PYMNTS Intelligence

Study Finds Bad Billing Experiences Delay $330 Billion in Consumer Payments Each Year

Study Finds Bad Billing Experiences Delay $330 Billion in Consumer Payments Each Year
Study Finds Bad Billing Experiences Delay $330 Billion in Consumer Payments Each Year
September 08, 2026  |  B2B Payments

Paying a bill may never rank among life’s great pleasures. Still, it shouldn’t feel like a test of patience every month. Get the Full Story...

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Merchants Put AI to Work Without Handing Over the Customer
Merchants Put AI to Work Without Handing Over the Customer
September 08, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

The payments and retail industries are asking the wrong question about agentic commerce. The question is not whether an artificial intelligence agent can complete a...

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Smart Checkout Gives Merchant Data New Bargaining Power
Smart Checkout Gives Merchant Data New Bargaining Power
September 04, 2026  |  Connected Economy

Payments platforms have plenty of transaction data. Smart checkout is raising the value of the merchant information they do not have. Get the Full Story...

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72% of UAE Shoppers Used AI for Their Latest Purchase
72% of UAE Shoppers Used AI for Their Latest Purchase
September 03, 2026  |  Consumer Insights

The UAE shopper has little patience for yesterday’s checkout. A phone can serve as a storefront, research assistant and wallet before a merchant’s website has...

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The G20 Is Coming for Stablecoins’ Best Cross-Border Sales Pitch
The G20 Is Coming for Stablecoins’ Best Cross-Border Sales Pitch
September 02, 2026  |  Payments Innovation

Stablecoins have pinned their corporate finance hopes on a straightforward proposition: better cross-border B2B payments. Traditional cross-border payments are constrained by banking hours, fragmented data...

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Interoperability Now Drives Asia-Pacific’s Real-Time Payments Agenda
Interoperability Now Drives Asia-Pacific’s Real-Time Payments Agenda
September 02, 2026  |  Real-Time Payments

Real-time payments in Asia-Pacific are entering a new phase. After years of building domestic instant payment rails, countries across the region are now connecting those...

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Healthcare’s Next Competitive Advantage Isn’t Coverage. It’s Cash Flow.
Healthcare’s Next Competitive Advantage Isn’t Coverage. It’s Cash Flow.
September 01, 2026  |  Healthcare

Consumers have been trained by the rest of the digital economy to expect money to move quickly. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Summer Expenses Will Follow 77% of Gen Z Into Fall
Summer Expenses Will Follow 77% of Gen Z Into Fall
September 01, 2026  |  Consumer Finance

The biggest threat to the summer budget may be the expenses consumers can’t cancel. New PYMNTS Intelligence data suggests that groceries, utility bills and transportation...

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