Payments Intelligence

Budget Pressure Is Changing What ‘Worth It’ Means to Gen Z

Budget Pressure Is Changing What ‘Worth It’ Means to Gen Z
Budget Pressure Is Changing What ‘Worth It’ Means to Gen Z
March 19, 2026  |  Retail

Financial stress is pushing more consumers toward digital wallets, and the shift may say less about tech adoption than about how shoppers are trying to...

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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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Services Carry the Economy While Shoppers Skip Big Purchases
Services Carry the Economy While Shoppers Skip Big Purchases
March 13, 2026  |  Economy

U.S. consumers are still spending, but their paychecks are having a hard time keeping up. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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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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Gen Z Turns Mobile Apps and Credit Into Financial Discipline
Gen Z Turns Mobile Apps and Credit Into Financial Discipline
March 11, 2026  |  Consumer Insights

Popular commentary portrays Generation Z as financially reckless, a cohort supposedly driven by impulse purchases, social media trends and a casual approach to money. Get...

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BNPL Shifts to Cards and Wallets for New Growth
BNPL Shifts to Cards and Wallets for New Growth
March 11, 2026  |  BNPL

Buy now, pay later has been hitting an adoption wall, and could be losing momentum with the critical Gen Z and millennial age groups. Get...

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47% of Merchants Report False Declines Cost Them Sales
47% of Merchants Report False Declines Cost Them Sales
March 11, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

Fraud prevention is no longer about stopping a single bad transaction. It is about managing risk across an entire payment journey without driving away legitimate...

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