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78% of Middle-Market CFOs Plan to Increase AI Investment in Accounts Receivable
Artificial Intelligence // January 20, 2025

As chief financial officers face economic uncertainty, more are turning to artificial intelligence to optimize their financial processes, particularly in accounts receivable (AR). Middle-market firms are leading the charge, recognizing AI’s potential to cut costs, reduce delays and improve cash flow predictability. The PYMNTS Intelligence...

Fiserv Envisions ‘Future Forward’ Approach to Payments
Opinion // January 20, 2025

Businesses need a payments strategy that extends beyond moving money, Fiserv SVP and GM, Global eCommerce and Carat Platform Casey Klyszeiko writes in a new PYMNTS eBook, “The Innovation Mindset: How to Achieve It in 2025.”   The payments ecosystem is transforming. With more purchasing...

Bank Stocks Surge on Earnings and Lead CE 100 Up 2.9%
Connected Economy // January 20, 2025

Earnings season is officially here, led, as ever, by big banks – and this time around, a 9% surge in the “Bank” pillar pulled the CE 100 Index 2.9% higher in a strong weekly showing. Generally speaking, management was sanguine about the state of the...

New Security Regulations Focus EU FIs on Third-Party Risk Management
Cybersecurity // January 17, 2025

With the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) now in effect, organizations must pivot from preparation to active compliance and ongoing risk management, That’s according to Carl Leonard, EMEA cybersecurity strategist at Proofpoint. In an interview with PYMNTS, Leonard said that true organizational resilience requires ongoing...

Interviews & Exclusives
It’s Chess, Not Checkers, for CFOs Tackling 2025’s Landscape

January 20, 2025
When it comes to the finance team of the future, spreadsheets and calculators aren’t cutting it anymore. Digital innovations are more prominently positioning the back office at the forefront of operations, part of an ongoing and growing trend where CFOs are stepping out of their traditional corner-office confines and into the broader business spotlight. “The […]

78% of Middle-Market CFOs Plan to Increase AI Investment in Accounts Receivable

January 20, 2025
As chief financial officers face economic uncertainty, more are turning to artificial intelligence to optimize their financial processes, particularly in accounts receivable (AR). Middle-market firms are leading the charge, recognizing...

Fiserv Envisions ‘Future Forward’ Approach to Payments

January 20, 2025
Businesses need a payments strategy that extends beyond moving money, Fiserv SVP and GM, Global eCommerce and Carat Platform Casey Klyszeiko writes in a new PYMNTS eBook, “The Innovation Mindset:...

Bank Stocks Surge on Earnings and Lead CE 100 Up 2.9%

January 20, 2025
Earnings season is officially here, led, as ever, by big banks – and this time around, a 9% surge in the “Bank” pillar pulled the CE 100 Index 2.9% higher...

Quick Reads
Founder Interview: Behavioral Analytics Makes the ROI Case for Banks’ Scam-Fighting Efforts

November 20, 2024
The fraudsters come in droves, inundating would-be victims across all manner of attack vectors, from phishing scams to bots. And in the process there’s a significant amount of information being thrown at banks and consumers across digital channels, said David Excell, founder of Featurespace, in an interview with PYMNTS. “And we often don’t have a […]

As RTP Turns 5, Matching Experience to Expectation Is the Challenge

November 22, 2022
The customer experience encompasses all of the touch points that customers take advantage of when interacting with a company’s employees, assets or operations — including and especially the payment experience....

JPMorgan Sees ‘Big Data’ Becoming ‘Smart Data’ With Help of Super Apps

October 26, 2022
The digital front door is opening. Lia Cao, managing director and global co-head of corporate and eCommerce sales and solutions at J.P. Morgan Payments, told PYMNTS’ Karen Webster that the...

Amazon Prime Day Will Face Aggressive Rivals, Inflation-Weary Consumers

June 16, 2022
(Update: adds Target Deal Days announcement) With Amazon announcing the latest iteration of its annual Prime Day event, it didn’t take long before rival retailers began to unveil their own...