July 09, 2026
Government Disbursements Open New Paths to Financial Inclusion
Government payments rarely get discussed as financial infrastructure. They’re usually treated as administrative outputs. Benefits are approved, refunds are issued and claims are processed. For millions of households, however, the...
July 08, 2026
Nium Acquires Cypher to Bridge Fiat and Crypto
Nium has acquired Cypher to further develop Nium as the core infrastructure layer for compliant money movement and value exchange that bridges fiat and digital assets. Get the Full Story...
July 08, 2026
AI Agents Push CFOs to Rethink Business Payments
Artificial intelligence (AI) agents have arrived, but who is using them across commerce? The software-driven autonomous transaction solutions are adding a new layer to the payments stack, but the marketplace...
July 08, 2026
Open USD and the Questions 140 Logos Don’t Answer
On June 30, an independent company called Open Standard launched a dollar stablecoin, Open USD, and 140 of the biggest names in money signed on. Visa. Mastercard. BlackRock. BNY. Coinbase....
July 07, 2026
The New Procurement Edge Isn’t Lower Cost. It’s Earlier Warning
The old question in B2B logistics was simple: How fast can the shipment get there? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
July 07, 2026
Tether Invests $20 Million in Brazil’s Mercado Bitcoin
Stablecoin issuer Tether is investing $20 million in Brazil-based digital assets platform Mercado Bitcoin. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
July 07, 2026
Antitrust Chronicle® – Due Process
Dear Readers, Due process in antitrust enforcement has long been treated as both a foundational principle and an aspirational goal. In this Chronicle we address the increasingly urgent question...
July 07, 2026
Due Process In Competition Cases: Reflections As Of 2026
This article by Ian Forrester & Pablo Trevisán examines the evolving concept of due process in global competition law enforcement, contrasting inquisitorial and adversarial traditions. While the European integrated administrative...
July 06, 2026
Stablecoins May Need Banks More Than They Admit
Digital assets began with the idea that trust could be engineered out of the system. The current regulatory trajectory in the U.S. now suggests something different. Get the Full Story...
AI agents are rapidly becoming the new power brokers in digital commerce, making purchases, managing subscriptions and choosing merchants before a consumer ever lifts a finger. Tokenization is giving these agents the authority to act and rewriting long-standing assumptions about checkout, loyalty and customer control.
Read more in “Prompt Economy™: Tokens, Trust, and Transactions,” a PYMNTS Intelligence and Visa collaboration.
PYMNTS surveyed 500 U.S. card issuer executives and found that fraud and disputes now rank among their biggest platform costs. This new report shows why top issuers are treating fraud defense as more than protection. They are using it to build trust, reduce churn, and prepare for AI-powered commerce.