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Consumer Sentiment Jumped 10% in July Before Gas Price Hikes
Economy // July 17, 2026

Consumer sentiment improved by 10% in early July, marking the second consecutive month of 10% jumps, according to preliminary results for the month from the University of Michigan’s Surveys of Consumers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

The $100 Million CFO Rewrites the Rules on Legal Spend
CFO // July 17, 2026

Legal spending was once a simple professional-services line item for CFOs. Now it’s an operating problem. Compliance rules, cybersecurity duties, artificial intelligence (AI) governance and a growing patchwork of state enforcement actions are pushing mid-market finance chiefs to rethink how legal work enters the company,...

FIS Deploys Anthropic’s Mythos 5 to Strengthen Global Financial Infrastructure
Artificial Intelligence // July 17, 2026

FIS has joined Anthropic’s Project Glasswing and is using the artificial intelligence company’s most advanced frontier model, Mythos 5, to secure its own systems. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Watch. Comment. Buy. AI Powers Live Shopping’s Encore
Artificial Intelligence // July 17, 2026

Live shopping is the television home shopping experience rebuilt for the internet. 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...

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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
Consumer Sentiment Jumped 10% in July Before Gas Price Hikes

July 17, 2026
Consumer sentiment improved by 10% in early July, marking the second consecutive month of 10% jumps, according to preliminary results for the month from the University of Michigan’s Surveys of Consumers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins […]

FIS Deploys Anthropic’s Mythos 5 to Strengthen Global Financial Infrastructure

July 17, 2026
FIS has joined Anthropic’s Project Glasswing and is using the artificial intelligence company’s most advanced frontier model, Mythos 5, to secure its own systems. Get the Full Story Complete the...

VC Firm Lakestar Raises $300 Million to Fund European Tech Sovereignty

July 17, 2026
European investment firm Lakestar has closed a $300 million Resilience I Fund designed to invest in defense and dual-use technologies that enhance Europe’s resilience capabilities, the company said in a...

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...