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As Credit Demand Accelerates, Issuers Face an Infrastructure Reset
Payments Innovation
As Credit Demand Accelerates, Issuers Face an Infrastructure Reset
Fraud, Identity and Data Integrity Emerge as Payments’ ‘Word of the Year’

Payments Innovation
Fraud, Identity and Data Integrity Emerge as Payments’ ‘Word of the Year’
Thales Says Digital Wallets Enter a Fight for Control and Margins

Mobile Wallets
Thales Says Digital Wallets Enter a Fight for Control and Margins
Ameris Bank Tells CFOs Faster Invoices Mean Faster Revenue

B2B Payments
Ameris Bank Tells CFOs Faster Invoices Mean Faster Revenue
59% of Product Leaders Say Tariffs Are Rewriting Innovation Roadmap

Business
59% of Product Leaders Say Tariffs Are Rewriting Innovation Roadmap
Why Income Gains Don’t Always Boost Spending

Consumer Insights
Why Income Gains Don’t Always Boost Spending
FinTechs Strengthen Compliance as Embedded Finance Expands

B2B Payments
FinTechs Strengthen Compliance as Embedded Finance Expands

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Featured Insights


Embedding Security: Designing Fraud Risk Out of Business Transactions
Introducing the PYMNTS Consumer Expectations Index
Tax Refunds and the Paycheck-to-Paycheck Consumer
Ready for Change - February 2026

Antitrust & Competition Policy

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Federal Court Rules Nevada Can Seek to Bar Prediction Markets Despite CFTC Objection Legal and Risk Teams Are Struggling to Keep Up With AI  NY Bill Would Add New Criminal Penalties for Unlicensed Crypto Activity Treasury Issues AI Risk Management Guides for Banks and Fintechs 
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Artificial Intelligence

Uber Workers Build AI Clone of Their CEO
Regulators Aim for Clearer AI Guardrails for Innovation in Financial Operations
Amazon Gives Sellers an Agentic Window Into Their Business
ThredUp AI Tools Drive 30% Buyer Surge
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Editor's Picks

The Hidden Driver of Consumer Spending Isn’t Income. It’s Mobility
Update: Supreme Court Draws Line on Tariffs and Hands Middle Market a Reset
Bank Charters Are Reshaping Who Can Compete for Consumer Deposits
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Data Point

59% of Product Leaders Say Tariffs Are Rewriting Innovation Roadmap
52% of Small Businesses Don’t Revolve Their Credit Card Balances
Healthy Small Businesses Report 42-Point Edge in Card Approval Confidence
Planned Purchases Rise as Financial Stress Eases, Study Finds
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B2B PAYMENTS

Revolut Business Debuts Travel-Focused Corporate Card
Amazon Gives Sellers an Agentic Window Into Their Business
Ameris Bank Tells CFOs Faster Invoices Mean Faster Revenue
FinTechs Strengthen Compliance as Embedded Finance Expands
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RETAIL

Best Buy Bets on AI as Consumers Avoid Big-Ticket Items
Walgreens Brings Hybrid Pharmacy Program to 6 States
Off-Price Retailer TJX Accelerates Brick-and-Mortar Expansion Plan
Grocery Battle Shifts to Loyalty as Walmart Dominates and Amazon Expands Digital
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Grocery

Grocery Battle Shifts to Loyalty as Walmart Dominates and Amazon Expands Digital
Online Retail Jumps 13% Year Over Year as Shoppers Hunt for Value
Keurig Dr Pepper Sales Surge 10% as Corporate Split Nears
Ahold Delhaize Sees US Online Grocery Sales Jump 22%
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Restaurants

Burger King AI Assistant Frees Managers From Back-Office Tasks
Loyalty Programs Drive Nearly Two-Thirds of Restaurant Delivery Decisions
Steak ’n Shake Says Bitcoin Helps Beef Up Sales
Half of Retail Small Businesses Rely on Daily Sales to Stay Afloat
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Healthcare

