B2b/page/401 news and trends

Lithic Says Everything Payments Assumes About Shopping Is About to Break
Artificial Intelligence // July 24, 2026

For the past 25 years, card-not-present payments have been built around a defensive premise: Prove the buyer is human, authorized and in control of the transaction. Fraud systems, merchant controls and authentication tools were trained to treat nonhuman behavior as suspicious. That made sense when...

Best-Run Middle Market Firms Turn Uncertainty Into Advantage
CFO // July 23, 2026

The health of the U.S. middle market is usually measured in familiar terms: revenue growth, hiring, capital spending and credit conditions. Those indicators matter. But they increasingly describe the outcome of resilience rather than its source.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Forget Travel, WEX’s Next Act Is B2B Payments
B2B Payments // July 23, 2026

WEX Inc.’s (NYSE: WEX) second-quarter results, reported Wednesday (July 22), were flattered by forces outside its control. Higher fuel prices and favorable foreign exchange movements helped lift revenue 14.2% to $753.5 million, while adjusted earnings per share climbed 35.4% to $5.35.  Get the Full Story...

How Uncertainty Became the Engagement Engine of the Digital Economy
Commerce // July 23, 2026

Gambling is no longer simply a single, static industry. 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 completing this form,...

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Lithic Says Everything Payments Assumes About Shopping Is About to Break

July 24, 2026
For the past 25 years, card-not-present payments have been built around a defensive premise: Prove the buyer is human, authorized and in control of the transaction. Fraud systems, merchant controls and authentication tools were trained to treat nonhuman behavior as suspicious. That made sense when bots were mostly fraudsters. It becomes more complicated when the […]

The Biggest RTP Rival Is the Payment System That Already Works

July 22, 2026
Businesses that use real-time payments tend to see more value than businesses still deciding whether they need them at all. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Banks Built 2 Doors and Left the Middle Locked Out

July 21, 2026
Watch more: The Digital Shift | i2c | Dan Hanks Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Why Vertical SaaS Companies Are Taking Control of Payments

July 20, 2026
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Quick Reads
Mastercard Enhances Virtual Cards to Streamline B2B Spend

July 23, 2026
Mastercard has added new security controls, single application programming interface (API) access, and expanded embedded payments capabilities to its virtual card number platform, Mastercard In Control. 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 […]

Stripe Harnesses AI Billing Deals to Diversify Payments Empire

July 22, 2026
Stripe is positioning itself to play an even greater role in the artificial intelligence (AI) sector that already propelled its revenue to increase by a third to $6.8 billion last...

Passionfroot Raises $15 Million to Connect B2B Tech Companies With Vetted Creators

July 22, 2026
Passionfroot raised $15 million in a Series A funding round to continue investing in its platform that connects B2B tech companies with vetted creators who can help them with their...

OpenAI Launches Program to Accelerate Small Business AI Adoption

July 21, 2026
OpenAI has launched a program designed to help small businesses use ChatGPT to increase their productivity and scale their businesses. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...