Investments
Venture Capital Secondary Market Booms as IPOs Stagnate
April 28, 2025

With public listings on hold, venture capitalists are reportedly turning to the secondary market. 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...

CFPB
Court Records Offer Glimpse Into Trump’s CFPB Firing Efforts
April 28, 2025

This week, a judge will hear testimony that could determine the future of the CFPB. 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,...

Payments Innovation
Merchants Demand Value at Every Touchpoint From Their Payments Processors
April 28, 2025

Competition is reshaping payments, and transactions are no longer the main event. They’re just the opening act. 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...

Authentication
What Hath 3D Secure Wrought … in 2025?
April 28, 2025

Back in 1999, payment networks introduced the first version of the 3-D Secure authentication protocol, which sought to add security to online credit card transactions. 3DS 1.0, as it is now known, required cardholders to authenticate their identity before completing a purchase. Get the Full...

Retail
Walmart or Amazon? Millennials Will Take Both, Please
April 28, 2025

The consumer retail landscape is usually painted in broad strokes of green and blue: Walmart for weekly groceries, beverages and basic household items, Amazon for everything from clothing and housewares to electronics and beauty products. But that picture is far more nuanced. A forthcoming report,...

Opinion
Visa Leverages the Listening Economy to Solve Customer Pain Points
April 28, 2025

Empathy combined with creativity leads to products that help clients unlock their potential, Visa Global Head of Acceptance Solutions Rob Cameron writes in a new PYMNTS eBook, “The Listening Economy: How Customer Conversations Are Transforming Financial Services.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Real-Time Payments
Banks Rush to Promote Instant Payments as RTP Crosses Billion-Transaction Mark
April 28, 2025

Roughly seven and a half years after The Clearing House (TCH) launched its RTP® network — the first new U.S. payments infrastructure in four decades — 24/7 instant transactions are finding wide embrace. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Connected Economy
CE 100 Index Gains 5.9% as Coursera, Alphabet and Tesla Weigh In With Earnings
April 28, 2025

Earnings season’s in full swing, and it’s helping to sway the fortunes of the CE 100 Index, which was up 5.9% through the week. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Mobile Wallets
55% of US Consumers Poised to Adopt Digital Wallets for Cross-Border Payments
April 28, 2025

There’s a shift in how consumers and small businesses are conducting cross-border transactions, according to the PYMNTS Intelligence report “Global Money Movement: How Digital Wallets Are Transforming Cross-Border Payments,” a collaboration with TerraPay. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...