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What Firms Can Do as Bots Become First-Class Economic Actors

What Firms Can Do as Bots Become First-Class Economic Actors
What Firms Can Do as Bots Become First-Class Economic Actors
April 23, 2026  |  Identity

In the early days of digital commerce, identity verification was a front-door exercise. It represented a necessary, but narrow, checkpoint designed to confirm that a...

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US Real-Time Payments Hit High-Growth Phase as Use Cases Multiply
US Real-Time Payments Hit High-Growth Phase as Use Cases Multiply
April 17, 2026  |  Real-Time Payments

The United States is a big payments market. But big doesn’t always equal fast. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Top-of-Wallet Credit Choices Have Moved to Mobile
Top-of-Wallet Credit Choices Have Moved to Mobile
April 15, 2026  |  Credit Cards

“Winning Top of Wallet: How Credit Card Apps Shape Choice,” a collaboration between PYMNTS Intelligence and Elan Credit Card, examines how the credit card mobile app...

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Less Than Half of Consumers Say They Could Handle a $1,000 Surprise Expense
Less Than Half of Consumers Say They Could Handle a $1,000 Surprise Expense
April 15, 2026  |  Consumer Insights

A flat tire, a broken appliance or an urgent dental bill may look like a routine household problem. But for a growing share of Americans,...

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Central Banks Test a New Cross-Border Playbook
Central Banks Test a New Cross-Border Playbook
April 13, 2026  |  Cross-border Payments

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How AI Is Rewriting Credit Decisioning in Real Time
How AI Is Rewriting Credit Decisioning in Real Time
April 13, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

For decades, credit and payment decisions have relied on static scorecards and rigid “if-then” rules built for a slower payments environment. That model is now...

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New Study Finds AI Critical to Credit Union Member Retention
New Study Finds AI Critical to Credit Union Member Retention
April 13, 2026  |  Credit Unions

“Built to Lead or Losing Ground? AI, Mobile and the Member Retention Imperative for Credit Unions in 2026” is a collaboration between PYMNTS Intelligence and...

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Inflation Hits 58% of Small Businesses and Pushes Embedded B2B Finance Forward
Inflation Hits 58% of Small Businesses and Pushes Embedded B2B Finance Forward
April 13, 2026  |  SMBs

What started as a convenience play in consumer apps is becoming something much bigger in business: a way for platforms to turn payments, credit and...

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Fed Finds Stablecoins Idle, Confirms PYMNTS Usage Gap
Fed Finds Stablecoins Idle, Confirms PYMNTS Usage Gap
April 10, 2026  |  Blockchain

Stablecoins were supposed to change payments. They haven’t. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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