B2B Payments
White-Glove FinTech Targets Small Business Cash Flow and Back-Office Pain
July 13, 2026

Small businesses do not need another financial dashboard. They need someone to notice that cash is running low before payroll is due, that a customer is paying later than usual or that too much money is sitting idle in the wrong account. Get the Full...

Apple
Apple’s OpenAI Lawsuit Echoes 2010s Battle Against Android
July 13, 2026

In a lawsuit filed last week, Apple accused OpenAI of stealing trade secrets, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday (July 12). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Legal & Regulation
UK Regulators Put Big Cloud Under Bank-Style Oversight
July 13, 2026

The United Kingdom’s largest banks are no longer the only companies facing direct scrutiny over the resilience of the nation’s financial system. The cloud providers running much of their technology are now inside the regulatory perimeter, too. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Banking
51% of Banks Piloting AI Agents to Boost Productivity
July 13, 2026

America’s banking giants are reportedly increasing their use of digital assistants to increase their productivity. 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,...

Mastercard
Mastercard Considers Selling Vocalink UK Payments Business
July 13, 2026

Mastercard is reportedly considering a sale of its U.K. retail payments business Vocalink. 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....

Payroll
EarnIn Adds Jobs Platform as Wage Access Draws Scrutiny
July 13, 2026

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Credit Cards
Smaller Card Issuers Can Out-Compete the Giants, New Study Finds
July 13, 2026

Customer lifetime value has long been treated as an output metric, a way to judge whether a card portfolio performed well after the fact. Increasingly, issuers are using it as an operating discipline, measuring whether every decision improves the odds that a customer stays longer,...

Artificial Intelligence
State Governments Turn to AI to Do the Grunt Work
July 13, 2026

This week in the Prompt Economy, the spotlight is on how AI is reshaping local and federal government. One of the most dramatic examples surfaced this week in the U.S. heartland. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Fraud Prevention
85% of CFOs Say Automation Cuts Payments Friction
July 13, 2026

Security controls are designed to stop bad payments, but new data suggested the strongest systems may be the ones customers barely notice. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...