Digital Banking
N26 Faces Leadership Overhaul Amid Regulator Pressure
August 15, 2025

Investors in Germany’s most valuable FinTech, N26, are pushing to remove its co-founders from executive roles and install the bank’s supervisory board chair as interim co-chief executive, the Financial Times reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Loans
Is Student Loan Debt a Ladder Up or a Weight Down?
August 15, 2025

It was Aristotle who said: “The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.” It could be a headline for the latest paycheck-to-paycheck study from PYMNTS, which found a mix of regret and pride among the parents and students who have gone into...

Retail
Amazon and Walmart Make Same-Day Grocery Delivery Retail’s New Battleground
August 15, 2025

Amazon and Walmart occupy overlapping territory in retail but dominate in very different ways, largely because they’ve built their empires around different strategic identities. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

B2B Payments
Embedded Payments Turn Weeks-Long B2B Cycles Into Real Time
August 15, 2025

In an era when real-time is the standard, many B2B payment cycles still stretch across weeks or even months. 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...

Fintech Investments
Opendoor and DeFi Development Lead as FinTech IPO Index Jumps 4.4%
August 15, 2025

The FinTech IPO Index surged by 4.4% this past week, borne aloft by huge gains in a few names, and double-digit swings across several Index components were commonplace. Earnings continued to roll in through the past five sessions. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Fraud Prevention
FinTechs Confront Escalating Fraud as Losses Soar 65%
August 15, 2025

With the rise of agentic AI, identity verification is more important than ever. 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....

Artificial Intelligence
Fear of Going ‘Off Script’ Keeps CFOs From Agentic AI
August 15, 2025

Even as artificial intelligence reshapes corporate finance, a trust gap is emerging around its most autonomous form, agentic AI, among the very executives poised to benefit most from its potential. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
Canadian Payments Processor Moneris, Valued at $2 Billion, May Be up for Sale
August 14, 2025

The Royal Bank of Canada and the Bank of Montreal are reportedly considering the sale of Moneris, one of the largest payment processors in Canada. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Cybersecurity
US Health Dept Says UnitedHealth Hack Impacted 192.7 Million Consumers’ Data
August 14, 2025

According to new data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, UnitedHealth Group’s data breach last year affected the personal information of 192.7 million people. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...