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The holidays are fast approaching, and gifts are on everyone’s minds. With so many shopping apps available, it can be overwhelming to pick one to browse. Fortunately, PYMNTS has you ...

This month in PYMNTS’ Provider Rankings of Shopping Apps we see Walmart climbing to the top, giving Shein something to fight for. We also see double ties in our lower half but ...

The PYMNTS Provider Ranking of Shopping Apps showcases the top-performing apps transforming the shopping experience. This month, there are four ties, and Shein finds itself back in first place. The Top 5 Shein ...

Back to school looms, and shopping — for now, at least — revolves around backpacks, Chromebooks, fall fashion, sneakers and, possibly, stocking up on dorm room snacks. And for the key ...

You may have clicked this link looking for radical changes of position in PYMNTS’ Provider Ranking of Shopping Apps. Sorry to disappoint, but this is not the month for rank changes. In ...

Been shopping lately? It’s pricey out there. The wise shopper is prepared, and the PYMNTS Provider Ranking of Shopping Apps indicates how those wise shoppers save. Putting our money where our ...

What’s better than a shopping app? Air. Maybe. See if you don’t agree after perusing this month’s latest listings to see who’s got the mobile shopping mojo. The Top 5 Still at ...

In the latest Provider Ranking of Shopping Apps, we find three ties among 13 different retailers, including a neck-and-neck race to claim the top spot and some churn at the bottom ...

Inflation, schmiflation. People purchase the things they need and want regardless of macroeconomic headwinds and anything else that gets between us and our stuff. Witness the latest PYMNTS Provider Ranking of ...

Lots of movement in PYMNTS Provider Ranking of Shopping Apps this cycle, which we take as a positive sign that despite inflation and war and pandemics, people still want that ...

Predictions of a cashless world have circulated for decades, yet physical money continues to anchor daily commerce across much of the globe. Visa’s 2026 outlook highlighted just how large that footprint ...

Google Pay launched a digital credit card designed for everyday transactional use in India. The new Flex by Google Pay is built on India’s RuPay payment network, powered by the country’s ...

Mastercard partnered with regional FinTech Ottu to expand access to local and global payment methods across four Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, including Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and Oman. The collaboration brings ...

Faster payments are no longer held back by technology or regulation. They are held back by perception. That is the central tension explored in Reality Check: Fact vs. Fiction in Real-Time Payments ...

Embedded finance is transforming not just how transactions happen but where financial relationships begin. What once sat at the edge of apps and platforms is now embedded directly into the ...

Across the Middle East, governments, banks and global payments firms are treating digital payments as foundational infrastructure for future economic activity. The focus is not limited to consumer convenience or ...

Dutch financial services provider Mollie is acquiring UK bank payment company GoCardless. The deal, announced Thursday (Dec. 11), is designed to create a single provider of card payments, local methods and ...

Migrating payment systems to post-quantum cryptography is feasible but requires further testing and preparation, according to a report released Thursday (Dec. 11) by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS). The report ...

Vertical software companies have built thriving businesses by deeply understanding niche industries. Education technology platforms, for example, manage enrollment, tuition schedules and financial aid. Healthcare systems coordinate scheduling, billing codes and ...

Philippines-based embedded banking platform Netbank has tapped Thredd to launch its Cards-as-a-Service (CaaS) solution. This solution will allow FinTechs, banks and eWallets to “rapidly deploy modern, flexible card issuing across both consumer and commercial segments,” ...

The story of enterprise transformation in 2025 wasn’t just about technology but about who was making the decisions. Not all companies are moving at the same speed or with the same ...

Watch more: Live Roundtable: AWS and Form3’s Mark Smith and Mark Fieldhouse The cloud hasn’t just modernized payments. It’s made them programmable. The institutions embracing that shift are accelerating faster than anyone ...

The innovation curve in B2B payments used to be measured in decades. Not years. But the key words here are “used to be.” As 2025 enters its final month, the distance ...

Thanksgiving invites a pause, a chance to acknowledge progress in a year that has been unpredictable for consumers and businesses. Across the payments, banking and FinTech sectors, 2025 delivered real advances ...

Professionals in payments, FinTech and the digital economy already face crowded calendars and a nonstop flow of industry information. Conferences often promise insight but often deliver conversations heavy on sales and ...

Watch more: How B2B Innovation Drives the Smart Economy While 2024 may have been governed by the economic and strategic priorities of the chief financial officer, 2025 is putting greater accountability ...

The volume and scale of startup funding this week indicates that even with broader macro concerns, investors continue to deploy capital into artificial intelligence (AI) products that solve immediate business ...

Even the most successful card issuers cannot rest on their laurels. Sustained excellence demands continuous innovation and an expanding array of offerings to keep end users engaged and loyal. The July 2025 ...

Today’s financial institutions aren’t racing to adopt the latest technology for bragging rights. Instead, they are homing in on the customer journey as the benchmark of meaningful change “We just want ...

OpenAI introduced ChatGPT Atlas, a new browser that embeds its AI assistant directly into the web interface. The browser enables users to browse, summarize and act on content in real ...

Working capital used to sit in the background of corporate strategy. In 2025, however, chief financial officers across the middle market rediscovered working capital as one of the most powerful and ...

Throughout the banking history of the United States, credit unions have played a distinctive role in providing financial services to their local small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Rooted in regional communities ...

Watch more: TechReg Talks: Penn State’s Daryl Lim Copyright and antitrust have long operated in parallel, rarely intersecting in meaningful ways. Copyright law governs incentives for creativity and authorship. Antitrust law focuses ...

Health systems are turning to artificial intelligence as rising complexity and labor pressures demand faster, more reliable decisions. They use AI to predict hospital operations, scale intelligence across networks and personalize ...

A defense spending bill signed into law Thursday (Dec. 18) by President Donald Trump reportedly includes provisions that restrict United States investment in Chinese tech firms. The National Defense Authorization Act’s ...

When one thinks of fast payments, manufacturing isn’t the first sector to come to mind. It’s the same for simple payments and healthcare; or not meeting their customers’ needs and ...

Watch more: What’s Next In Payments: Paysafe’s Roy Aston In payments, the most meaningful breakthroughs can often be invisible ones. The consumer taps, clicks or chats, and the transaction simply works. But ...

Watch more: Beyond the Card: Visa’s Jeffrey Chen Cards are moving beyond their traditional role as a way to pay. The new race to the top of wallet is about the ...

The United States government reportedly paused its technology deal with the United Kingdom. The suspension of the “technology prosperity deal” comes amid rising frustration in Washington over the progress of trade ...

Airbnb is using technology to stop disruptive parties before they start. The online marketplace for short-term rentals uses machine learning-powered “anti-party technology” to identify bookings that could be a higher risk ...