Payments Innovation
Payments Processors Turn to Analytics and Embedded Finance to Combat Margin Pressure
May 02, 2025

Value-added services, once the free sprinkles card networks tossed on top of plain vanilla processing contracts, have become core product offerings in an industry racing to stand out and shore up margins. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

B2B Payments
Bank of America Bets on Value-Added Services for Merchant Growth
May 02, 2025

With the emergence of cloud computing, 5G and advanced technologies, merchants can take advantage of enterprise-grade solutions designed to run their operations more efficiently. The lines between providers of those solutions are blurring.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

artificial intelligence
90% of Healthcare Execs Already See Positive ROI From GenAI Investments
May 02, 2025

Healthcare firms are aggressively increasing their investments in generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), viewing it not merely as a technological upgrade but as a strategic imperative poised to deliver significant returns. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Opinion
Flipping the Script: How Smart Companies Turn Payouts Into Profits
May 02, 2025

With embedded banking plus issuing, companies can gain revenue from payouts, Ingo Payments SVP, Strategic Partnerships Jon Gaskell writes in a new PYMNTS eBook, “The Listening Economy: How Customer Conversations Are Transforming Financial Services.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Fintech Investments
FinTech IPO Index Gains 2.5% Amid SoFi Earnings and DeFi Development’s Private Placement
May 02, 2025

Earnings season is not yet in full swing for the FinTech IPO Index, which gained 2.5% through the week. 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...

Earnings
Instacart: Macro Uncertainty Has Not Affected Consumer Behavior
May 01, 2025

Instacart continued to deploy artificial intelligence (AI) tools across its operations during the first quarter, aiming to deliver the things customers want most: convenience, affordability, quality and selection, Instacart CEO Fidji Simo wrote in the company’s first-quarter letter to shareholders released Thursday (May 1). Get...

Amazon
Customer First, Agentic AI Next. Amazon Lays Out Its 2025 Roadmap
May 01, 2025

Most earnings announcements and ensuing analyst calls are spent discussing all the money — or lack of it — the host company made during the previous quarter. Not so at Amazon on Thursday (May 1). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Apple
Apple Needs ‘Time’ to Upgrade Siri; Services Revenue Dampened by Cost Hikes
May 01, 2025

Apple CEO Tim Cook said Thursday (May 1) that the company needs “more time” to upgrade Siri’s artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities, as the AI assistant faces criticisms that it lags behind rivals such as Amazon’s Alexa and other voice-enabled AI chatbots. Get the Full Story...

Earnings
Roblox: Low-Cost Online Entertainment Minimally Impacted by Any Economic Downturn
May 01, 2025

Online game platform and game creation system Roblox said Thursday (May 1) that it doesn’t expect any potential economic downturn to keep it from growing to account for 10% of the gaming market in terms of consumer spending. Get the Full Story Complete the form...