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PYMNTS Summer School Returns to Decode What’s Next in Payments
Payments Innovation // May 13, 2026

Cue the July playlist and grab an iced tea. PYMNTS has announced it will convene the second straight year of Summer School 2026, a July virtual event series designed to help payments leaders stay ahead of the forces reshaping how money moves, how value is captured...

Galileo Says Modern Fraud Has Outgrown Static Rules
Payments Innovation // April 28, 2026

Watch more: What’s Next in Payments With Galileo’s Maxim Spivakovsky Data has become a decisive force in payments, but most firms still struggle to use it with precision. That distinction, according to Max Spivakovsky, senior director of global payments risk management at Galileo, is separating...

It’s Level 3 or Bust as Visa’s Interchange Shift Rewires B2B Data
B2B Payments // April 21, 2026

B2B payments are becoming a data-rich world. That’s creating new challenges for data-poor businesses. As of Saturday (April 18), Visa’s Commercial Enhanced Data Program (CEDP) officially phased out its Level 2 interchange program, replacing the legacy incentive structures with a new interchange system that rewards...

3 Ways Retailers are Leaning More on Acquirers for Data and Strategy
Retail // April 07, 2025

For retailers and merchants, payments are no longer just a “check the box” exercise. As the world evolves and shopper expectations continue to mature, businesses are increasingly relying on payment processors and merchant acquirers, not only for the bread-and-butter services of transaction processing but also...

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AI Turns Scattered Payment Data Into Smarter Routing Decisions

September 28, 2026
Watch more: What’s Next in Payments With Spreedly’s Adam Hiatt Artificial intelligence’s near-term payments value may come less from autonomous checkout than from making the payment stack itself more intelligent and machine-readable. “There’s a ton of payments optimization potential in these payments rails, particularly in complex multi-PSP [payment service provider] environments,”  Adam Hiatt, executive vice […]

PYMNTS Summer School Returns to Decode What’s Next in Payments

May 13, 2026
Cue the July playlist and grab an iced tea. PYMNTS has announced it will convene the second straight year of Summer School 2026, a July virtual event series designed to help...

Galileo Says Modern Fraud Has Outgrown Static Rules

April 28, 2026
Watch more: What’s Next in Payments With Galileo’s Maxim Spivakovsky Data has become a decisive force in payments, but most firms still struggle to use it with precision. That distinction,...

Payment Data Is Back-Office Automation’s Hidden Gold Mine

February 26, 2025
In the world of B2B payments, the shift from paper-based payments to digital solutions is often framed as a move toward efficiency and cost reduction. But beneath the surface lies...

Quick Reads
Walmart Files Patent For Blockchain Payment System

April 20, 2018
To store payment data, Walmart may be looking to the blockchain. The retailer drafted two patent applications that reference a platform powered by blockchain technology for vendor payments and digital shopping, CoinDesk reported. The applications were initially filed in October of 2017, reportedly drafted by the same team at Walmart. While the retailer wants to give customers […]