Featured News

PYMNTS.com original reporting, in-depth interviews, deep dives, and data analysis.

AI Puts Trade Finance on the Front Line of Global Growth
AI Puts Trade Finance on the Front Line of Global Growth
September 16, 2025  |  B2B Payments

Streamlined backstage operations matter most when center stage gets complicated. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

READ MORE >
eCommerce Lifts Retail Sales as Consumers Seek Deals Online
eCommerce Lifts Retail Sales as Consumers Seek Deals Online
September 16, 2025  |  eCommerce

Retail sales posted a stronger-than-expected gain in August, helped in part by back-to-school shopping, and especially by online purchases. Get the Full Story Complete the...

READ MORE >
Acquirers Race to Outsource Speed as Mobile Shoppers Shift
Acquirers Race to Outsource Speed as Mobile Shoppers Shift
September 16, 2025  |  Mobile Payments

Watch more: Acquirers and Payment Infrastructure — Powering the Mobile-First Future Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

READ MORE >
Stablecoins Target ‘Network of Networks’ Effect Across Global B2B Payments
Stablecoins Target ‘Network of Networks’ Effect Across Global B2B Payments
September 16, 2025  |  Cryptocurrency

Watch more: The Digital Shift Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

READ MORE >
42% of Gen Z Trust Debit More Than Credit
42% of Gen Z Trust Debit More Than Credit
September 16, 2025  |  Consumer Payments

Generation Z may be the first cohort to grow up entirely in the digital economy, but the real surprise in their financial behavior isn’t what...

READ MORE >
Credit Unions Bet on 5 Digital Plays to Win the Next Generation
Credit Unions Bet on 5 Digital Plays to Win the Next Generation
September 16, 2025  |  Credit Unions

Keeping Generation Z engaged is more than a marketing imperative; for credit unions, it’s fast becoming a survival strategy. Get the Full Story Complete the...

READ MORE >
Consumer Spending Growth Slows to 4-Year Low
Consumer Spending Growth Slows to 4-Year Low
September 15, 2025  |  Economy

Every four months, the Federal Reserve releases its survey of household spending, offering a snapshot into where household budgets have been allocated and where paychecks...

READ MORE >
Wall Street Bets on FinTechs Reinventing Lending, Credit and Payments
Wall Street Bets on FinTechs Reinventing Lending, Credit and Payments
September 15, 2025  |  IPO

Investors are signaling that the hottest FinTech initial public offerings (IPOs) are not vehicles for frenzied, momentum-based trading but are underpinned by new architectures for...

READ MORE >
How Instant Payouts Become Loyalty’s Secret Weapon
How Instant Payouts Become Loyalty’s Secret Weapon
September 15, 2025  |  Payment Methods

They came for the speed, but they stayed for the habit. In “Beyond Speed: The Case for Instant Payout Adoption and Stickiness,” PYMNTS Intelligence, in...

READ MORE >