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B2B Payments
PayNation Launches Crypto-Payment Portal for B2B Payments
March 14, 2025

PayNation said Friday (March 14) that its new Crypto-Payment Portal is available now to facilitate B2B payments. 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...

Retail
Tariff Uncertainty Creates Challenges in Produce Industry
March 14, 2025

Produce suppliers and grocery stores have reportedly been busy adapting to the on-again, off-again tariffs imposed on Mexico and Canada. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Artificial Intelligence
CZI’s Priscilla Chan on ‘Virtual Cells’ AI Models to Cure Diseases
March 14, 2025

The head of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) believes that artificial intelligence (AI) can accelerate medical research such that it would be possible within 10 to 20 years to stop a disease very early on in its tracks. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Investments
RedotPay Raises $40 Million to Expand Crypto Payment Platform
March 14, 2025

RedotPay raised $40 million in a Series A funding round to expand the capabilities and reach of its cryptocurrency payment platform. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Regulation
UK’s FCA Seeks Comment on Removing Contactless Card Payment Limit
March 14, 2025

The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is seeking public comment on its proposal to remove the 100-pound (about $129) limit on contactless card payments. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Retail
Caution Clouds Walmart and Amazon Outlook as Shoppers Tighten Budgets
March 14, 2025

Mark your calendar for earnings reports. For Amazon it’s April 29. For Walmart it’s May 15.   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...

B2B Payments
Better DPO Management Emerges as Key Outcome of Working Capital Efficiency
March 14, 2025

For enterprises of all types and across all industries, tariffs, trade wars, reconfigured supply chains and inflation are all top of mind. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Banking
Cost and Integration Concerns Keep Smaller Banks From Adopting Real-Time Payments
March 14, 2025

The benefits of real-time payments may be readily apparent to financial institutions (FIs) — as they can serve their clients with new use cases, including pay by bank and immediate payroll deposits. They can foster strong relationships with commercial customers with speedier and more transparent...

Fintech Investments
Update: As Markets Enter Correction Territory, FinTech IPO Index Plunges 4.8%
March 14, 2025

Markets were awash in a sea of red this past week, and the broader gauges, such as the Dow and the S&P 500 Stock Index, have touched correction territory, down at least 10% from their peaks. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...