Investments
Method Raises $41.5 Million to Build Consumer-Permissioned Financial Connectivity
January 23, 2025

Method Financial has raised $41.5 million in a Series B funding round to continue building its solution for consumer-permissioned financial connectivity and expanding it to new use cases. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Earnings
Discover’s Card Charge-Offs Improve and Delinquencies Show Stability
January 23, 2025

Discover Financial Services posted earnings results on Thursday morning (Jan. 23) that indicated improving credit quality metrics tied to its credit cards, as well as an outlook that includes loan growth and a “stable” consumer. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Loyalty & Rewards
Frequent Fliers vs Frequent Spenders: The Shift in Airline Loyalty Programs
January 23, 2025

Frequent fliers or frequent spenders? Is there a difference as they relate to airline loyalty programs? 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...

B2B Payments
NMI Embeds Payment Functionality Into Popular Accounting Software
January 23, 2025

Embedded payments infrastructure provider NMI has launched a new extension for use with its NMI Payment Gateway that embeds payment functionality directly into popular accounting software like QuickBooks and Xero. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Cross-border Payments
Reports: HSBC Shuttering Cross-Border Payments App Zing
January 23, 2025

Just one year after its launch, HSBC’s cross-border payments mobile app is no more. 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...

SMBs
Visa Invests in Moniepoint to Unlock Africa’s Small Business Potential
January 23, 2025

Visa is betting that Nigerian FinTech Moniepoint will accelerate growth for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in Africa. 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...

Personnel
Fiserv Appoints PNC Veteran Michael Lyons as President and CEO-Elect
January 23, 2025

Fiserv has appointed Michael P. Lyons, former president of PNC Financial Services Group, as its president and CEO-elect, effective Monday (Jan. 27). 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...

artificial intelligence
AI Models and Tools: OpenAI Launches AI Agent, Microsoft Loses Cloud Exclusivity
January 23, 2025

OpenAI unveiled Operator on Thursday (Jan. 23), an artificial intelligence (AI) agent that can use a computer like a human, even using a cursor and keyboard. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Economy
Number of Americans Receiving Unemployment Insurance Reaches 3-Year High
January 23, 2025

New unemployment insurance data reportedly suggests that the labor market remains solid but that workers who do get laid off are having a harder time finding a new job. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...