Cryptocurrency
Utila CEO: ‘Everyone Will Enter the Stablecoin Era’
March 28, 2025

Multinational corporations, FinTech platforms and even banks are increasingly eyeing blockchain solutions for cross-border payments, liquidity management and programmable finance. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Money Mobility
Financial Pressures Drive 1 in 4 Consumers to Demand Instant Disbursements
March 28, 2025

Speed, certainty and convenience — these are the driving forces behind the explosive growth of instant payments. In fact, consumers are 10 times more likely to receive nongovernment disbursements instantly than they were in 2017. Many no longer just prefer instant payments — they need...

Fintech Investments
FinTech IPO Index Slips 1.3% as Huize Sinks After Earnings
March 28, 2025

FinTech IPO Index names were mostly in the red this past week, and the companies that did manage to post gains barely made it out of the low single-digit percentages. The majority of the headlines through the last several days were centered on partnerships tied...

Healthcare
Walgreens Settles Allegations of Submitting Inflated Prices to Medicaid Programs
March 27, 2025

Walgreens has agreed to pay $2.8 million to settle allegations that it submitted inflated prices to the Massachusetts and Georgia Medicaid programs for generic medications. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Spend Management
PayPal-Backed Mendel Raises $35 Million to Expand Spend and Travel Management Platform
March 27, 2025

Mendel raised $35 million in a Series B funding round to expand the artificial intelligence (AI)-powered capabilities of its enterprise spend and travel management platform and to extend the platform into additional Latin American countries. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

artificial intelligence
AI Regulations in States Shift to Pro-Innovation, Not Risk Mitigation
March 27, 2025

Signs are emerging that states are taking a more pro-innovation focus in their artificial intelligence (AI) regulations and away from the stricter EU-style legislation that doubles down on reining in risks, according to think tank R Street Institute. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

artificial intelligence
Digital Doppelgangers: H&M Explores AI Digital Twins for Fashion Retail
March 27, 2025

Swedish retail giant H&M is creating 30 digital twins of human models this year as it explores new ways to showcase its clothes, shoes and accessories. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Loans
Bank Lending to Nonbanks Has Doubled in Five Years
March 27, 2025

Banks have reportedly more than doubled their lending to nonbank financial institutions (NBFIs) over the past five years and are now lending those companies $1 trillion a year. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Acquisitions
Workato Purchases DeepConverse to Bolster Agentic AI Efforts
March 27, 2025

Enterprise orchestration platform Workato says it has acquired DeepConverse, a support automation provider. 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....