Walgreens Brings Hybrid Pharmacy Program to 6 States
GoodRx Targets Digital Subscription Growth Amid 14% Dip in Active Consumers
Alipay’s AI Payment and Health Apps Top 100 Million Users
The Medical School Dean Who Says AI in Healthcare Moved Faster Than He Ever Expected
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Newswire Announcements

BILL and Rillet Partner to Power Real-Time, AI-Native Finance Workflows
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Consumer Insights
The Three Blind Spots in How Consumer Sentiment Is Measured
What Happens to Stores When AI Agents Do the Shopping?
Big Tech Faces the AI Innovator’s Dilemma.
How Affordability Became America’s Conversation
What 2026 Will Make Obvious
Longevity Rewrites the Economics of Inheritance
Consumers Pay the Price as State Regulation Fractures FinTech Scale

Latest Trackers®

Hero image for the March 2026 PYMNTS Intelligence and Paymentology Payments Innovation Tracker. Unified platforms drive credit issuing, helping lenders replace fragmented stacks with cloud-first architecture and credit-native ledgers.
Payments Innovation
The Credit Reset: How Unified Platforms Are Replacing Legacy Lending Infrastructure
Embedding Security: Designing Fraud Risk Out of Business Transactions
A Tale of Two Mindsets: How CUs and FinTechs Can Turn Culture Clash Into Collaboration
2026’s Digital Blueprint: Building Payment Stability in Construction
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Studies

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Consumer Insights
Introducing the PYMNTS Consumer Expectations Index
Ready for Change - February 2026
Split the Bill, Run the Budget: How BNPL Is Rewriting Consumer Spending
Wage to Wallet Index - February 2026
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Regulations

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Regulation
Prediction Markets Face Congressional Scrutiny Amid Trades on War
OCC Clarifies Charter Rule and Extends National Path for FinTechs
Ex-Trump Official Wants Prediction Markets Regulated by States
Morgan Stanley Wants to Build the Back Office of Tokenized Real-World Assets
This Week in Stablecoins: FinTech, Big Tech and Regulation
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Connected Economy


Amazon
Amazon’s eero Ensures Smart Homes Stay Online
Search Is Having Its New Haircut, New Me Moment
Google Expands Personal Intelligence Feature to AI Mode in Search
Google Aims at Merchants With Open-Source Universal Agentic Protocol
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SMB

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Loans
Platforms Expand SMB Lending as Working Capital Demand Rises
52% of Small Businesses Don’t Revolve Their Credit Card Balances
Mastercard: Small Business Growth Hinges on Using Tech Better, Not Chasing Trends
Small Businesses Signal It’s Time to Move Beyond Checks, PYMNTS–Mastercard Report Finds
Healthy Small Businesses Report 42-Point Edge in Card Approval Confidence
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Markets

Best Buy
Earnings
Best Buy Bets on AI as Consumers Avoid Big-Ticket Items
Paysafe Digital Wallet Users Grow 6% to 7.8 Million in 4Q
PayPay Aims to Raise $1.1 Billion in US IPO
ThredUp AI Tools Drive 30% Buyer Surge
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Cryptocurrency


Cryptocurrency
NY Fed: Banks Holding Stablecoin Deposits Are Lending Less
Visa and Bridge Aim to Bring Stablecoin Cards to Over 100 Countries
Crypto Investors Cautious as Iran Conflict Continues
Crypto Sector Suffers Exodus of Reliable Retail Investors
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Banking


Cryptocurrency
NY Fed: Banks Holding Stablecoin Deposits Are Lending Less
OCC Clarifies Charter Rule and Extends National Path for FinTechs
Morgan Stanley Wants to Build the Back Office of Tokenized Real-World Assets
Barclays Accelerates Push Into Stablecoins and Tokenized Deposits
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TechREG®

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Blockchain
Witnesses Fault ‘Regulation by Enforcement’ of Digital Assets at Congressional Hearing
SEC Pauses Binance Prosecution Amid New Crypto Landscape
Report: UK Orders Apple to Allow Access to User Data
How US Stablecoin Regulation Could Change the Game for Global Payments
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