March 29, 2026
CFOs Target Idle Cash as Treasury Shifts to Real-Time Control
Within the corporate realm, treasury is expected to anticipate, allocate and act, turning liquidity into a managed input. That transition toward proactive management is forcing finance leaders to reconsider a...
March 27, 2026
First Dollar Wins: How Deposit Timing Is Rewiring Financial Loyalty
The earliest interactions between a consumer and a financial provider rarely take place in a branch, and the account opening is just the beginning. The most important moment, arguably, happens...
March 27, 2026
Mastercard Explores Divestiture of Nets Real-Time Payments Unit
Mastercard is reportedly looking to divest much of the real-time payments business it acquired from Denmark’s Nets Group in 2019, marking a significant strategic pivot away from certain European instant...
March 27, 2026
How Better Payments Became a Winning Move in Gaming
In the early days of regulated online gaming in the United States, payments were less a utility than a bottleneck. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
March 27, 2026
FinTechs Shift From Wealth Building to Accelerating Cash Flow
The assumption that consumers are motivated primarily by upside has defined the go-to-market playbooks of payments companies, FinTechs and consumer brands for years. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
March 26, 2026
Coinbase Enables Homebuyers to Borrow Against Their Bitcoin or USDC
Coinbase and Better have partnered to enable borrowers to pledge their bitcoin or USDC holdings as collateral for a loan used to cover the down payment on a house. Get...
March 26, 2026
Why Price Takes a Back Seat in Embedded Finance Deals
Embedded finance is increasingly central to how B2B companies buy and sell, but it only works as well as the bank or FinTech behind it. New PYMNTS Intelligence research finds...
March 25, 2026
Branch and Stripe Launch Digital Wallet for Worker Payouts
Workforce payments platform Branch has launched an integration with financial services company Stripe. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
March 25, 2026
Why Millions of New Accounts Never Turn Into Real Banking...
Banks and credit unions are opening millions of new accounts, yet too many fail to become active relationships. As FinTechs deliver instant funding and immediate usability, traditional financial institutions (FIs)...
Europe’s real-time payments race is no longer just about speed—it’s about sovereignty, with regulatory deadlines, surging consumer adoption and a presidential call to break free from American payment networks all converging at once. The latest “Real-Time Payments World Map,” a collaboration with The Clearing House, tracks where the continent stands and what’s coming next.
“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.