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How Payments Gaps Are Limiting Deposit Growth at Community Banks
Money Mobility // April 16, 2026

Community banks have made meaningful progress in digitizing account opening, but the competitive battleground for deposits is shifting. Opening and even funding accounts are no longer enough to secure lasting relationships. The defining factor is what happens next: whether those accounts become central to everyday...

Top-of-Wallet Credit Choices Have Moved to Mobile
Credit Cards // April 15, 2026

“Winning Top of Wallet: How Credit Card Apps Shape Choice,” a collaboration between PYMNTS Intelligence and Elan Credit Card, examines how the credit card mobile app is becoming a much bigger factor in card competition. For years, issuers treated the app as a servicing tool, a...

Central Banks Test a New Cross-Border Playbook
Cross-border Payments // April 13, 2026

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New Study Finds AI Critical to Credit Union Member Retention
Credit Unions // April 13, 2026

“Built to Lead or Losing Ground? AI, Mobile and the Member Retention Imperative for Credit Unions in 2026” is a collaboration between PYMNTS Intelligence and Velera that examines a growing reality for credit unions: Digital services are no longer just a support function. They are...

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Top-of-Wallet Credit Choices Have Moved to Mobile

April 15, 2026
“Winning Top of Wallet: How Credit Card Apps Shape Choice,” a collaboration between PYMNTS Intelligence and Elan Credit Card, examines how the credit card mobile app is becoming a much bigger factor in card competition. For years, issuers treated the app as a servicing tool, a place for customers to check balances, make payments or review […]

Central Banks Test a New Cross-Border Playbook

April 13, 2026
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Inflation Hits 58% of Small Businesses and Pushes Embedded B2B Finance Forward

April 13, 2026
What started as a convenience play in consumer apps is becoming something much bigger in business: a way for platforms to turn payments, credit and cash flow tools into part...

38% of Credit Union Members Want BNPL From Their FI

April 10, 2026
Credit unions have a fresh opening in buy now, pay later (BNPL), and it is less about launching another loan product than helping members make sense of a payment habit...