In 2026, Buy Now, Pay Later stops being a checkout feature and becomes working capital for the modern middle class, replacing overdraft and late fees as the default way paycheck-to-paycheck consumers manage timing gaps between income and expenses.
The most telling signal in the latest PYMNTS Intelligence research is not how fast embedded finance is spreading, but how decisively companies are stepping away from building it themselves. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
KeyBank will reportedly pay $7.77 million to settle allegations that it sought forgiveness for fraudulent loans from the pandemic-era Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
Earned wage access is moving to solidify status as a core feature of modern work, reshaping how millions of workers manage cash flow between paydays. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
At CES 2026 this week, automakers and suppliers showed vehicles designed with the assumption that humans will not always be driving, shifting attention from driver-assist features toward software that increasingly manages control inside the car. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
Anthropic reportedly aims to raise $10 billion in a funding round that is separate from a partnership in which Nvidia and Microsoft have pledged to invest a combined total of $15 billion in the artificial intelligence (AI) startup. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
The announcements at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas this week showed artificial intelligence inference beginning to move off centralized cloud infrastructure and onto devices themselves, a shift that could change how AI is deployed, priced and scaled. Get the Full Story Complete...
Payhawk is reportedly seeking new funding that could double its valuation to roughly $2 billion. 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,...
Fiserv-owned commerce solution Clover has launched a partnership with biometric identity/payments platform Wink. 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....
