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Enterprise AI May Have an Energy Crisis
Artificial Intelligence // May 02, 2024

While artificial intelligence has taken the world by storm, its rise hasn’t come cheap. “The consequence of multimodal AI is that the amount of data and compute power being used to train modern AI systems has grown exponentially,” R K Anand, co-founder and chief product officer...

Insurance Sector Moves Digital-First to Support Shifts in Buyer Behavior
Insurance // May 01, 2024

The insurance industry, often perceived as lagging in innovation and adapting to consumer needs, is undergoing a notable transformation. Traditionally reliant on agents for product sales, the industry is seeing a gradual shift away from this model, said Andrea Heger, senior vice president of insurance...

Mastercard: ‘Movies’ Not ‘Snapshots’ of Consumer Behavior Help Banks Counter Scams
Fraud Prevention // May 01, 2024

Scams, regrettably, are a feature — not a bug — of modern, digital payments and commerce.  And in an era where technology has become increasingly sophisticated, so too have the methods employed by scammers. From identity theft to fraudulent transactions, scams are evolving at an...

Meet the 2006 Payments Startup That Took ACH Payments Global
Cross-border Payments // May 01, 2024

Cross-border payments circa May 2024 have become a highly specialized sector of the payments industry. Look at the activity in this space, even year-to-date, and you’ll see companies like the Solana Foundation advancing real-world assets on cross-border blockchains. You’ll see Swift continuing to accelerate the usage of the ISO 20022 messaging format. And...

Interviews & Exclusives
Are Real-Time Payments Near an Inflection Point? Bank of America Thinks So

May 02, 2024
Use cases for real-time payments have never been a source of argument, even among detractors. The ability to speed bill payment and peer-to-peer flows, as well as move money instantly, has been around for a while. The FedNow® Service debuted last summer, while The Clearing House’s RTP® network has been operating since 2017. But what will it take to bring these use cases […]

Enterprise AI May Have an Energy Crisis

May 02, 2024
While artificial intelligence has taken the world by storm, its rise hasn’t come cheap. “The consequence of multimodal AI is that the amount of data and compute power being used...

Insurance Sector Moves Digital-First to Support Shifts in Buyer Behavior

May 01, 2024
The insurance industry, often perceived as lagging in innovation and adapting to consumer needs, is undergoing a notable transformation. Traditionally reliant on agents for product sales, the industry is seeing...

Mastercard: ‘Movies’ Not ‘Snapshots’ of Consumer Behavior Help Banks Counter Scams

May 01, 2024
Scams, regrettably, are a feature — not a bug — of modern, digital payments and commerce.  And in an era where technology has become increasingly sophisticated, so too have the...

Quick Reads
Visa Unveils Innovative Benchmarking Tool for Middle Market CFOs to Optimize Working Capital

February 28, 2024
Visa, in partnership with PYMNTS Intelligence, has launched a new benchmarking tool for middle-market CFOs to evaluate their working capital efficiency compared to industry peers. This tool, featuring a calculator and interactive report, is based on a study released by Visa and PYMNTS Intelligence in September 2023. The report is called “The 2023-2024 Middle Market Growth […]

Musk to ‘Bid Adieu’ to Twitter’s Longtime Bird Logo

July 23, 2023
Twitter’s iconic bird logo could soon fly the coop. Owner Elon Musk said Sunday (July 23) that the social media platform would soon swap the blue bird that’s been its symbol...

As RTP Turns 5, Matching Experience to Expectation Is the Challenge

November 22, 2022
The customer experience encompasses all of the touch points that customers take advantage of when interacting with a company’s employees, assets or operations — including and especially the payment experience....

JPMorgan Sees ‘Big Data’ Becoming ‘Smart Data’ With Help of Super Apps

October 26, 2022
The digital front door is opening. Lia Cao, managing director and global co-head of corporate and eCommerce sales and solutions at J.P. Morgan Payments, told PYMNTS’ Karen Webster that the...