Artificial Intelligence
AI Moves Manufacturing From Automation to Autonomy
December 29, 2025

Take a look at the agenda for the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show if you want to see where agentic AI is headed. Said agenda is loaded up this year with keynotes and use cases from the manufacturing sector. While consumer-facing use cases get a lot...

Connected Economy
Executives Say AI Redefines Value and the Payments Competitive Landscape
December 29, 2025

Karen Webster describes Monday Conversation as a window into “interesting companies doing interesting things.” In 2025, the most useful interviews for banking, payments and FinTech leaders were often the ones that barely mentioned payments at all. They were about what sits beneath the transaction: workflow,...

Artificial Intelligence
CFOs Are Sitting on Hidden Cash but May Not Know It
December 29, 2025

As artificial intelligence (AI) use increases within accounts payable (AP) departments, it is starting to surface patterns and deliver insights that many finance teams were not aware were hiding in the data, turning routine invoice flows into early signals about cash, risk and supplier behavior....

BNPL
Banks Take a Page From the Buy Now Pay Later Playbook
December 29, 2025

On the eve of the COVID-19 pandemic, large banks were jolted by the sudden rise of a new credit alternative. That 2019, buy now, pay later option from specialized providers like Klarna, Affirm and AfterPay took off with cash-strapped consumers. BNPL sought to compete with...

Fraud Prevention
53% of Banks Move to Fraud Orchestration as Attacks Grow Smarter
December 29, 2025

Fraud prevention is no longer defined by how many tools a merchant deploys, but by how well those tools work together across the full payment journey. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Legal & Regulation
FTX’s Caroline Ellison Set to Leave Prison Early
December 28, 2025

A key figure in the collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX is nearly set to leave prison. 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...

Artificial Intelligence
OpenAI Seeks AI Safety-Focused ‘Head of Preparedness’
December 28, 2025

OpenAI is hiring an executive focused on AI-related risks to mental health and computer security. 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,...

Cash
Retailers Feel Shortchanged by Penny Shortage
December 28, 2025

America’s retailers are reportedly unhappy with the end of penny production. 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...

Consumer Finance
Student Debt Increasingly Wiped Away by Bankruptcy
December 28, 2025

Student loan borrowers are seeing increased success in discharging their loans in bankruptcy court. 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...