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88% of Banks Report Strong ROI With Instant Business Payments
Real-Time Payments // July 13, 2026

Business clients don’t want to hear that the payment is “in process.” They want to know that the money was moved, the supplier was paid and the bank can prove it. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Stablecoin Adoption Runs Into the Treasury Back Office
B2B Payments // July 10, 2026

The race to bring stablecoins into mainstream business finance faces the challenge of whether treasury departments can process them without dismantling the systems that already manage billions of dollars in daily cash movements. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Nubank Unit Secures Authorization to Become Mexican Bank
Banking // July 10, 2026

Digital bank Nubank’s Mexican operation, Nu Mexico, has received authorization to begin operations as a bank and now has 30 calendar days to complete its transformation into a bank, the company said in a Friday (July 10) press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Why Decentralized Systems Can’t Clear the CFO Sniff Test
B2B Payments // July 10, 2026

Blockchain finance innovation focused so much on using technology to remove intermediaries that it hasn’t yet had time to ask many different questions. One of the more pressing ones, at least for the enterprise and institutional space, is: Once the intermediaries are gone, who takes...

Interviews & Exclusives
85% of CFOs Say Automation Cuts Payments Friction

July 13, 2026
Security controls are designed to stop bad payments, but new data suggested the strongest systems may be the ones customers barely notice. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By […]

Banks Turn Stablecoin Safety Into a Selling Point

July 09, 2026
Stablecoins have drawn attention for how they move money. Custody may prove to be the business that help solidify banks’ positioning in the institutional market. Get the Full Story Complete...

85% of Financial Firms Plan AI Budget Increases

July 09, 2026
Enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer just a technology project. It is becoming a line item with momentum. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

AI Agents Push CFOs to Rethink Business Payments

July 08, 2026
Artificial intelligence (AI) agents have arrived, but who is using them across commerce? The software-driven autonomous transaction solutions are adding a new layer to the payments stack, but the marketplace...

Quick Reads
Nubank Unit Secures Authorization to Become Mexican Bank

July 10, 2026
Digital bank Nubank’s Mexican operation, Nu Mexico, has received authorization to begin operations as a bank and now has 30 calendar days to complete its transformation into a bank, the company said in a Friday (July 10) press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS […]

Cursor Prepares Workplace Agent to Challenge Claude Cowork

July 10, 2026
Cursor, which has offered coding-focused tools since its founding in 2022, is developing a general-purpose AI agent that would compete with Anthropic’s Cowork and OpenAI’s ChatGPT Work, The Information reported...

Circle Wins Final OCC Approval for Bank Charter

July 10, 2026
Internet financial platform Circle Internet Group has received approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish a national trust bank, the company said in a...

OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Agent That Executes Complex Workflows

July 09, 2026
OpenAI has begun rolling out a new agent in ChatGPT that is designed for work that is more complex than a typical chat request. Get the Full Story Complete the...