PYMNTS News

53% of In-House Identity Teams Report KYA Incidents or Losses

53% of In-House Identity Teams Report KYA Incidents or Losses
53% of In-House Identity Teams Report KYA Incidents or Losses
October 01, 2026  |  Digital Identity

Companies that keep digital identity verification in-house face a pronounced exposure to adversarial bots and agents: 53% report know-your-agent (KYA) related incidents or losses, compared...

READ MORE >
Consumers Trust Their Jobs as Savings Run Thin
Consumers Trust Their Jobs as Savings Run Thin
October 01, 2026  |  Consumer Finance

Consumers may still feel secure about their jobs, but a thinner savings cushion is changing the financial environment in which they manage their money. This...

READ MORE >
Study Finds CFOs Find AI Can’t Clear Every Cash Flow Bottleneck
Study Finds CFOs Find AI Can’t Clear Every Cash Flow Bottleneck
October 01, 2026  |  B2B Payments

A shorter cash cycle should feel like a victory lap. For many CFOs, it now comes with a longer list of risks. PYMNTS Intelligence, in...

READ MORE >
Stripe to Buy Parafin to Scale Embedded Finance Across 18,000 Platforms
Stripe to Buy Parafin to Scale Embedded Finance Across 18,000 Platforms
September 30, 2026  |  Working Capital

Stripe plans to strengthen its support for platforms by acquiring Parafin, an embedded financial products platform, the company said in a Wednesday (Sept. 30) press...

READ MORE >
Pentagon Recordkeeping Unit Alerts 3 Million After 10-Month Data Breach
Pentagon Recordkeeping Unit Alerts 3 Million After 10-Month Data Breach
September 30, 2026  |  Cybersecurity

A Department of Defense recordkeeping unit, the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC), has alerted millions of current and former military members and staff that their...

READ MORE >
WEX Expands AI Capabilities to Fast-Track Healthcare Reimbursements
WEX Expands AI Capabilities to Fast-Track Healthcare Reimbursements
September 30, 2026  |  Healthcare

WEX has expanded the capabilities of its artificial intelligence-powered claims tool to support more account types, the company said in a Wednesday (Sept. 30) press...

READ MORE >
Treasury and Education Departments Launch Portal to Ease Student Debt Rehabilitation
Treasury and Education Departments Launch Portal to Ease Student Debt Rehabilitation
September 30, 2026  |  Consumer Finance

The Treasury Department and the Education Department have launched a new online portal designed for Americans who have defaulted federal student loans, they said in...

READ MORE >
Apple Readies Launch of Smart Home Hub
Apple Readies Launch of Smart Home Hub
September 30, 2026  |  Mobile Commerce

Apple plans to announce a new smart home product and two updated ones on Oct. 13, Bloomberg reported Wednesday (Sept. 30), citing unnamed sources. The...

READ MORE >