Consumer Finance
Block’s Lending Tops $200 Billion Across Cash App, Afterpay and Square
January 20, 2026

Block has provided more than $200 billion in credit to customers across its Cash App Borrow, Afterpay and Square Loans products. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Taxes
PayPal and april Team on Faster Tax Filing
January 20, 2026

PayPal has launched a partnership with embedded tax technology platform april. 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 form,...

Digital Payments
Payments Executives on What Worked, What Failed and What Comes Next for Commerce in 2026
January 20, 2026

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Credit Cards
Visa on How Trust Is Built at the Moment of Authorization
January 20, 2026

Trust and security have always underpinned payments, but they have become the decisive factors that determine whether a cardholder continues using a credential or pivots to another. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

artificial intelligence
Banking, Retail and Tech Leaders Align on AI Agents’ High-Impact Use Cases
January 20, 2026

At first guess, one might think the agentic AI boom would splinter into a thousand use cases. Retailers automating inventory. Banks unleashing robo-analysts. Manufacturers fine-tuning factories. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Payroll
Unpredictable Pay Cycles Break Financial Stability for America’s Hourly Workers
January 20, 2026

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Digital Payments
82% of Merchants Plan to Expand Digital Wallet Adoption
January 20, 2026

Back-office payments are starting to look a lot more like consumer checkout, and that shift could determine which firms see their cash position clearly and which keep flying blind. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

artificial intelligence
Credit Unions See AI’s Promise, but Readiness Lags Adoption
January 20, 2026

Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to help credit unions scale personalization, improve fraud detection and streamline operations, but only if the foundations beneath those tools are solid. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Payments Innovation
A Nostalgic Look Back to 2016 With a PYMNTS Twist
January 19, 2026

As nostalgia sweeps across social media, touching everything from posts to playlists, 2016 has emerged as a reference point for how different things felt and how much optimism was embedded in the moment. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...