Gen Xers’ new round of penny-pinching could be bad news for consumer spending and the economy. 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...
Small businesses are sending lenders the message that credit is broadly within reach, so the real fight is over flexibility and control. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...
“Wage to Wallet™ Index: The Divided Recovery: Labor Economy Workers Face an Uncertain 2026” is a collaboration between PYMNTS Intelligence, WorkWhile and Ingo Payments. This month’s report examines the financial outlook of the Labor Economy—roughly 60 million U.S. employees who earn about $25 an hour...
Amazon reportedly plans to start laying off about 14,000 corporate workers as soon as Tuesday (Jan. 27). 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...
Buy now, pay later (BNPL) provider Affirm has partnered with FinTech company Esusu to enable some people to pay their rent in two installments, CNBC reported Thursday (Jan. 22), citing an Affirm spokesperson. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
A federal judge in California has allowed a consumer antitrust lawsuit against Google to move forward, keeping legal pressure on the default-search payments that steer traffic and advertising dollars across the digital economy. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
A recent pattern of transactions on the decentralized blockchain network ethereum suggests that scammers have launched an “address poisoning” campaign, CoinDesk reported Thursday (Jan. 22), citing Citi analysts. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
Capital One paired its fourth-quarter earnings report Thursday (Jan. 22) with the announcement of its acquisition of Brex, positioning the deal as a structural move deeper into business banking and payments. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
Predictions about generative artificial intelligence (AI) often focus on extremes, from mass job displacement to sweeping productivity gains. New usage-level data from Anthropic offers a more measured picture of what is happening inside real workflows today. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
