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B2B Platforms Bring Finance to the Moment Decisions Are Made
B2B Payments // December 19, 2025

It’s a turbulent landscape out there for B2B enterprises. And B2B platforms have a front-row seat to the environment. 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...

Why Pay Timing Is Becoming the New Financial Fault Line
Consumer Insights // December 19, 2025

The December 2025 update of the “Wage to Wallet™ Index” reveals an economy that is no longer moving in a single direction, but splitting along a decisive fault line shaped by liquidity access, income timing and perceived opportunity. Produced in collaboration with WorkWhile and Ingo Payments,...

Everyday Planning and Shopping Lead Consumer Shift to AI Assistants
Artificial Intelligence // December 18, 2025

Consumers are increasingly open to letting artificial intelligence (AI) move beyond answering questions and begin acting on their behalf, but that willingness remains selective and uneven. New PYMNTS Intelligence data shows meaningful interest in autonomous AI assistants for everyday planning, even as a sizable share...

Inflation Cools Overall But Consumers Stay Value-Driven
Economy // December 18, 2025

After weeks of a government shutdown, economic data continue to roll in, and the latest inflation figures sketch a picture that is far from definitive. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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B2B Platforms Bring Finance to the Moment Decisions Are Made

December 19, 2025
It’s a turbulent landscape out there for B2B enterprises. And B2B platforms have a front-row seat to the environment. 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, […]

What Manufacturing, Healthcare and Tech CFOs Have in Common

December 18, 2025
When one thinks of fast payments, manufacturing isn’t the first sector to come to mind. It’s the same for simple payments and healthcare; or not meeting their customers’ needs and...

Instant Payments Take Center Stage as Construction Confronts Its Cash Flow Crisis

December 17, 2025
Construction timelines depend on precision, coordination and confidence, but slow payments continue to undermine all three. Across the industry, contractors report that late disbursements are far more damaging than weather...

Citi Says Identity Is the New Gatekeeper for Financial Blockchains

December 16, 2025
Blockchain’s founding principles centered on being “trustless”: A system where cryptography and consensus replaced intermediaries, regulators and centralized control. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Quick Reads
Rite Aid Attributes Bankruptcy Return to Empty Shelves, Shopper Trade-Down

May 06, 2025
Rite Aid has claimed in a court filing Tuesday (May 6) that its inability to sustain a successful recovery and its subsequent return to bankruptcy protection is primarily due to sparsely stocked store shelves and to trade-down from lower-income consumers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free […]

Gen Z Accounts for Largest Increase in Paycheck-to-Paycheck Consumers

March 14, 2025
Generation Z saw the sharpest increase in the number of people living paycheck to paycheck over the past two years. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Visa Says New Anti-Fraud Unit Blocked $350 Million in Scam Attempts

March 11, 2025
Visa says its new anti-fraud disruption department saved potential victims $350 million last year. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Fed Survey: Businesses Now Face More Uncertainty Than Before Pandemic

December 26, 2024
According to the latest Survey of Business Uncertainty, firms are now more uncertain about their prospects than they were before the pandemic. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...