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Visa Says Login Isn’t Enough as AI Enters the Checkout Flow
Fraud Prevention
Visa Says Login Isn’t Enough as AI Enters the Checkout Flow
What Happens After ‘Instant’ Payouts? New Data Points to a Shift

Money Mobility
What Happens After ‘Instant’ Payouts? New Data Points to a Shift
Fraudsters Build Synthetic Identities That Fool Traditional KYC Checks

Identity
Fraudsters Build Synthetic Identities That Fool Traditional KYC Checks
Income Divides: A Deep Dive on Household Income Differences in U.S. Consumer Expectations

Consumer Insights
Income Divides: A Deep Dive on Household Income Differences in U.S. Consumer Expectations
Banks Need Fewer Identity Silos and Faster Decisions

Identity
Banks Need Fewer Identity Silos and Faster Decisions
The Future of Credit Is Clashing With Its Past

Consumer Finance
The Future of Credit Is Clashing With Its Past
Budget Pressure Is Changing What 'Worth It' Means to Gen Z

Retail
Budget Pressure Is Changing What 'Worth It' Means to Gen Z

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Five Years of Change - March 2026
Income Divides: A Deep Dive on Household Income Differences in U.S. Consumer Expectations
The Pay Later Reset: Data Shows Young Consumers Retreat, Cards Hold Firm
Beyond Cash: What Drives SMB Payment Change

Antitrust & Competition Policy

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Possible Compromise Emerging on Stablecoin Yield Payments in Senate Market-Structure Bill Congress Is Debating How to Regulate Buy Now, Pay Later and States Aren't Waiting  White House, GOP Again Trying to Enact Federal Preemption of State AI Laws More Than 20 States Now Have Privacy Laws. Is Your Company Keeping Up? 
COMPETITION POLICY INTERNATIONAL

Artificial Intelligence

PicPay Revenues Jump 85% as Financial Services Portfolio Expands
HSBC Weighs 10% Staffing Cut as Banks Hand Off Work to AI
Banks Need Fewer Identity Silos and Faster Decisions
Coinbase Bets on AI Agents to Power Payments Growth
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Editor's Picks

Services Carry the Economy While Shoppers Skip Big Purchases
NYC Lawmakers Target Nation’s Highest Minimum Wage as Restaurants Warn of Job Cuts
The New FinTech Scorecard Starts With a Bank Charter
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Data Point

54% of B2B Platforms Report Revenue Gains From Embedded Finance
71% of Services Firms Cite AI Skill Gaps
68% of Banks Turn to AI as Fraud Outpaces Rule-Based Systems
98% of US Product Leaders Expect Gen AI to Improve Workflows
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B2B PAYMENTS

Companies See Inflation Inching Up to 2.1%, Atlanta Fed Says
JPMorgan Payments and Mastercard Launch Virtual Card Partnership
How Healthcare CFOs Are Turning Operational Upgrades Into Financial Gains
Nvidia Debuts Platform for Enterprise AI Agents
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RETAIL

Budget Pressure Is Changing What 'Worth It' Means to Gen Z
Walmart Secures Machine Learning Patents to Aid Retail Pricing
Meta Expands Physical Retail Presence as Virtual Spaces Close
Lowe’s Unveils Subscription Service for Consumer Home Maintenance
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Grocery

75% of Consumers Say Inflation Coping Strategies Aren’t Working
eCommerce Emerges as Bright Spot Amid Overall Retail Sales Dip
Kroger’s New CEO Bets on Deals, AI and eCommerce to Boost Sales
Grocery Battle Shifts to Loyalty as Walmart Dominates and Amazon Expands Digital
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Restaurants

NYC Lawmakers Target Nation’s Highest Minimum Wage as Restaurants Warn of Job Cuts
Papa Johns Thinks the Next Great Pizza Topping Is Software
eCommerce Emerges as Bright Spot Amid Overall Retail Sales Dip
Fast Food Chains Put AI to Work
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Healthcare

