Payments Intelligence

Merchants Put AI to Work Without Handing Over the Customer

Merchants Put AI to Work Without Handing Over the Customer
Merchants Put AI to Work Without Handing Over the Customer
September 08, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

The payments and retail industries are asking the wrong question about agentic commerce. The question is not whether an artificial intelligence agent can complete a...

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Smart Checkout Gives Merchant Data New Bargaining Power
Smart Checkout Gives Merchant Data New Bargaining Power
September 04, 2026  |  Connected Economy

Payments platforms have plenty of transaction data. Smart checkout is raising the value of the merchant information they do not have. Get the Full Story...

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72% of UAE Shoppers Used AI for Their Latest Purchase
72% of UAE Shoppers Used AI for Their Latest Purchase
September 03, 2026  |  Consumer Insights

The UAE shopper has little patience for yesterday’s checkout. A phone can serve as a storefront, research assistant and wallet before a merchant’s website has...

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The G20 Is Coming for Stablecoins’ Best Cross-Border Sales Pitch
The G20 Is Coming for Stablecoins’ Best Cross-Border Sales Pitch
September 02, 2026  |  Payments Innovation

Stablecoins have pinned their corporate finance hopes on a straightforward proposition: better cross-border B2B payments. Traditional cross-border payments are constrained by banking hours, fragmented data...

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Interoperability Now Drives Asia-Pacific’s Real-Time Payments Agenda
Interoperability Now Drives Asia-Pacific’s Real-Time Payments Agenda
September 02, 2026  |  Real-Time Payments

Real-time payments in Asia-Pacific are entering a new phase. After years of building domestic instant payment rails, countries across the region are now connecting those...

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Healthcare’s Next Competitive Advantage Isn’t Coverage. It’s Cash Flow.
Healthcare’s Next Competitive Advantage Isn’t Coverage. It’s Cash Flow.
September 01, 2026  |  Healthcare

Consumers have been trained by the rest of the digital economy to expect money to move quickly. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Summer Expenses Will Follow 77% of Gen Z Into Fall
Summer Expenses Will Follow 77% of Gen Z Into Fall
September 01, 2026  |  Consumer Finance

The biggest threat to the summer budget may be the expenses consumers can’t cancel. New PYMNTS Intelligence data suggests that groceries, utility bills and transportation...

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57% of Firms Find Payment Fraud After Settlement
57% of Firms Find Payment Fraud After Settlement
September 01, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

Uncertainty can turn a routine payment problem into a cost that is twice as large. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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