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51% of BNPL Users Use It Because They Have To

51% of BNPL Users Use It Because They Have To
51% of BNPL Users Use It Because They Have To
July 01, 2026  |  BNPL

The next stage of Pay Later may look less like a single checkout button and more like a credit menu built for different kinds of buyers. Get...

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Banks Gain New Fraud Tools as House Panel Advances Payments Bills
Banks Gain New Fraud Tools as House Panel Advances Payments Bills
June 30, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

The House Financial Services Committee on Tuesday (June 30) advanced a package of legislation that would give banks greater flexibility to combat payments fraud, expand...

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Open USD Just Turned the Stablecoin Race Into an Ecosystem Contest
Open USD Just Turned the Stablecoin Race Into an Ecosystem Contest
June 30, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

The formula for stablecoin success was, at least until Tuesday (June 30), a relatively simple one. Whoever controlled issuance of the largest digital asset by...

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Plasma Wants to Be the First Stablecoin Bank
Plasma Wants to Be the First Stablecoin Bank
June 30, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

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Green Dot Says Embedded Finance Needs Better Math
Green Dot Says Embedded Finance Needs Better Math
June 30, 2026  |  Payments Innovation

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Entersekt Reframes 3D Secure as a Revenue Recovery Tool
Entersekt Reframes 3D Secure as a Revenue Recovery Tool
June 30, 2026  |  Cybersecurity

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Household Bills Turn Optimism Into Deferred Purchases
Household Bills Turn Optimism Into Deferred Purchases
June 30, 2026  |  Consumer Insights

Consumers still have a strong appetite to spend, but many have lost the room in their budgets to act on it. New PYMNTS Intelligence research...

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Liquidity Management Becomes the Next Test for Real-Time Payments
Liquidity Management Becomes the Next Test for Real-Time Payments
June 30, 2026  |  Real-Time Payments

Real-time payment networks have changed the speed at which money moves. The greater challenge now lies in ensuring institutions can support that movement without creating...

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