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New Report Shows Clear Path for Credit Unions to Catch Up on Digital Assets
Credit Unions // May 05, 2026

“Digital Currency at the Credit Union: The Gap Between Interest and Access” is a collaboration between PYMNTS Intelligence and Velera. The report examines the growing disconnect between what younger consumers want from their financial institutions and what many credit unions currently provide regarding digital currencies....

Agentic AI Gets Its Own Payment Protocol
artificial intelligence // April 30, 2026

A traveler books a flight through an artificial intelligence (AI) assistant embedded in a super app. The agent finds the fare, selects the seat and completes payment. The user never leaves the interface. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Travel Checkout Has Become the New Departure Gate
Travel Payments // April 30, 2026

The decision to book travel or walk away increasingly happens at the checkout screen. A joint report from PYMNTS Intelligence and Marqeta, based on a survey of 30 U.S. firms, examines how digital wallets and other embedded finance tools are shaping revenue, customer engagement and...

Paysafe Expands Digital Wallet Availability Across 18 European Markets
Mobile Wallets // April 22, 2026

Global payments platform Paysafe has expanded the availability of its digital wallet and now offers it across 18 European countries. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

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Travel Checkout Has Become the New Departure Gate

April 30, 2026
The decision to book travel or walk away increasingly happens at the checkout screen. A joint report from PYMNTS Intelligence and Marqeta, based on a survey of 30 U.S. firms, examines how digital wallets and other embedded finance tools are shaping revenue, customer engagement and operational performance across the industry. Get the Full Story Complete […]

Gen Z Digital Wallet Use Climbs 21% as Budgets Tighten

March 30, 2026
Financial stress is doing more than pushing consumers to hunt for lower prices. It is also changing how they organize purchases, where they shop and which payment tools they trust...

First Dollar Wins: How Deposit Timing Is Rewiring Financial Loyalty

March 27, 2026
The earliest interactions between a consumer and a financial provider rarely take place in a branch, and the account opening is just the beginning. The most important moment, arguably, happens...

Tokenization Powers Invisible Checkout in Agentic Commerce

March 20, 2026
Tokenization is evolving into a structural layer that allows commerce to proceed without a visible checkout. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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Paymentus Intros Products for ‘AI-Native Service Commerce’

May 05, 2026
Paymentus is launching products in tandem with its entry into “AI-native service commerce.” 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 […]

Paysafe Expands Digital Wallet Availability Across 18 European Markets

April 22, 2026
Global payments platform Paysafe has expanded the availability of its digital wallet and now offers it across 18 European countries. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Tether Introduces Digital Wallet to Promote Crypto Transactions

April 14, 2026
Tether, issuer of the world’s largest stablecoin, has introduced its first digital wallet. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Binance App Adds One-Click Access to Prediction Markets

April 09, 2026
The Binance App now offers access to prediction markets. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...