What the smartest people in payments, commerce and AI are thinking. Live.
Roundtables, interviews and research briefings with the executives driving innovation across payments, commerce and the AI economy. Hear how they’re thinking about what’s next, in their own words.
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When Money Moves Faster than Fraud Detection
Customers want instant payments. So do fraudsters. As real-time payments become the operating core for large enterprises and growing fintechs, businesses can no longer treat the payment and fraud prevention as separate jobs.
Plaid, Public.com and Avant join PYMNTS to discuss how the most successful companies deliver faster, simpler bank payments without increasing return risk, and how better insights help separate trusted customers from risky transactions before the money moves.
Also on the calendar
The State of AI and the Prompt Economy
Nov 19 – Dec 17, 2026People ask AI where to shop, how to manage their money and whether to see a doctor. Enterprises are giving it real work, and the leaders are letting it make decisions.
About 146 million Americans, 56% of consumers, already use AI to get at least one personal task done (PYMNTS Intelligence).
In a new series starting Thursday, November 19, Karen Webster, CEO of PYMNTS, shares new PYMNTS Intelligence data on how AI is changing the way every business gets found, chosen and paid, and what it means for yours.
The Prompt Economy Has Arrived. Here’s What Comes Next.
What People Do With AI, Across 54 Categories
What Enterprises Do With AI, Across 75 Activities
Shopping With AI
Healthcare with AI
Credit and Payments: Top of Wallet Becomes Top of Agent
Merchants: Who Owns the Front Door
What's Next in the Prompt Economy
Events On-Demand
Payment Modernization Moves From Rails to the Hub
B2B Payments 2026: The Agentic Enterprise
Tungsten Automation: Who Makes the Starting Lineup for Payments and AI?
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