May 01, 2026
Fun Secures $72 Million To Power Global Capital Markets
Fun raised $72 million in a Series A funding round to expand its payments infrastructure that powers Polymarket and other internet-native capital markets. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
May 01, 2026
Frontline Workers Shift From Getting Ahead to Getting By
Historically, payments have been an activity-based business. Revenues are tied to transaction volume, interchange fees and, to some extent, the float generated by holding funds in transit. Get the Full...
May 01, 2026
WEX Puts Fraud Detection on a 500-Millisecond Clock
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April 30, 2026
Boost Says B2B Payments Need Answers, Not More Data
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April 30, 2026
US Real-Time Payments Hit High-Growth Phase as Use Cases Multiply
The United States is a big payments market. But big doesn’t always equal fast. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
April 30, 2026
Paymentus Says Customers Don’t Care How Much Data You Have
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April 29, 2026
Stripe Brings Merchant Checkout to Google’s AI Apps
Stripe has partnered with Google to allow businesses to sell to consumers inside Google’s AI Mode and Gemini app. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
April 29, 2026
Walmart-Backed OnePay Joins Tempo Blockchain to Launch Stablecoin Payouts
Consumer FinTech company OnePay aims to add stablecoin payouts and account funding to its banking product through a new partnership with the Tempo blockchain. Get the Full Story Complete the...
April 29, 2026
FIS Launches Bank-Focused Platform for Digital Currencies
FIS has launched a new platform that enables banks to issue, manage and settle their own digital money while keeping those deposits on their balance sheet. Get the Full Story Complete...
North America’s real-time payments landscape is advancing as record activity in the United States coincides with Canada’s transition to true real-time settlement and Mexico’s upgrade of its SPEI system. The latest “Real-Time Payments World Map,” a collaboration with The Clearing House, examines how growth, rail expansion and infrastructure modernization are redefining instant payments across the region.
“The Power of Now: Moving Money at the Speed of Life,” a collaboration between PYMNTS Intelligence and Visa Direct, unveils a $1.35 trillion gap between how payouts move today and how fast firms want them to flow. Slow payments are more than a consumer annoyance. They’re also a source of complaints, disputes, stress and operational cost.