- June 27, 2025

A German data protection authority regulator said Friday (June 27) that she told Apple and Google that the DeepSeek artificial intelligence-powered chatbot app is “illegal content” and that the companies ...
- June 27, 2025

Google launched an experimental app Thursday (June 26) that lets users not only virtually “try on” outfits but also see themselves in motion while wearing them.
The new Doppl app from ...
- June 26, 2025

Neobank Starling Bank, based in the United Kingdom, is exploring a “range of expansion options” in the United States, a Starling spokesperson told PYMNTS in a Thursday (June 26) email.
The ...
- June 26, 2025

China-based Ant Group has reportedly unveiled a new, AI-powered health app for smartphones.
As CNBC reported Thursday (June 26), the app was made using artificial intelligence (AI) technology that Ant said ...
- June 26, 2025

Watch more: Block Stops $2 Billion in Cash App Fraud by Alerting Customers to Scams
There are signs that the good guys are gaining momentum against the bad guys.
Scammers have refined ...
- June 23, 2025

Mobile wallets rapidly emerging as a pivotal force in how consumers conduct in-store transactions worldwide.
In the PYMNTS Intelligence report “Pocket Revolution: How Mobile Wallets Are Changing Payments Worldwide,” responses from ...
- June 20, 2025

In Brazil, consumers are highly engaged digitally, yet they struggle with completing transactions.
The PYMNTS Intelligence report “Global Digital Shopping Index: Brazil Edition,” commissioned by Visa Acceptance Solutions, found that Brazilian ...
- June 19, 2025

Payments platform Alipay says it has made the world’s first-ever smart glasses-embedded e-wallet payment.
The company, part of China’s Ant Group, announced the transaction Thursday (June 19), noting it was conducted ...
- June 18, 2025

Payments company Klarna says it is getting into the mobile business.
The company on Wednesday (June 18) announced plans to launch an “unlimited” phone plan in the U.S. in the weeks ahead before bringing it ...
- June 18, 2025

Credit unions (CUs) face a critical juncture that threatens their long-term viability.
Baby boomers dominate CU membership, making up 39% compared to 31% for millennials and Generation Z combined, and the ...
- June 17, 2025

Robinhood said Tuesday (June 17) that it has begun rolling out two tools as part of its effort to become the top destination for active traders.
The new tools include charting ...
- June 16, 2025

The Trump family has reportedly licensed its name to a mobile service and smartphone.
Trump Mobile, which includes a phone that sells for $499, marks the latest deal forged by the ...
- June 13, 2025

The roar of the crowd. The hum of a busy airport terminal. The gentle sway of a cruise ship. These environments, as varied as they are, now share a common ...
- June 10, 2025

Latin America continues its financial transformation as digital payments surge, pushing traditional cash toward the periphery of commerce and financial access.
The region is becoming a nexus for innovation, driven by ...
- June 6, 2025

Cross-border payments don’t have a small bank problem; small banks have a cross-border problem.
With layers of intermediaries, opaque fee structures and legacy infrastructure, the cost and complexity of sending money ...
- June 6, 2025

Forget your plastic cards for a moment. A quiet revolution is happening in how we pay for everything from dinner to electronics, and it’s being led by the smartphone in ...
- June 5, 2025

Credit unions face pressure to keep pace with national, regional and local banks that are often at the forefront of developing cutting-edge financial services.
To gain access to the advanced technologies ...
- June 4, 2025

A U.S. House bill takes aim at Apple and Google’s control over the mobile app ecosystem, seeking to curb practices lawmakers say restrict competition and inflate prices for consumers and ...
- June 2, 2025

Samsung is close to unveiling a new deal with Perplexity AI, Bloomberg reported Monday (June 2).
The arrangement would see the South Korean company invest in the artificial intelligence firm as ...
- June 2, 2025

For decades, brick-and-mortar stores, loyalty programs and flashy eCommerce sites were sufficient to engage consumers.
However, for rising generations like Generation Z (born between 1997 and 2012) and Generation Alpha (born ...
- May 30, 2025

