Paying a bill may never rank among life’s great pleasures. Still, it shouldn’t feel like a test of patience every month. “The Service Commerce Performance Gap” is a PYMNTS Intelligence report produced in collaboration with Paymentus. The report examines service commerce, the ongoing relationship built...
French embedded invoice financing platform Aria has raised $283 million, much of it in debt. The company on Thursday (July 9) announced it had raised $8 million in a Series A extension and launched a $275 million debt facility to scale its capacity. Aria says the new...
The four horsemen of construction project delays typically appear as rain-soaked jobsites, supply shortages, labor gaps or permitting snags. However, the latest Money Mobility Tracker®, a PYMNTS Intelligence collaboration with Ingo Payments, found that these familiar culprits are no longer the dominant forces behind why...
For many small businesses, cash flow is no longer a background concern. It is the defining constraint shaping daily operations and long-term viability. Delayed receivables are becoming more common and more damaging, even for firms with steady sales. As payment cycles stretch, slow-moving funds are...
February 17, 2026
The four horsemen of construction project delays typically appear as rain-soaked jobsites, supply shortages, labor gaps or permitting snags. However, the latest Money Mobility Tracker®, a PYMNTS Intelligence collaboration with Ingo Payments, found that these familiar culprits are no longer the dominant forces behind why projects get behind schedule and over budget. Increasingly, the most […]
January 12, 2026
Liquidity stress in the U.S. economy is no longer a background condition. Instead, it is the mechanism reshaping how different segments experience work, confidence and financial progress. That was the...
December 05, 2025
Companies may be chasing automation, but late payments and cash flow strain are pushing a deeper shift in how finance teams think about modern payables. The persistent drag of manual...
November 04, 2025
For years, companies have looked to virtual cards to trim payment delays and prevent fraud. But 2025’s data shows something deeper: virtual cards are no longer just about faster settlements....
July 09, 2026
French embedded invoice financing platform Aria has raised $283 million, much of it in debt. The company on Thursday (July 9) announced it had raised $8 million in a Series A extension and launched a $275 million debt facility to scale its capacity. Aria says the new financing comes amid a “late payments crisis” in Europe. “No […]
May 25, 2025
Millions of borrowers have reportedly seen their credit scores plummet because of delinquent student loans. Credit scores fell by more than 100 points for 2.2 million delinquent student loan borrowers,...
March 18, 2025
EarnIn has debuted a product that lets users access their paychecks two days early. Early Pay, announced by the earned wage access (EWA) provider Tuesday (March 18), lets customers get...
March 06, 2025
American consumers are missing monthly car payments at the highest rate since 1994. The share of subprime auto borrowers who were at least 60 days delinquent on their payments climbed...
