Newer AI tools have moved deepest into data and technology, while firms report strong results and keep raising budgets despite long payback timelines. These five...
[branded_divider] The Uncertainty Factor PYMNTS Intelligence defines “uncertainty” as corporate executives’ self-reported assessments of how unpredictable or unreliable financial, regulatory, market and operational conditions feel...
Merchants are ready to bring promotions directly into the payment moment. They’re already treating checkout as a strong promotional channel, and most would adopt a...
The July 2026 edition of the PYMNTS Consumer Expectations Index (PCEI) asked the question: Would an improved national mood carry over into how people feel...
Inflation has made household budgeting less about finding one big solution and more about assembling several small defenses. Recent PYMNTS Intelligence research shows consumers cutting...
Inside the labor numbers of the August PYMNTS Consumer Expectations Index is a tale of two American workers. Picture them, each drawn from the averages...
Ask someone what makes summer expensive, and they’ll probably mention vacation plans or camp for the kids. But for most households, the heavier strain comes...
The monthly payment may be the most predictable interaction in commerce and one of the least understood. It arrives on schedule, asks for action and...
The leading providers of buy now, pay later plans have won over American millennials, the generation most likely to use the financing alternative to credit...