Uncertainty news and trends

How the Back Office Took Center Stage in 2025
Back-office // December 31, 2025

If you work in banking, payments, FinTech or the digital economy, you’ve felt it all year: The back office is no longer backstage. Payments, identity, onboarding and fraud were once dismissed as “plumbing.” Now they’re the user experience, the margin story and the brand promise,...

US Factory Activity Shrinks the Most in Four Months Amid Weak Orders, Tariff Uncertainty
Economy // December 01, 2025

U.S. manufacturing activity contracted in November by the most in four months, signaling that producers are struggling to overcome an extended period of malaise, Bloomberg reported Monday (Dec. 1). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Santander Debuts Tool to Help Businesses Navigate Global Risk Management
Business // November 04, 2025

Santander has introduced a platform designed to help businesses expand internationally. 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...

EU Exports to US Dropped 10% in June Amid Tariffs
Economy // August 18, 2025

Exports from the European Union’s 27 member states to the United States reportedly dropped 10% year over year in June due to new U.S. tariffs. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Interviews & Exclusives
Built to Bend: How Companies Are Shouldering Tariffs

January 07, 2026
The entrenched volatility of the United States’ ever-shifting tariffs strategy has become part of the structure of the nation’s economy, with major implications for consumer spending. So have ambiguity and unpredictability. Will certain levies increase further? Decrease? Be delayed? Scrapped altogether? What new tariffs might unfold? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock […]

How the Back Office Took Center Stage in 2025

December 31, 2025
If you work in banking, payments, FinTech or the digital economy, you’ve felt it all year: The back office is no longer backstage. Payments, identity, onboarding and fraud were once...

Economic Whiplash Pushes Mid-Sized Firms to Play Defense

August 06, 2025
For a certain kind of business, uncertainty isn’t an abstraction. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

PYMNTS Study Finds 94% of Enterprise CFOs Have No Plans to Reshore

June 10, 2025
Everyone seems to have an opinion on trade policies and tariff rates these days. But the ones that matter are from the companies that need to plan in accordance with...

Quick Reads
US Factory Activity Shrinks the Most in Four Months Amid Weak Orders, Tariff Uncertainty

December 01, 2025
U.S. manufacturing activity contracted in November by the most in four months, signaling that producers are struggling to overcome an extended period of malaise, Bloomberg reported Monday (Dec. 1). 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 […]

Santander Debuts Tool to Help Businesses Navigate Global Risk Management

November 04, 2025
Santander has introduced a platform designed to help businesses expand internationally. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

EU Exports to US Dropped 10% in June Amid Tariffs

August 18, 2025
Exports from the European Union’s 27 member states to the United States reportedly dropped 10% year over year in June due to new U.S. tariffs. Get the Full Story Complete...

Retailers Face ‘Perfect Storm’ as Tariffs Threaten Price Hikes

August 03, 2025
American retailers have reportedly issued a dire warning on the White House’s latest tariffs. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...