Payments news and trends

60 Million Workers Rethink What’s Worth Buying

July 31, 2026
Cover image for the July edition of the PYMNTS Intelligence and Workwhile Wage to Wallet Index. PYMNTS Intelligence reports how 60 million Labor Economy workers are changing their spending, shopping and payment choices.
Forget Travel, WEX’s Next Act Is B2B Payments
B2B Payments // July 23, 2026

WEX Inc.’s (NYSE: WEX) second-quarter results, reported Wednesday (July 22), were flattered by forces outside its control. Higher fuel prices and favorable foreign exchange movements helped lift revenue 14.2% to $753.5 million, while adjusted earnings per share climbed 35.4% to $5.35.  Get the Full Story...

Stripe’s Next Growth Engine Could Be PayPal’s Wallet
Processor Acquisition // July 15, 2026

Stripe and PayPal have spent years expanding across digital commerce from opposite directions. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today....

Mastercard Considers Selling Vocalink UK Payments Business
Mastercard // July 13, 2026

Mastercard is reportedly considering a sale of its U.K. retail payments business Vocalink. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today....

Why the Companies Winning at Payments Aren’t Adding Providers
Payments Innovation // July 13, 2026

Payments are now part of the customer experience layer, the uptime layer and the revenue operations layer. That means they can no longer be managed only as finance infrastructure. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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Why the Companies Winning at Payments Aren’t Adding Providers

July 13, 2026
Payments are now part of the customer experience layer, the uptime layer and the revenue operations layer. That means they can no longer be managed only as finance infrastructure. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe […]

The Customer Lifetime Value Playbook: A New Framework for Issuer Growth

June 24, 2026
Card issuers are under pressure to make their card programs do more than process transactions. Consumers expect cards to work instantly, safely and everywhere, whether the card is physical, virtual...

Visa’s Pismo Says AI Has Exposed Banking’s Old Tech Problem

May 29, 2026
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The Clearing House Says Payments Innovation Must Prove It Can Scale

May 27, 2026
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Mastercard Considers Selling Vocalink UK Payments Business

July 13, 2026
Mastercard is reportedly considering a sale of its U.K. retail payments business Vocalink. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you agree to receive marketing communications […]

Thredd Turns to Visa to Advance Cloud-First Strategy in APAC

June 24, 2026
Issuer processor Thredd has turned to Visa to advance its Asia-Pacific cloud strategy. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Visa Expands Agentic Ready Program to LatAm and Asia

April 29, 2026
Visa says it is expanding the agentic payments program it introduced last month. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

UK’s FCA Says Payments Innovation Is Among Its Regulatory Priorities in 2026

March 26, 2026
The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) plans to encourage innovation in payments this year by supporting the expansion of open banking, modernizing payments regulation, and exploring stablecoins and other...