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Why Speed Alone Isn’t Enough in Payouts
Disbursements // April 01, 2026

“The Preference Match Imperative: Aligning Payout Delivery With Recipient Expectations,” a PYMNTS Intelligence and Ingo Payments collaboration, examines a simple yet increasingly important issue in modern disbursements: whether people receive funds the way they want. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Cross-Border Payments Hit a New Bottleneck at the Data Border
Cross-border Payments // March 31, 2026

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CFOs Target Idle Cash as Treasury Shifts to Real-Time Control
Faster Payments // March 29, 2026

Within the corporate realm, treasury is expected to anticipate, allocate and act, turning liquidity into a managed input. That transition toward proactive management is forcing finance leaders to reconsider a longstanding assumption: that delays in payments are a tolerable feature of doing business. Get the...

Mastercard Explores Divestiture of Nets Real-Time Payments Unit
Mastercard // March 27, 2026

Mastercard is reportedly looking to divest much of the real-time payments business it acquired from Denmark’s Nets Group in 2019, marking a significant strategic pivot away from certain European instant payment infrastructures and towards emerging digital asset opportunities. The potential sale, initially reported by The...

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Real-Time Payments Ease the Squeeze on Workers and Small Firms

April 02, 2026
Real-time payments are moving from a technical upgrade to altering how money is actually experienced, managed and valued across the economy. 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 […]

Cross-Border Payments Hit a New Bottleneck at the Data Border

March 31, 2026
The globalization of commerce is an umbrella term defined by the movement of goods, capital and talent. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Why Millions of New Accounts Never Turn Into Real Banking Relationships

March 25, 2026
Banks and credit unions are opening millions of new accounts, yet too many fail to become active relationships. As FinTechs deliver instant funding and immediate usability, traditional financial institutions (FIs)...

Banks Make Their Move in Cross-Border Payments

March 19, 2026
Cost-effective, streamlined and data-rich cross-border payments have long been the holy grail of global commerce. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Mastercard Explores Divestiture of Nets Real-Time Payments Unit

March 27, 2026
Mastercard is reportedly looking to divest much of the real-time payments business it acquired from Denmark’s Nets Group in 2019, marking a significant strategic pivot away from certain European instant payment infrastructures and towards emerging digital asset opportunities. The potential sale, initially reported by The Financial Times, indicates a renewed focus on high-growth areas such […]

Paysafe and Jaris Team on Instant Payouts for Small Businesses

February 19, 2026
Embedded finance platform Jaris expanded its partnership with payments firm Paysafe, according to a Thursday (Feb. 19) press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Modulr Teams With FIS to Boost Real-Time Payments in US

January 07, 2026
Payment technology firm Modulr is launching in the United States in partnership with FIS. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Bitso Business TPV Signals Global Shift to Stablecoins

December 18, 2025
Bitso Business’s stablecoin-powered payments platform is on track to process $82 billion in annualized total payment volume (TPV) this year. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...