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Age Gives Financial Providers Clues to Customers’ Financial Pressures
Consumer Finance // October 29, 2026

A smaller savings balance can send the same warning to a bank while concealing very different problems for the customer. For some consumers, everyday bills are absorbing more money. For others, the income that supported their budget has fallen. The May 2026 Generational Pulse Report...

Subprime Card Denial Rate Is More Than Two Times the Super-Prime Rate
Consumer Finance // October 28, 2026

Consumers seeking to build credit can face a difficult cash decision: How much money they can afford to set aside before using a secured card. That funding requirement is central to “Secured Credit’s Next Turn: Unlocking Growth With Dynamic Funding,” the March 2026 edition of PYMNTS...

Scams Gain 10 Percentage Points in Share of Fraud Dollars
Fraud Prevention // October 27, 2026

Banks have an opportunity to strengthen fraud protection by helping customers recognize when someone is persuading them to send money to a criminal. That’s a central finding of “Scams Get Personal: Why Banks Pay More to Fight Fraud,” the September 2026 edition of PYMNTS Intelligence’s “The...

92% See AP Automation as a Way to Move Beyond Routine Tasks
Next-Gen AP Automation // October 23, 2026

Businesses looking to automate supplier payments are giving technology teams a bigger say in purchasing decisions, and the reason starts with a practical priority: making new software work with what they already have. The July 2026 “Business Payments Tracker®” from PYMNTS Intelligence and WEX, “Who...

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54% of Wallet Users Keep Just One Payment Method Saved

October 30, 2026
A mobile wallet can hold several ways to pay. For most users, it holds just one. That leaves card issuers competing for a place in the wallet before the customer ever reaches a store’s payment terminal. The October 2026 PYMNTS Intelligence report, “Apple Pay @12: Mobile Wallets Gain Ground, but Most Shoppers Still Tap a […]

Age Gives Financial Providers Clues to Customers’ Financial Pressures

October 29, 2026
A smaller savings balance can send the same warning to a bank while concealing very different problems for the customer. For some consumers, everyday bills are absorbing more money. For...

Subprime Card Denial Rate Is More Than Two Times the Super-Prime Rate

October 28, 2026
Consumers seeking to build credit can face a difficult cash decision: How much money they can afford to set aside before using a secured card. That funding requirement is central...

Scams Gain 10 Percentage Points in Share of Fraud Dollars

October 27, 2026
Banks have an opportunity to strengthen fraud protection by helping customers recognize when someone is persuading them to send money to a criminal. That’s a central finding of “Scams Get...