The European Union reportedly plans to introduce an age verification app in July and may introduce rules requiring online platforms to protect minors after that.
The new app will enable users ...
- May 30, 2025

Generation Z and Generation Alpha are critical for financial institutions’ long-term viability. They’re the ones with decades of financial journeys ahead of them.
As young people open their first accounts, ...
- May 29, 2025

Apple’s App Store in the United States facilitated $406 billion in developer billings and sales last year.
The findings are the results of a study by Professor Andrey Fradkin from Boston ...
- May 28, 2025

Walmart added digital tools on its website and app that are designed to help select customers identify over-the-counter (OTC), food and wellness products that can be purchased with their Medicare ...
- May 27, 2025

Block plans to launch bitcoin payments on its business technology platform Square, enabling merchants using the Square Point of Sale app to accept bitcoin payments directly through their Square hardware.
The ...
- May 27, 2025

Mastercard has teamed with Bahrain-based ila Bank to help it introduce loyalty programs.
The partnership, announced Tuesday (May 27), is centered around things like dining, travel and luxury shopping, while also employing enhanced ...
- May 27, 2025

While the trend toward mobile-first shopping is global, the U.K. presents a unique dynamic: consumers are actively using mobile for purchases and engagement, yet the country ranks last among eight ...
- May 27, 2025

To thrive in today’s fragmented retail landscape, small and medium-sized businesses must close the digital divide and embrace unified commerce strategies.
It’s a good summary of PYMNTS’ new 2025 Global Digital ...
- May 22, 2025

Moneta Money Bank, one of the largest retail banks in the Czech Republic, is using the latest technologies to reshape how it connects with customers amid competition for consumer wallets.
Working ...
- May 21, 2025

Samsung Wallet in the U.S. now simplifies peer-to-peer (P2P) payments with the help of Visa Tap technology and the Visa Direct money movement solution.
With the launch of this Samsung Tap to Transfer, ...
- May 21, 2025

Visa launched Visa Commercial Integrated Partners, a program to help businesses embed payments into their products and platforms.
The program is designed to cover companies ranging from ERP platforms that streamline ...
- May 20, 2025

QR code technology is an increasingly popular sign-in method among Bank of America’s corporate and commercial clients.
The number of business clients using QR sign-in to access the bank’s digital banking ...
- May 20, 2025

Credit unions tend to evoke images of simple, brick-and-mortar institutions, where friendly employees who know you by name make up for the lack of financial bells and whistles at big ...
- May 19, 2025

Social media’s reach has brought influencers, tweets and videos to mobile devices, changing the face of commerce and the ways businesses, particularly small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), can drive sales.
PYMNTS ...
- May 16, 2025

While U.S. consumers are rapidly embracing mobile wallets for peer-to-peer payments, their adoption for in-store transactions still lags behind many international counterparts, highlighting a dichotomy in the country’s digital payment ...
- May 13, 2025

Paysafe says it expects good things from Latin America amid the region’s FinTech boom.
Latin America (LatAm) was a popular subject on the payments company’s quarterly earnings call Tuesday (May 13), ...
- May 13, 2025

Square launched a new handheld device that enables restaurants and retailers to manage everything from payments to back-of-house operations.
Powered by the company’s new unified Square Point of Sale app, the ...
- May 7, 2025

Latin America is undergoing a dramatic shift in how money moves. But it isn’t traditional financial institutions that are leading the charge. Instead, mobile wallets and real-time payment systems are ...
- May 6, 2025

Instacart is reportedly rolling out an app targeting Generation Z consumers, centered around group orders of drinks and party snacks.
This app, Fizz, lets multiple users contribute to a single order, ...
- May 6, 2025

Brazilian consumers are rapidly adopting mobile devices for retail purchases, outpacing global trends, though pervasive payment friction presents a significant hurdle for merchants, according to the 2025 Global Digital Shopping ...