PYMNTS Intelligence

48% of Goods Producers Turn to AI to Lift Output

48% of Goods Producers Turn to AI to Lift Output
48% of Goods Producers Turn to AI to Lift Output
December 18, 2025  |  artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence is changing jobs faster than companies can reorganize them, and a new set of data shows that the impact is far more uneven...

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Instant Payments Take Center Stage as Construction Confronts Its Cash Flow Crisis
Instant Payments Take Center Stage as Construction Confronts Its Cash Flow Crisis
December 17, 2025  |  Real-Time Payments

Construction timelines depend on precision, coordination and confidence, but slow payments continue to undermine all three. Across the industry, contractors report that late disbursements are...

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Citi Says Identity Is the New Gatekeeper for Financial Blockchains
Citi Says Identity Is the New Gatekeeper for Financial Blockchains
December 16, 2025  |  Blockchain

Blockchain’s founding principles centered on being “trustless”: A system where cryptography and consensus replaced intermediaries, regulators and centralized control. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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75% of CFOs Shift Strategy as Tariffs Reshape 2026 Plans 
75% of CFOs Shift Strategy as Tariffs Reshape 2026 Plans 
December 15, 2025  |  CFO

A new PYMNTS Intelligence report shows that tariffs are no longer a temporary policy shift. They are now a structural force shaping how America’s middle-market...

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Scam Victims Stay Silent but Banks Pay the Price
Scam Victims Stay Silent but Banks Pay the Price
December 15, 2025  |  Fraud Prevention

If your house were robbed or your car vandalized, you wouldn’t hesitate to report the crime to the police. So why do so few victims...

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AI Pushes Big Brands to Reinvent Their Workforce Strategy
AI Pushes Big Brands to Reinvent Their Workforce Strategy
December 12, 2025  |  artificial intelligence

Modern enterprise leaders have grown accustomed to major technological transitions arriving with a playbook. Cloud migration? There were frameworks, maturity models and reference architectures. Cybersecurity?...

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B2B Platforms Turn Embedded Finance Into a Revenue Engine
B2B Platforms Turn Embedded Finance Into a Revenue Engine
December 12, 2025  |  B2B Payments

For business-to-business (B2B) platforms, embedded finance has moved from a niche add-on to a core engine for revenue growth, loyalty and operational efficiency. Get the...

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Global Wallet Use Rises Nearly 30 Percent In-Store Since 2022
Global Wallet Use Rises Nearly 30 Percent In-Store Since 2022
December 12, 2025  |  Mobile Wallets

An analysis of mobile wallet adoption across 11 major economies shows that the most consequential shift in digital payments is unfolding not in headline growth...

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Cash Forecasting Frequency Is Becoming a New Corporate Fault Line
Cash Forecasting Frequency Is Becoming a New Corporate Fault Line
December 11, 2025  |  Business

The business landscape can be a battlefield. In the zero-sum, winner-takes-most landscape of commerce, companies have traditionally competed on product innovation, customer experience and cost...

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