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Cross-border Payments
Wise X-Border Transactions Jump 26% Before US Listing
April 13, 2026

U.K. FinTech Wise is reporting a surge in cross-border transactions ahead of its Nasdaq listing. 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 daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today....

Artificial Intelligence
How AI Is Rewriting Credit Decisioning in Real Time
April 13, 2026

For decades, credit and payment decisions have relied on static scorecards and rigid “if-then” rules built for a slower payments environment. That model is now under strain. As transactions move across digital channels in real time, issuers must evaluate risk, intent and context instantly—not after...

Regulation
CFTC Names Task Force to Set AI and Prediction Market Rules
April 10, 2026

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has announced the members of its newly formed Innovation Task Force (ITF). 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 daily newsletter, PYMNTS...

Regulation
Bank of France Pushes EU to Rein in Non-Euro-Backed Stablecoins
April 10, 2026

The Bank of France is pressing for a strengthening of the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), saying the current regulatory framework does not address all the risks in the sector. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Retail
AI Is the New Sales Associate in Physical Retail
April 10, 2026

Walk into a Guitar Center on a busy Saturday, and the sales floor tells the story. Associates are stretched thin, and customers face a choice: wait for help, or scan a QR code and get instant answers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

IPO
Blackstone Accelerates Push to Lead AI Infrastructure Boom
April 10, 2026

Alternative asset manager Blackstone is considering a $2 billion initial public offering (IPO) for an acquisition company that would buy data centers, Bloomberg reported Friday (April 10), citing unnamed sources. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

B2B Payments
Mastercard Sees Trust and Rail Convergence Shaping Commercial Payments
April 10, 2026

Watch more: Need to Know With Mastercard’s Raj Seshadri 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 daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form,...

Retail
The $42 Billion Checkout Opportunity Hiding in Plain Sight
April 10, 2026

“Embedded Offers: The Billion-Dollar Opportunity Inside Recent Consumer Spending” is a collaboration between PYMNTS Intelligence and FIS. Based on a Census-balanced survey of 2,754 U.S. consumers conducted from Feb. 12–March 4, 2026, the report examines how shoppers discover, evaluate and redeem offers across grocery, retail and...

Regulation
New Stablecoin Rules Push Banks Into the Crypto Front Line
April 09, 2026

Rules governing stablecoins are taking concrete form, and the details suggest that banks and FinTechs will face a more exacting set of responsibilities than some may have anticipated. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...