Small businesses may be more ready for payment change than their habits suggest. That is the hopeful read from “Ready for Change: Why Nearly Half of SMBs Want to Ditch Cash and Checks,” a PYMNTS Intelligence report produced in collaboration with Mastercard. The report finds that many...
For many growth-company CFOs, working capital is no longer a back-office cushion, but a strategic lever. That is a central finding from “The 2025-2026 Growth Corporates Working Capital Index,” a Visa and PYMNTS Intelligence report based on a survey of 1,457 CFOs and treasurers across 23...
Agentic artificial intelligence’s first real test in commerce may come not as a flashy shopping tool, but as a trust exercise that could decide who leads the next phase of digital payments growth. In the Payments Optimization Tracker, “Agents of Change: How Agentic AI Is Redefining...
A credit card’s place in a consumer’s wallet is now shaped as much by its app as by its rate, perks or brand, a shift that looks especially strong among younger cardholders and points to a more digital future for issuers. In the April 2026...
May 27, 2026
Consumers are not just cutting back. Many, especially younger adults, are layering one money move on top of another to keep up with everyday costs. That is the clearest signal from “Generations Under Pressure: How Younger Consumers Are Coping With Higher Living Costs,” a recent installment of the PYMNTS Intelligence Generational Pulse Report series. Based on a survey of 2,747 U.S. […]
May 04, 2026
Small businesses may be more ready for payment change than their habits suggest. That is the hopeful read from “Ready for Change: Why Nearly Half of SMBs Want to Ditch Cash...
May 01, 2026
For many growth-company CFOs, working capital is no longer a back-office cushion, but a strategic lever. That is a central finding from “The 2025-2026 Growth Corporates Working Capital Index,” a Visa...
April 28, 2026
Agentic artificial intelligence’s first real test in commerce may come not as a flashy shopping tool, but as a trust exercise that could decide who leads the next phase of...
September 08, 2025
Broker Benchmark reportedly initiated coverage of Bakkt with a buy rating, saying the company’s regulatory footprint supports its efforts to “reboot” by shedding parts of its business and sharpening its focus on a “brokerage-in-a-box” for institutions, a bitcoin treasury program and a stablecoin payments network. Bakkt’s BitLicense and money transmitter licenses in 50 states give […]
September 18, 2023
Levelpath has raised $44.5 million to launch its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered procurement platform. The company aims to enhance the procurement experience by introducing a procurement platform that is AI-powered and mobile-first,...
April 11, 2018
A new survey shows that less than half of all organizations are able to detect a major cybersecurity incident within one hour, while less than one-third said that even if...
April 06, 2018
In investment news, Chainalysis has notched $16 million in Series A funding from Benchmark, TechCrunch reported. The company makes intelligence software that traces transactions on the blockchain — and helped get...