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 insurance workflows. Field-service platforms help contractors dispatch crews, track jobs, and manage customers. But...
Instant payouts are gaining traction as more recipients choose to receive money immediately. According to From Fast to Sticky: Why Instant Payouts Win Repeat Customers, a November 2025 PYMNTS Intelligence study produced in collaboration with Ingo Payments, more than half of individuals who receive instant...
Visa is attempting to help Syria build a digital payments ecosystem and integrate into the global digital economy. The company formed a partnership with the Central Bank of Syria and financial authorities and institutions, and it will launch operations in the country to support a...
The Clearing House says its three payment networks achieved record results in November. “The performance across the CHIPS, EPN, and RTP networks in November reflects the strong growth across all types of digital payments and the immense trust the financial industry places in The Clearing House’s payment systems,” Pat Antonacci, the...
Merchants chasing global growth are learning that cross-border sales succeed only when payments feel as local as possible. That is the new message emerging from the latest Payments Optimization Tracker, which shows that consumer expectations have shifted faster than many retailers’ payment strategies. The report, Going...
Colombian FinTech MOVii said Tuesday (Dec. 2) that it has begun its international expansion by establishing operations in Peru. The company aims to capture at least 8% of the payment processing market in Peru within five years and expand to other markets in Latin America,...
Visa — Sam Hamilton, Head of AI and Data In January, Hamilton was prescient about artificial intelligence (AI). He laid out just how pervasive he expects Gen AI to be across Visa’s network. “You’re in control of the data 100% of the time,” said Hamilton...
Watch more: Digital Shift: Block’s Brian Boates Across the double-edged sword of technology, it’s fraud that can cut businesses the sharpest. The digital payments revolution has delivered speed, convenience and new pathways for financial empowerment. But it has also accelerated the pace and sophistication of...
Corporate payments company Corpay has introduced a solution for U.S. immigration law firms. The new USCIS Navigator tool, announced Monday (Nov. 24) is aimed at providing secure processing for payments to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), following a recent ban on check payments...