Insurance
Insurance Industry May Be Unprepared for Agentic AI Risks
July 14, 2026

New research shows the insurance industry might not be equipped to deal with AI risks. 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,...

Payroll
Branch Embeds On-Demand Pay in Workplace Apps
July 14, 2026

Workforce financial infrastructure provider Branch now enables companies and platforms to embed its earned wage access into scheduling, shift and other tools used by workforces. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Mobile Payments
A Mobile Wallet Can’t Tell a Privacy Guard From a Fraudster. That’s the Problem.
July 14, 2026

Fraudsters and privacy-conscious consumers have one thing in common. Neither wants to be easily found. 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,...

Consumer Insights
53% of Financially Strained Consumers Cut Nonessential Spending 
July 14, 2026

Consumers are still spending, but many are doing it with less room for error. 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...

Retail
The Grocery Run No Longer Belongs to One Retailer
July 14, 2026

A weekly grocery run seems like the perfect opportunity to fill a shopping cart with everything else a household needs. New data suggests consumers increasingly see it differently. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Economy
Price Hikes Trigger Smartphone Sales Slump
July 13, 2026

Global smartphone sales dropped to their lowest second-quarter level in 13 years as manufacturers passed on to consumers the rising cost of memory components, Counterpoint Research said in a Monday (July 13) press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Credit Cards
Robinhood Weighs Its First Sale of Card Receivables-Backed Bond
July 13, 2026

Robinhood Markets is weighing the sale of between $400 million and $500 million of asset-backed securities, including a bond backed by bills for its branded consumer credit cards, Bloomberg reported Monday (July 13), citing unnamed sources. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Apple
Apple Lawsuit Exposes Enterprise Data Risks During Employee Offboarding
July 13, 2026

Apple’s lawsuit against OpenAI announced Friday (July 10) includes allegations that highlight the importance of protecting corporate data when employees leave, TechCrunch reported Monday (July 13). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Apple
Apple Acquires Open-Source Observability Platform Developer SigScalr
July 13, 2026

Apple acquired certain assets of SigScalr and hired certain SigScalr employees, according to a list of acquisitions maintained by the European Commission. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...