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Payments Innovation
CHIPS High-Value Payment System Gained 9% in Average Daily Value in 2025
April 07, 2026

The Clearing House’s high-value payment system, the CHIPS network, played a growing role in supporting large-value domestic and cross-border U.S. dollar payments in 2025. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Payment Methods
Trustly Marks Pay By Bank Milestone With 120-Plus Million Users
April 07, 2026

Pay by Bank provider Trustly says it now has more than 120 million users worldwide. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter,...

Payments Innovation
Six in Ten Banks Turn to Payments Hubs to Speed Money Movement
April 07, 2026

Banks may find that the next phase of payments competition is less about adding new rails and more about making all rails feel like one smooth system. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Faster Payments
For Small Businesses, Slow Money Is Expensive Money
April 07, 2026

For many small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), financial health is not determined solely by total revenue, but by the precise timing of that revenue’s arrival. PYMNTS Intelligence research indicates that 39% of small businesses operate with less than one month of operating cash on hand,...

Artificial Intelligence
In Payments, the AI Race Is Also a Governance Test
April 07, 2026

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Fintech Investments
Middle East FinTech Funding Shifts Toward Local Infrastructure
April 06, 2026

The Middle East has, in recent years, stood out among the more productive settings for payments innovation, where digital adoption and infrastructure development have advanced in tandem and given rise to a new generation of FinTech platforms. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

eCommerce
Retailers Bet on AI Fitting Rooms to Slash Costly Returns
April 06, 2026

Online shopping has made buying and returning clothing seamless for consumers. But for retailers, returns have become an expensive problem: The process requires retailers to pay to retrieve any garment that does not fit before inspecting it and deciding what to do with it, often...

Banking
Robinhood and BNY Tapped for President Trump’s Kid-Focused Savings Accounts
April 06, 2026

The White House has picked Robinhood and BNY to operate its new child-centric savings accounts. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this...

Security & Fraud
FCC Alleges Voxbeam Enabled Bank Impersonation Robocalls
April 06, 2026

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has found an Orlando-based voice service provider, Voxbeam Telecommunications, “apparently liable” for accepting suspicious call traffic, enabling bank impersonation robocalls to be transmitted to U.S. consumers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...