Payments Intelligence

How 30 Million Workers Borrow From Tomorrow to Pay for Today

How 30 Million Workers Borrow From Tomorrow to Pay for Today
How 30 Million Workers Borrow From Tomorrow to Pay for Today
March 20, 2026  |  Consumer Insights

Every payday, millions of American workers face some version of the same problem: The bill is due today, the paycheck arrives Friday and they must...

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What Happens After ‘Instant’ Payouts? New Data Points to a Shift
What Happens After ‘Instant’ Payouts? New Data Points to a Shift
March 19, 2026  |  Money Mobility

“Five Years of Change: How Payouts Shifted From Slow and Paper-Based to Instant and Digital,” a collaboration between PYMNTS Intelligence and Ingo Payments, tracks how...

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Budget Pressure Is Changing What ‘Worth It’ Means to Gen Z
Budget Pressure Is Changing What ‘Worth It’ Means to Gen Z
March 19, 2026  |  Retail

Financial stress is pushing more consumers toward digital wallets, and the shift may say less about tech adoption than about how shoppers are trying to...

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How Smarter B2B Onboarding With Digital Identities Drives Faster Time-to-Value
How Smarter B2B Onboarding With Digital Identities Drives Faster Time-to-Value
March 17, 2026  |  Authentication

The most important moment in a B2B relationship doesn’t always happen in a sales call or a product demo, or even when the payment clears....

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Services Carry the Economy While Shoppers Skip Big Purchases
Services Carry the Economy While Shoppers Skip Big Purchases
March 13, 2026  |  Economy

U.S. consumers are still spending, but their paychecks are having a hard time keeping up. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Embedded Payments Help Travel Platforms Close More Bookings
Embedded Payments Help Travel Platforms Close More Bookings
March 13, 2026  |  Platform Payments

“Travel Firms Embrace Embedded Wallets to Boost Revenue and Conversion” is a collaboration between PYMNTS Intelligence and Marqeta. This data brief explores how embedded finance...

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Introducing the ‘Know Your Agent’ Framework for the Age of Agentic Commerce
Introducing the ‘Know Your Agent’ Framework for the Age of Agentic Commerce
March 12, 2026  |  Digital Identity

As digital commerce becomes increasingly automated, enterprises face a new identity challenge: distinguishing legitimate AI agents acting on behalf of customers from malicious bots designed...

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Gen Z Turns Mobile Apps and Credit Into Financial Discipline
Gen Z Turns Mobile Apps and Credit Into Financial Discipline
March 11, 2026  |  Consumer Insights

Popular commentary portrays Generation Z as financially reckless, a cohort supposedly driven by impulse purchases, social media trends and a casual approach to money. Get...

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BNPL Shifts to Cards and Wallets for New Growth
BNPL Shifts to Cards and Wallets for New Growth
March 11, 2026  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Buy now, pay later has been hitting an adoption wall, and could be losing momentum with the critical Gen Z and millennial age groups. Get...

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