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What Happens When Embedded Finance Grows Up?
Payments Innovation // February 19, 2026

For more than two decades, financial technology companies have been racing to expand a financing model invented by General Motors over a century ago. The model established in‑house finance arms so that car buyers could get a loan at the dealership instead of trudging to...

More Than Half of Banks Plan to Outsource Fraud Detection 
Fraud Prevention // February 13, 2026

The cost of fraud at U.S. financial institutions is rising, but the deeper threat may be what it does to customer relationships and brand reputation. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

AI Agents Are Becoming the New Power Brokers in Digital Commerce
Artificial Intelligence // February 12, 2026

This edition of “The Prompt Economy™ Tracker®” examines how tokenization is emerging as the foundational trust layer for agentic AI and the next generation of digital commerce. Through the narrative persona of a consumer whose AI agent manages everything from paying bills to handling returns and booking...

PYMNTS Study Finds CFOs Turn to Agentic AI for Savings and Cash Flow
artificial intelligence // February 11, 2026

What if a way to track, forecast and model cash, credit, debt and investments could make your company smarter and stronger? What if the corporate finance function unlocked hidden savings and faster, more efficient ways to strategically allocate money toward operations and growth? And what...

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What Happens When Embedded Finance Grows Up?

February 19, 2026
For more than two decades, financial technology companies have been racing to expand a financing model invented by General Motors over a century ago. The model established in‑house finance arms so that car buyers could get a loan at the dealership instead of trudging to a bank. Get the Full Story Complete the form to […]

More Than Half of Banks Plan to Outsource Fraud Detection 

February 13, 2026
The cost of fraud at U.S. financial institutions is rising, but the deeper threat may be what it does to customer relationships and brand reputation. Get the Full Story Complete...

PYMNTS Study Finds CFOs Turn to Agentic AI for Savings and Cash Flow

February 11, 2026
What if a way to track, forecast and model cash, credit, debt and investments could make your company smarter and stronger? What if the corporate finance function unlocked hidden savings...

Labor Economy Workers Less Worried Than Office Workers About Robots Taking Their Jobs

February 10, 2026
Despite high-profile demos from the likes of xAI and AWS and aggressive corporate roadmaps, PYMNTS Intelligence’s Wage to Wallet Index™ shows that workers who could be most exposed to automation...