digital wallets

Google’s Agentic Wallet: Is the Fifth Time the Charm?

Google’s Agentic Wallet: Is the Fifth Time the Charm?
Google’s Agentic Wallet: Is the Fifth Time the Charm?
May 28, 2026  |  News

In Hollywood, the fifth installment of a franchise is usually the one where everyone involved should have known better. Rocky V. Die Hard 5. Pirates...

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PayPal and Weixin Pay Facilitate Payments for US Visitors to China
PayPal and Weixin Pay Facilitate Payments for US Visitors to China
May 27, 2026  |  Partnerships

U.S. PayPal users traveling in China will soon be able to complete payments at tens of millions of Weixin Pay merchants across China by scanning...

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The Three Things Now Define Retail’s Best Customers
The Three Things Now Define Retail’s Best Customers
May 26, 2026  |  Retail

Retail has long worked from the straightforward assumption that customers who visit more often and spend more each trip deserve the most attention. That logic...

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Big Banks Challenge ECB’s Digital Euro Over Cash Flight Fears
Big Banks Challenge ECB’s Digital Euro Over Cash Flight Fears
May 22, 2026  |  CBDC

The European Central Bank’s effort to build a homegrown payments system using a digital euro is being slowed by European banks’ concerns that the solution...

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FIs and Front-Line Teams Must Prepare for Crypto Questions
FIs and Front-Line Teams Must Prepare for Crypto Questions
May 20, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

For credit unions and financial institutions in general, cryptocurrency and stablecoin strategies may be hatched in the executive suite, but success might hinge at the...

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Online Sales Jump as Shoppers Hunt for Control
Online Sales Jump as Shoppers Hunt for Control
May 19, 2026  |  eCommerce

The most revealing number in the latest spate of retail data may not be how much consumers in the United States spent. It may be...

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More Than 4 in 10 Digital Bank Users Prefer Wallets Over Cards
More Than 4 in 10 Digital Bank Users Prefer Wallets Over Cards
May 18, 2026  |  Payment Methods

Digital bank customers are not just experimenting with new payment methods. They are increasingly reshaping what mainstream payments behavior looks like, particularly as mobile-first consumers...

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AI Shopping Agents Put New Pressure on Payments Companies
AI Shopping Agents Put New Pressure on Payments Companies
May 14, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Delegation is the name of the game for the next phase of digital commerce. New PYMNTS Intelligence research in the April 2026 Payments Innovation Tracker® Series,...

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