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AI Could Help Eliminate 200K EU Banking Jobs By 2030
artificial intelligence // December 31, 2025

Thousands of European banking sector workers could face AI-related job losses by 2030. 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....

Banking Deals Catch Eye of Activist Investors Amid Deregulation
Banking // December 30, 2025

Relaxed rules in the U.S. around banking mergers have reportedly caught the eye of activist investors. 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...

FDIC Support Clears a Path for Tokenized Deposits to Scale
Regulation // December 29, 2025

Tokenization is steadily reshaping how financial assets are recorded and moved, and support from regulators is paving the way for wider use across financial services. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Banks Take a Page From the Buy Now Pay Later Playbook
BNPL // December 29, 2025

On the eve of the COVID-19 pandemic, large banks were jolted by the sudden rise of a new credit alternative. That 2019, buy now, pay later option from specialized providers like Klarna, Affirm and AfterPay took off with cash-strapped consumers. BNPL sought to compete with...

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Banks Take a Page From the Buy Now Pay Later Playbook

December 29, 2025
On the eve of the COVID-19 pandemic, large banks were jolted by the sudden rise of a new credit alternative. That 2019, buy now, pay later option from specialized providers like Klarna, Affirm and AfterPay took off with cash-strapped consumers. BNPL sought to compete with the multi-trillion-dollar credit card industry, where banks issuing plastic fuel […]

In 2025 Card Networks Reshaped Commerce While Banks Rewired Payments

December 23, 2025
If there was a single through line in PYMNTS’ 2025 conversations with the major card networks, banks and FinTechs, it was that “payments” is no longer treated as a discrete...

AWS and Microsoft Present Agentic AI’s Banking Business Case

December 22, 2025
Agentic AI is often portrayed as a ‘wait-and-see’ game. As PYMNTS Intelligence data shows, CFOs have expressed their curiosity and a limited amount of trust, but they’ve yet to take...

Scam Victims Stay Silent but Banks Pay the Price

December 15, 2025
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 of financial scams report the...

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Wall Street Banks on 2026 as Big Year for ‘Megadeals’

December 31, 2025
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) reached historic numbers during 2025. 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, you agree to receive marketing communications from PYMNTS and to […]

AI Could Help Eliminate 200K EU Banking Jobs By 2030

December 31, 2025
Thousands of European banking sector workers could face AI-related job losses by 2030. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Banking Deals Catch Eye of Activist Investors Amid Deregulation

December 30, 2025
Relaxed rules in the U.S. around banking mergers have reportedly caught the eye of activist investors. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

JPMorgan Chase Freezes Accounts of 2 Stablecoin Companies Doing Business in Venezuela

December 26, 2025
JPMorgan Chase reportedly froze accounts used by stablecoin startups BlindPay and Kontigo because they did business in Venezuela and other places subject to sanctions or other restrictions. Get the Full Story...