PYMNTS Study

Instant Payments May Give Credit Unions a Deposit Growth Advantage
Instant Payments May Give Credit Unions a Deposit Growth Advantage
October 22, 2026  |  Real-Time Payments

Banks have generally measured instant payments by transactions: how many customers use them, how much money moves and how quickly payments arrive. An example from...

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Finance Embraces Gen AI but Stops Short of Autonomous Cash Management
Finance Embraces Gen AI but Stops Short of Autonomous Cash Management
October 21, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Finance departments have moved quickly to put generative artificial intelligence to work. They’ve been far more cautious about letting AI act on its own. Generative...

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44% of Policyholders Say How They Pay Helps Decide Who Insures Them
44% of Policyholders Say How They Pay Helps Decide Who Insures Them
October 21, 2026  |  Insurance

The payment experience plays a role in how consumers choose a property or home insurer, not just how they pay once a policy is in...

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Payment Data Can Keep Merchants Tied to Their Processors
Payment Data Can Keep Merchants Tied to Their Processors
October 20, 2026  |  Payment Methods

A merchant can negotiate a better payment processing rate and still face an expensive move if its saved customer credentials are tied to its existing...

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Banks’ Growing Fraud Tech Stacks Create an Integration Challenge
Banks’ Growing Fraud Tech Stacks Create an Integration Challenge
October 20, 2026  |  Cybersecurity

Banks have plenty of fraud technology, but getting all of it to work as a cohesive line of defense is becoming a problem. The PYMNTS...

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At 12, Apple Pay Has Yet to Break the Card Habit In-Store
At 12, Apple Pay Has Yet to Break the Card Habit In-Store
October 20, 2026  |  Digital Payments

Your phone can handle the checkout. Your hand may still reach for the same old card. Twelve years after Apple Pay arrived, mobile wallets are...

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Scams Capture 22.4% of Fraud Dollars as Banks Adjust Defenses
Scams Capture 22.4% of Fraud Dollars as Banks Adjust Defenses
October 16, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

Banks have an opportunity to strengthen fraud prevention by looking more closely at payments that arrive with a valid login or a customer’s approval. That’s...

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BNPL Providers Look Beyond Grocery for More Wallet Share
BNPL Providers Look Beyond Grocery for More Wallet Share
October 15, 2026  |  BNPL

The buy now, pay later (BNPL) wallet is crowded, and grocery purchases show just how much the leading providers already overlap. Between 87% and 96%...

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Nearly 9 in 10 Card Issuers Turn to AI to Stop Fraud Without Blocking Sales
Nearly 9 in 10 Card Issuers Turn to AI to Stop Fraud Without Blocking Sales
October 15, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

For card issuers, artificial intelligence is moving closer to the transaction itself. Eighty-nine percent of issuers plan to adopt or expand at least one AI...

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