Economy
Conference Board Growth Index Slips as Consumer Expectations and Building Permits Drop
July 20, 2026

Weakening consumer expectations for business conditions and a decline in building permits for private housing drove a 0.2% decline in The Conference Board’s Leading Economic Index (LEI) in June, the organization said in a Monday (July 20) press release. Get the Full Story Complete the...

Artificial Intelligence
Loyalty Data Is Now AI’s Favorite Currency
July 20, 2026

Loyalty programs were built to reward past spending. The purchase histories, preferences and engagement signals inside them are now among the most actionable first-party data assets a retailer owns. As third-party tracking grows less reliable and artificial intelligence shopping assistants become a primary discovery channel,...

Banking
Banks Turn Treasury Platforms Into Growth Engines
July 20, 2026

Some of the strongest growth inside big banks is coming from the services that companies use every day to move, hold and manage money. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Consumer Finance
MoneyLion Debuts Program for Paycheck-to-Paycheck Consumers
July 20, 2026

MoneyLion has introduced a membership program designed to help consumers earn more from their paychecks. 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...

Cryptocurrency
ECB Joins US Banks in Warning Stablecoins Could Drain Deposits
July 20, 2026

The European Central Bank is adding its voice to banks in the United States in warning that widespread adoption of stablecoins could pull retail deposits out of traditional banks, weakening a critical source of funding for lending. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

B2B Payments
Procurify Deploys Fully Agentic Procurement Platform to Eliminate Manual Buying Processes
July 20, 2026

Procurify completed the transformation of its mid-market procurement platform into a fully agentic procurement platform by adding three more agents, the company said in a Monday (July 20) press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Cryptocurrency
Crypto Market Regulation Is Running Out of Time at the Finish Line
July 20, 2026

The CLARITY Act was supposed to resolve a relatively straightforward, if technically difficult, question: When is a digital asset a security, when is it a commodity, and which federal regulator is responsible for overseeing the companies that trade it? Get the Full Story Complete the...

Banking
Chime Expands Banking App to Include Investment Services
July 20, 2026

Banking app Chime says it now offers its members an investment option. 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...

Banking
Alloy Labs Welcomes 7 Members to Community Banking Consortium
July 20, 2026

Community/mid-size banking consortium Alloy Labs says seven new lenders have joined its ranks. 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...