Credit Cards
New Bank Credit Card Openings Drop for First Time in Over a Year
July 25, 2025

Banks are reportedly increasing their efforts to promote credit cards to higher-income consumers while raising the qualification requirements for lower-income ones. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

artificial intelligence
Rescue Teams Use AI to Find Victims of Deadly Texas Floods
July 25, 2025

First responders are using artificial intelligence (AI) to find drowning victims of the deadly Texas floods that thus far have claimed the lives of 136 adults and children, many of whom were in summer camp when disaster struck. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Fraud Attack
TikTok Scam Drains $17 Million From New York ATMs
July 25, 2025

A viral cash-out scam linked to TikTok has drained $17 million from New York ATMs in under three days, exploiting city-issued youth jobs program cards, according to The New York Times. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Supply Chain
How to Build a Self-Driving Global Trade Network
July 25, 2025

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Buy Now Pay Later
43% of Consumers Bail on Purchases Without BNPL Option
July 25, 2025

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) options have become deeply embedded in the financial lives of consumers in the United States, influencing everything from daily grocery runs to major appliance purchases. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Opinion
Instant Payments Rewrite Treasury Playbooks
July 25, 2025

Instant payments are set to disrupt B2B transactions as businesses adapt around their speed, WEX President of Corporate Payments Eric Frankovic writes in the new PYMNTS eBook, “Halftime 2025: Charting the Future of Payments.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Fintech Investments
Partnership Buzz Lifts FinTech IPO Index 2%
July 25, 2025

Earnings season has yet to be fully felt in the FinTech IPO Index’s realm, and in fact several of the news items through the week, alongside press releases, were focused on actual earnings release dates stretching out toward the end of the month and into...

BNPL
Retail Edge Drove Walmart, PayPal Partnerships and Amazon BNPL Deal, Says Synchrony CFO
July 25, 2025

To say that Synchrony Financial double-clicked on new partnerships and BNPL in its earnings call Tuesday (July 22) is an understatement. Because in fact, it triple-clicked. And according to Synchrony CFO Brian Wenzel, that new focus on new payment products and features is part of...

Banking
Pinnacle and Synovus to Combine and Create Southeast-Focused Regional Bank
July 24, 2025

Pinnacle Financial Partners and Synovus Financial plan to combine and create a regional bank focused on the fastest-growing markets in the Southeast. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...