Nvidia Launches AI for Hospital Operating Rooms
How Healthcare CFOs Are Turning Operational Upgrades Into Financial Gains
38% of Millennials Pay Out of Pocket for Healthcare
Microsoft Pushes Toward ‘Medical Superintelligence’ in Healthcare
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March 23, 2026
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April 1, 2026
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April 14, 2026
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Kazakhstan Opens Weixin Pay: Tourism · Aviation · E-commerce · Digital Goods
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Why AI Shopping Is Still Just a Smarter Search Bar
The Next Battle in Credit Won’t Be for Top of Wallet
Welcome to the Transactional Economy
The Three Blind Spots in How Consumer Sentiment Is Measured
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Big Tech Faces the AI Innovator’s Dilemma.
How Affordability Became America’s Conversation

Latest Trackers®

Hero image for the PYMNTS Intelligence and The Clearing House March 2026 Real-Time Payments Tracker. Real-time payments are shifting from faster funds to strategic infrastructure, enhancing cash control, certainty and customer experience.
Real-Time Payments
Beyond Speed: The Strategic Value of Real-Time Payments
The Credit Reset: How Unified Platforms Are Replacing Legacy Lending Infrastructure
Embedding Security: Designing Fraud Risk Out of Business Transactions
A Tale of Two Mindsets: How CUs and FinTechs Can Turn Culture Clash Into Collaboration
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Active Study
Five Years of Change - March 2026
Income Divides: A Deep Dive on Household Income Differences in U.S. Consumer Expectations
The Pay Later Reset: Data Shows Young Consumers Retreat, Cards Hold Firm
Travel Firms Embrace Embedded Wallets to Boost Revenue and Conversion - March 2026
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Regulations


Personnel
SEC Enforcement Director Exits After 6 Months
CFTC Aims to Clear Path for Prediction Market Boom
FDIC Moves to Exclude Stablecoins From Deposit Insurance
How the Financial Sector Views Kraken’s ‘We’re the Bankers Now’ Claim
March Madness 2026: AI and Prediction Markets Replace the Office Pool
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Connected Economy

Amazon
Amazon
Amazon Streamlines Direct Sales for Merchants
Anthropic Launches Claude Marketplace for Business AI Tools
Amazon’s eero Ensures Smart Homes Stay Online
Search Is Having Its New Haircut, New Me Moment
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SMB

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Fraud Prevention
IRS Warns of Most Dangerous 2026 Tax Scams Targeting SMBs
Mastercard Warns Credit Gap Is Holding Back Gen Z Small Businesses
Mastercard Gives Hong Kong Banks X-Border Payments Help for SMBs
Mastercard Offers Small Businesses Insights From Virtual CFO
Affiniti Teams With Column to Scale SMB Card Offering
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PicPay
Digital Payments
PicPay Revenues Jump 85% as Financial Services Portfolio Expands
Macy’s Credits AI, Reimagined Stores and Loyalty Data for Return to Growth
Kraken Pauses IPO Plans Amid Slumping Crypto Markets
Lower-Income Consumers Use Digital Channels to Build Bigger Baskets
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Cryptocurrency

Coinbase AI payments
artificial intelligence
Coinbase Bets on AI Agents to Power Payments Growth
Kraken Pauses IPO Plans Amid Slumping Crypto Markets
Stripe-Backed Protocol Lets AI Agents Transact Autonomously
Bitcoin Stays Below $75K Despite New Guidance From Regulators
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Banking


Banking
HSBC Weighs 10% Staffing Cut as Banks Hand Off Work to AI
OCC Ends Restrictions on 4 Banks
UK Debuts Rules to Protect Lenders Against Bank Runs
Congressional Hearing Exposes New Fault Line Over Who Owns Financial Data
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TechREG®

Congress, House of Representatives
Blockchain
Witnesses Fault ‘Regulation by Enforcement’ of Digital Assets at Congressional Hearing
SEC Pauses Binance Prosecution Amid New Crypto Landscape
Report: UK Orders Apple to Allow Access to User Data
How US Stablecoin Regulation Could Change the Game for Global Payments
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