Payment Methods
Payments Orchestration Becomes a Profit Center
February 10, 2026

For many merchants, payments orchestration was long treated as a necessary but largely invisible layer designed to keep transactions moving. That framing no longer fits the reality of modern commerce. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Payments Innovation
Why Game-Day Revenue Doesn’t Mean Same-Day Cash
February 10, 2026

Watch more: Need to Know With Priority’s Brendan Kirsch 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,...

artificial intelligence
Labor Economy Workers Less Worried Than Office Workers About Robots Taking Their Jobs
February 10, 2026

Despite high-profile demos from the likes of xAI and AWS and aggressive corporate roadmaps, PYMNTS Intelligence’s Wage to Wallet Index™ shows that workers who could be most exposed to automation are not acting as though humanoid robots are about to displace them at scale. Get...

Accounts Receivable
Profit is Waiting on Table for Firms That Embrace Receivables Innovation
February 10, 2026

Cash is king when uncertainty reigns. But for many firms, profit is not disappearing due to macroeconomic forces alone. In many cases, it is being forfeited through slow processes, limited visibility and outdated assumptions about how their payments operations and accounts receivables (AR) functions must...

Credit Cards
Nearly 3 in 4 Premium Cardholders Used a Card-Linked Offer in the Past Year
February 10, 2026

Consumers who pay the most for their credit cards turn out to be the ones least likely to ignore them. Just 3.9% of premium cardholders report rarely or never using their high-fee plastic, making them the most loyal segment in the entire credit card market,...

Blockchain
Bastion CEO Says Stablecoin Adoption Depends on Enterprise-Grade Financial Infrastructure
February 10, 2026

Watch more: The Digital Shift With Bastion’s Nassim Eddequiouaq 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,...

Mastercard
Mastercard Tightens Rules for BIN Sponsors That Support FinTech Card Issuers
February 10, 2026

Card issuance has become one of the most direct ways for FinTechs to embed themselves into daily commerce. 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...

Technology
Deutsche Bank Warns Software Debt Faces AI Threat
February 09, 2026

A downturn in the software and technology sectors could have an impact that rivals that of the energy sector’s issues in 2016, Bloomberg reported Monday (Feb. 9), citing Deutsche Bank analysts. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Consumer Insights
35% of Consumers Plan to Use Tax Refunds to Boost Savings
February 09, 2026

Tax season officially began on Jan. 26, and refunds are already starting to reach consumers’ accounts this month. While the arrival of refunds is annual, the expectations surrounding them remain grounded, shaped less by intent to splurge than by routine financial planning and household budgeting....