December 22, 2025
The New Embedded Finance Playbook: Buy, Integrate, Scale
The biggest change in payments and commerce over the past five years has been the speed at which technology moves, and the speed at which it’s being adopted. Get the...
December 19, 2025
AI-Driven Convenience Is Replacing Traditional Shopping for Consumers
Consumers are increasingly comfortable completing purchases directly inside artificial intelligence (AI) platforms, signaling a potential shift in how digital commerce journeys are structured. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
December 19, 2025
FinTech Company Mercury Submits Applications to Become National Bank
FinTech company Mercury has applied for a national bank charter with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and for federal deposit insurance with the Federal Deposit Insurance...
December 18, 2025
TikTok Says New Joint Venture Will Enable Continued US Operations
TikTok and parent company ByteDance have signed agreements with Oracle, Silver Lake and MGX to form a new TikTok U.S. joint venture that will enable the app to continue operating in the United States, according to TikTok CEO...
December 18, 2025
FedEx’s Network 2.0 Overhaul Shows Resilience Now Beats Reach in...
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December 18, 2025
Amazon and Walmart See Intent as 2026’s Holy Grail
Among retail’s most dominant themes in 2025 was that the next era of competition is about ecosystem control, not just operational excellence. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
December 18, 2025
UPS-Owned Happy Returns Tests AI to Combat Fraud
UPS-owned reverse logistics company Happy Returns reportedly plans to use artificial intelligence to combat returns fraud. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
December 18, 2025
Agentic Commerce Tests Whether Payments Can Stay Invisible
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December 18, 2025
Citi Pulls Blockchain Into the Banking Core
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The U.S., U.K. and Europe are intensifying their efforts to develop and deploy the policies and infrastructure necessary to advance the use cases and real time payments volume of their domestic networks. This month’s “Real-Time Payments World Map,” a collaboration with The Clearing House, explores the progress and future developments of real-time payments across these regions.
Embedded finance has moved from experiment to expectation, and the results are reshaping the marketplace economy. Nearly every platform now offers embedded payments, wallets or lending, but the real winners are those that turn management of regulation and risk into competitive advantages. Get the details in “Embedded Finance Grows Up: How Online Marketplaces Can Retain Customers and Boost Revenues,” a PYMNTS Intelligence and Marqeta collaboration.