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Embedded Payments Help Travel Platforms Close More Bookings
Platform Payments
Embedded Payments Help Travel Platforms Close More Bookings
Platforms Let Workers Chase the Best Price for Their Time

Economy
Platforms Let Workers Chase the Best Price for Their Time
Wallets Raise the Bar While Regulation Splits the Market

Digital Payments
Wallets Raise the Bar While Regulation Splits the Market
Beyond Cash: What Drives SMB Payment Change

PYMNTS Data Lab
Beyond Cash: What Drives SMB Payment Change
Fraud Defense Moves From the Back Office to the Codebase

Security & Fraud
Fraud Defense Moves From the Back Office to the Codebase
42% of Power Users Say They Now Use Search Less

Artificial Intelligence
42% of Power Users Say They Now Use Search Less
Algorithms Now Argue Over Your Medical Bill

Healthcare
Algorithms Now Argue Over Your Medical Bill

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Beyond Cash: What Drives SMB Payment Change
Travel Firms Embrace Embedded Wallets to Boost Revenue and Conversion - March 2026
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How Enterprises Can Build a ’Know Your Agent’ Defense - March 2026

Antitrust & Competition Policy

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What New York's New BNPL Rules Mean for Consumers and Lenders   SEC and CFTC Strike Agreement to Coordinate Crypto Oversight and Market Regulation Lawmakers Push for Better Data as AI’s Workforce Impact Comes into Focus Investors Are Rethinking Government Tech as AI Rewrites the Rules  
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Artificial Intelligence

Ulta Beauty AI Personalization Drives Double-Digit eCommerce Surge
Wonderful Raises $150 Million to Help Enterprises Deploy AI Agents
Proprietary Data Shields Software Leaders From AI Disruption, S&P Says
Anthropic, Google and OpenAI Bet Big on India
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Editor's Picks

The New FinTech Scorecard Starts With a Bank Charter
Inflation Cooled but Essentials Tightened Their Grip
Real-Time Payments Reach a Turning Point in North America
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Data Point

54% of B2B Platforms Report Revenue Gains From Embedded Finance
71% of Services Firms Cite AI Skill Gaps
68% of Banks Turn to AI as Fraud Outpaces Rule-Based Systems
98% of US Product Leaders Expect Gen AI to Improve Workflows
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B2B PAYMENTS

Beyond Cash: What Drives SMB Payment Change
Earnings Show AI Lending Platforms Scaling Originations
Why Every Business Workflow Is Becoming a CFO Data Problem
Mastercard Gives Hong Kong Banks X-Border Payments Help for SMBs
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RETAIL

42% of Power Users Say They Now Use Search Less
Amazon Opens Its Platform While Walmart Automates Its Warehouses
Dollar General Logs 7 Million App Users as Consumers Shop Digitally
Stitch Fix Clients Seek New Sizes as GLP-1 Use Climbs
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Grocery

eCommerce Emerges as Bright Spot Amid Overall Retail Sales Dip
Kroger’s New CEO Bets on Deals, AI and eCommerce to Boost Sales
Grocery Battle Shifts to Loyalty as Walmart Dominates and Amazon Expands Digital
Online Retail Jumps 13% Year Over Year as Shoppers Hunt for Value
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Restaurants

Papa Johns Thinks the Next Great Pizza Topping Is Software
eCommerce Emerges as Bright Spot Amid Overall Retail Sales Dip
Fast Food Chains Put AI to Work
Burger King AI Assistant Frees Managers From Back-Office Tasks
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Healthcare

Algorithms Now Argue Over Your Medical Bill
Microsoft Debuts AI Tool to Analyze Users’ Medical Records
AI Deployed by Both Hospitals and Insurers in Payment War
Amazon Scales Health AI Assistant to All US Customers
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Wallets Raise the Bar While Regulation Splits the Market
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Credit Cards
The Next Battle in Credit Won’t Be for Top of Wallet
Welcome to the Transactional Economy
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
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Latest Trackers®

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Real-Time Payments
Beyond Speed: The Strategic Value of Real-Time Payments
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
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Active Study
Travel Firms Embrace Embedded Wallets to Boost Revenue and Conversion - March 2026
Waiting for Certainty: Why Most CFOs Are Holding Back on Crypto and Stablecoins
How Enterprises Can Build a ’Know Your Agent’ Defense - March 2026
Consumer Wallet Reset: How Amazon Wins Discretionary Spend and Walmart Holds Necessities
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Regulations

CFTC
Regulation
CFTC Aims to Clear Path for Prediction Market Boom
FDIC Moves to Exclude Stablecoins From Deposit Insurance
How the Financial Sector Views Kraken’s ‘We’re the Bankers Now’ Claim
March Madness 2026: AI and Prediction Markets Replace the Office Pool
Alchemy Pay Scales Fiat-Crypto Compliance Platform With Delaware License
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Connected Economy

Amazon
Amazon
Amazon Streamlines Direct Sales for Merchants
Anthropic Launches Claude Marketplace for Business AI Tools
Amazon’s eero Ensures Smart Homes Stay Online
Search Is Having Its New Haircut, New Me Moment
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SMB


Cross-border Payments
Mastercard Gives Hong Kong Banks X-Border Payments Help for SMBs
Mastercard Offers Small Businesses Insights From Virtual CFO
Affiniti Teams With Column to Scale SMB Card Offering
86% of Top Performing Credit Unions Support Open Banking
Small Businesses Use Business Credit Cards for Cash Flow, Not Rewards
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Markets

Dollar-General
Earnings
Dollar General Logs 7 Million App Users as Consumers Shop Digitally
Petco Bets on Highly Engaged Pet Parents to Ignite Growth
Stitch Fix Clients Seek New Sizes as GLP-1 Use Climbs
OppFi Eyes Gas Prices as Revenues Hit New High
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Cryptocurrency

Wizz-Financial
Partnerships
Wizz Financial and BitGo Team on X-Border Stablecoin Payments
Waiting for Certainty: Why Most CFOs Are Holding Back on Crypto and Stablecoins
Mastercard Moves to Normalize Crypto Inside Its Payments Ecosystem
The New FinTech Scorecard Starts With a Bank Charter
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Banking

Federal Reserve, bank regulations
Bank Regulation
Fed’s Relaxed Capital Requirements Could Be Days Away
Mastercard Gives Hong Kong Banks X-Border Payments Help for SMBs
Plaid Adds Truist to Data-Sharing Platform
Bank of America and Zelle Team Up to Use Instant Payments to Fund Nonprofits
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TechREG®

Congress, House of Representatives
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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