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New Pharmacy Benefit Manager Rules Shift Focus to Verifiable Accountability
Legal & Regulation // July 17, 2026

New federal transparency requirements for pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) are poised to fundamentally change how the industry demonstrates compliance. Rather than simply reporting pricing and rebate data, the new rules require pharmacy benefit operations to prove, at the claim level, how financial outcomes were generated....

Truist Bets on Digital Engagement to Deepen Banking Ties
Earnings // July 17, 2026

Truist’s second quarter displayed a range of puts and takes shaping consumer banking. 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....

This Week in Stablecoins: TradFi Doesn’t Want DeFi. It Wants Blockchain
Blockchain // July 17, 2026

The most important digital asset story this week was not the price of bitcoin, the launch of another cryptocurrency fund or even the continued expansion of stablecoins. It was the widening gap between the parts of crypto that traditional finance wants to preserve and the...

Apple Retakes Top Valuation Spot as Wall Street Rewards Smart AI Spending
Artificial Intelligence // July 17, 2026

Apple has become the world’s most valuable company for the first time since April 2025, overtaking Nvidia, which had held the top spot since June 2025, Reuters reported Friday (July 17). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Interviews & Exclusives
Panel: The Hidden Cost of B2B Payments Is Manual Work, Not Fees

July 17, 2026
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The Best Buy Now Pay Later Customer Is Not Who Banks Think

July 17, 2026
Financial institutions have traditionally organized customers using familiar metrics: income, assets, credit score and spending patterns. Those variables determined who qualified for a mortgage, which credit card they received and...

Study: Issuers Improve Returns by Solving the Next Customer Friction

July 17, 2026
The operating assumption in card issuing is that better technology should produce better economics. Card issuers have largely won the technology-access battle. Instant issuance, mobile wallet provisioning, real-time fraud controls...

36% of Gen Z Consumers Now Pay With Digital Wallets

July 17, 2026
Digital wallets are gaining ground not only among consumers who prize speed, but among those using the apps to keep tighter control of strained household budgets. Get the Full Story...

Quick Reads
Coca-Cola Unit Becomes 17th US Cyber Incident This Year

July 17, 2026
Seventeen companies in the United States have reported or been affected by cyber incidents this year amid a worldwide surge in artificial intelligence-driven cyberattacks, Reuters reported Friday (July 17). 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 […]

Apple Retakes Top Valuation Spot as Wall Street Rewards Smart AI Spending

July 17, 2026
Apple has become the world’s most valuable company for the first time since April 2025, overtaking Nvidia, which had held the top spot since June 2025, Reuters reported Friday (July...

AI Firm Databricks Closes in on $188 Billion Valuation This Summer

July 17, 2026
Databricks is raising a round of strategic funding at a $188 billion valuation and expects the round to close later this summer, the company said in a Thursday (July 16)...

Apple Demands Documents From Former Employees Now at OpenAI

July 17, 2026
Apple sent letters to about 40 former employees who now work at OpenAI, demanding that they preserve documents and communications and meet with Apple lawyers, the Financial Times reported Friday...