consumers continue to feel the economic strain, they are cutting back on buying...

The creator economy landscape is rapidly evolving, with platforms and companies vying to support...

Estée Lauder Companies’ debut of its first brand on the U.S. Amazon Premium Beauty store has “greatly exceeded”...

Cautious lower-income consumers and slower restaurant sales are squeezing Kraft Heinz. The packaged food product...

Block, owner of Cash App and Square, is reportedly facing a Department of Justice investigation. Federal prosecutors are in discussions with...

Artificial intelligence (AI) company Anthropic is launching its first smartphone app and a new...

Since April 2021, most Main Street small to mid-sized businesses (SMBs) in the U.S....

As scammers and fraudsters become more sophisticated, shoppers are demanding more effective prevention tools...

Unimarket has introduced its fully managed accounts payable (AP) payments service, Unimarket Payments, to the United...

The volatile consumer healthcare sector showed up big in CVS’ Q1 earnings Wednesday (May 1),...

Construction spending in the U.S. declined unexpectedly in March after being unchanged in February....

Building a successful business rarely happens on an island or in a vacuum. Typically, success comes from...

Restaurant technology platform Toast has debuted digital storefront and marketing tools. Toast’s Digital Storefront...

Peacock, the streaming service owned by Comcast’s NBCUniversal, continues to demonstrate strong appeal, with management revealing...

Anthropic launched an iOS app featuring its artificial intelligence chatbot, Claude. The app makes the chatbot accessible “from...

Expensify has added expense tracking features for self-employed professionals to the latest version of...

UnitedHealth’s CEO said the company is still investigating a security failure behind a massive...

Mastercard said in its most recent earnings report on Wednesday (May 1) that the...