PYMNTS Intelligence

When Partners Become Cybersecurity Risks
When Partners Become Cybersecurity Risks
August 27, 2025  |  Cybersecurity

When the British retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) disclosed last year that a supplier breach had unleashed a ransomware attack, it was the kind of...

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Gen Z’s Digital-First Approach Sets New Standards for Healthcare
Gen Z’s Digital-First Approach Sets New Standards for Healthcare
August 26, 2025  |  Healthcare

Generation Z views digital health services not as conveniences, but as expectations built into their daily lives. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Consumers Warm Up to AI Shopping Tools Across Generations
Consumers Warm Up to AI Shopping Tools Across Generations
August 26, 2025  |  artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI) is moving beyond search and recommendations into actively helping consumers shop, with new agentic AI tools designed to browse, compare and even...

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SMBs Trade Fees for Liquidity as Instant Payments Replace Credit Lines
SMBs Trade Fees for Liquidity as Instant Payments Replace Credit Lines
August 26, 2025  |  SMBs

Cash flow has long been the make-or-break factor for small enterprises. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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Software Giants Sprint and Manufacturers Crawl Toward Agentic AI
Software Giants Sprint and Manufacturers Crawl Toward Agentic AI
August 26, 2025  |  artificial intelligence

Agentic AI’s splashy arrival on the business scene is proving to be more of a rapid sociotechnical evolution than a pure-play technological upgrade. As such,...

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52% of Hotel Guests Expect AI at Check-In
52% of Hotel Guests Expect AI at Check-In
August 26, 2025  |  artificial intelligence

It is telling that even at the start of the year, when airlines were still recovering from a holiday travel crush and hotels were bracing...

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Hospitality Struggles While Micro-Businesses Stage a Comeback on Main Street
Hospitality Struggles While Micro-Businesses Stage a Comeback on Main Street
August 25, 2025  |  SMBs

For several years, small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in the United States have lived under a cloud of uncertainty. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Private-Label Installments Growing Faster Than Traditional Credit Cards
Private-Label Installments Growing Faster Than Traditional Credit Cards
August 25, 2025  |  Payment Methods

Traditional credit cards are facing pressure in the battle for consumer spending power. While general-purpose cards remain the workhorse of American credit, their use for...

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Why FinTechs See Credit Unions as Their Next Big Growth Market
Why FinTechs See Credit Unions as Their Next Big Growth Market
August 25, 2025  |  Credit Unions

The financial services map is being redrawn, and credit unions are at the center. As FinTechs distance themselves from big banks, they’re forging bold new...

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