Insurance
The AI Leapfrog Coming for Insurance Underwriting
April 24, 2026

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Opinion
The Real Risk in AI Payments Isn’t the Model but the Gaps Around It
April 24, 2026

AI governance is not a one-time decision; it is an ongoing discipline and a continuously evolving effort, i2c CEO Amir Wain writes in a new PYMNTS eBook, “AI Runs Payments. Governance Decides What Happens Next.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Consumer Finance
32% Increased Spending After Using a Credit Card App
April 24, 2026

A credit card’s place in a consumer’s wallet is now shaped as much by its app as by its rate, perks or brand, a shift that looks especially strong among younger cardholders and points to a more digital future for issuers. Get the Full Story...

Consumer Insights
New Data Shows AI Anxiety Moving From the Front Office to the Front Lines
April 24, 2026

“The Resilience Deficit: Labor Workers in an Automated Economy,” the April 2026 edition of the “Wage to Wallet Index,” is a collaboration between PYMNTS Intelligence, WorkWhile and Ingo Payments. It examines how artificial intelligence and automation are reshaping the economic and job outlooks for lower-income...

Identity
Bots Are Turning Identity Verification Into a Full-Time Job
April 24, 2026

In the early days of digital commerce, identity verification was a front-door exercise. It represented a necessary, but narrow, checkpoint designed to confirm that a customer was who they claimed to be. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

artificial intelligence
OpenAI Treats Healthcare With New ChatGPT for Clinicians
April 23, 2026

OpenAI has introduced a version of ChatGPT designed to help clinicians by supporting tasks such as documentation and medical research. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Meta
Meta Prepares 8,000 Layoffs to Offset AI Infrastructure Investments
April 23, 2026

Meta plans to cut 10% of its workforce, or about 8,000 employees, and will not fill 6,000 open roles, Bloomberg reported Thursday (April 23), citing a memo the company sent to employees. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

AML
Treasury Chief Says Smarter AML Starts With Better Identity
April 23, 2026

A Wednesday (April 22) hearing on sanctions and illicit finance placed the machinery of anti-money laundering (AML) under scrutiny, as lawmakers and Treasury officials examined whether existing frameworks are keeping pace with the speed and structure of modern payments. Get the Full Story Complete the...

Faster Payments
FedNow Fortifies Security for Instant Payments
April 23, 2026

Federal Reserve Financial Services (FRFS) will launch a new risk mitigation tool for FedNow® Service participants on Tuesday (April 28). 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...