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North American Middle-Market Firms Signal Major Working Capital Expansion in 2026
VISA // January 12, 2026

The “2025–2026 Growth Corporates Working Capital Index: North America Edition,” a collaboration between PYMNTS Intelligence and Visa, examines how middle-market companies across the United States and Canada are rethinking working capital as a strategic asset rather than as a defensive necessity. Based on a double-blind survey...

Why Today’s CFO Is Part Economist, Strategist and Risk Officer
CFO // January 12, 2026

The CFO’s mandate has traditionally been to optimize within existing systems. Finance chiefs manage costs, allocate capital, forecast with increasing precision and ensure their company delivers predictable performance quarter after quarter. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Embedded Finance Pays Off for 54% of US B2B Platforms
B2B Payments // January 09, 2026

B2B platforms are discovering that embedded finance is becoming less a feature add-on and more a structural lever for how they grow revenue, deepen customer relationships and compete at scale. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

BNPL’s Next Act Is as Consumer Working Capital
News // January 08, 2026

In 2026, Buy Now, Pay Later stops being a checkout feature and becomes working capital for the modern middle class, replacing overdraft and late fees as the default way paycheck-to-paycheck consumers manage timing gaps between income and expenses.

Interviews & Exclusives
North American Middle-Market Firms Signal Major Working Capital Expansion in 2026

January 12, 2026
The “2025–2026 Growth Corporates Working Capital Index: North America Edition,” a collaboration between PYMNTS Intelligence and Visa, examines how middle-market companies across the United States and Canada are rethinking working capital as a strategic asset rather than as a defensive necessity. Based on a double-blind survey of 322 CFOs and Treasurers at companies with $50 million […]

Why Today’s CFO Is Part Economist, Strategist and Risk Officer

January 12, 2026
The CFO’s mandate has traditionally been to optimize within existing systems. Finance chiefs manage costs, allocate capital, forecast with increasing precision and ensure their company delivers predictable performance quarter after...

Embedded Finance Pays Off for 54% of US B2B Platforms

January 09, 2026
B2B platforms are discovering that embedded finance is becoming less a feature add-on and more a structural lever for how they grow revenue, deepen customer relationships and compete at scale....

BNPL’s Next Act Is as Consumer Working Capital

January 08, 2026
In 2026, Buy Now, Pay Later stops being a checkout feature and becomes working capital for the modern middle class, replacing overdraft and late fees as the default way paycheck-to-paycheck...

Quick Reads
Tariffs and Missing Data Push Product Leaders Into Crisis Mode

December 22, 2025
U.S. middle-market companies are making high-stakes decisions with less visibility and less time, as tariffs collide with delayed economic data and cooling demand, forcing product leaders into defensive mode. 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 […]

Retailers Elevate Embedded Finance as Risk and Complexity Rise

December 22, 2025
Retailers are moving quickly to tighten control over how consumers pay, as new PYMNTS Intelligence data shows embedded finance shifting from a background capability to a frontline business priority. Get...

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...

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...