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The Back Office Gets Smarter as AI Transforms Supplier Payments

The Back Office Gets Smarter as AI Transforms Supplier Payments
The Back Office Gets Smarter as AI Transforms Supplier Payments
March 24, 2026  |  Accounts Payable

For years, accounts payable (AP) was judged by how little trouble it caused, but new data suggests it may now be creating room for faster...

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Acquirers Say Risk and Readiness Are Slowing Agentic Commerce
Acquirers Say Risk and Readiness Are Slowing Agentic Commerce
March 24, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

“How Acquirers Prepare for Agentic Commerce” examines how acquirers are preparing for the next phase of digital commerce as AI-powered agents take on a larger...

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Middle Market Firms Limit Crypto Use to Payments, Not Treasury
Middle Market Firms Limit Crypto Use to Payments, Not Treasury
March 23, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Middle market firms have spent the past several years widening their use of faster payments, embedded finance tools and data-driven treasury systems, yet digital assets...

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Identity Gaps Are Becoming Billion-Dollar Points of Failure
Identity Gaps Are Becoming Billion-Dollar Points of Failure
March 23, 2026  |  Digital Identity

Digital identity now runs through every part of the customer and partner journey, from logging in and making transactions to onboarding vendors and issuing loans....

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How 30 Million Workers Borrow From Tomorrow to Pay for Today
How 30 Million Workers Borrow From Tomorrow to Pay for Today
March 20, 2026  |  Consumer Insights

Every payday, millions of American workers face some version of the same problem: The bill is due today, the paycheck arrives Friday and they must...

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What Happens After ‘Instant’ Payouts? New Data Points to a Shift
What Happens After ‘Instant’ Payouts? New Data Points to a Shift
March 19, 2026  |  Money Mobility

“Five Years of Change: How Payouts Shifted From Slow and Paper-Based to Instant and Digital,” a collaboration between PYMNTS Intelligence and Ingo Payments, tracks how...

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How Smarter B2B Onboarding With Digital Identities Drives Faster Time-to-Value
How Smarter B2B Onboarding With Digital Identities Drives Faster Time-to-Value
March 17, 2026  |  Authentication

The most important moment in a B2B relationship doesn’t always happen in a sales call or a product demo, or even when the payment clears....

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Embedded Payments Help Travel Platforms Close More Bookings
Embedded Payments Help Travel Platforms Close More Bookings
March 13, 2026  |  Platform Payments

“Travel Firms Embrace Embedded Wallets to Boost Revenue and Conversion” is a collaboration between PYMNTS Intelligence and Marqeta. This data brief explores how embedded finance...

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Introducing the ‘Know Your Agent’ Framework for the Age of Agentic Commerce
Introducing the ‘Know Your Agent’ Framework for the Age of Agentic Commerce
March 12, 2026  |  Digital Identity

As digital commerce becomes increasingly automated, enterprises face a new identity challenge: distinguishing legitimate AI agents acting on behalf of customers from malicious bots designed...

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