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Watch more: What’s Next in Payments With Tungsten Automation’s Emily Nash-Walker A company can automate routine supplier payments while requiring human approval for unusually large payments or transactions outside its…
Artificial intelligence is creating a new competitive question for small businesses. What happens when revenue can grow without payroll growing alongside it? The PYMNTS Intelligence report “New Data Shows Small…
Economic uncertainty is supposed to make CFOs defensive. Today, it’s giving the strongest companies permission to attack. New data in the October 2026 edition of “The 2026 Certainty Project” from…
Generation X is giving payments providers a clear signal to make payments more flexible, but keep them familiar. This cohort is not particularly interested in the rapid adoption of new…
Financial technology is moving beyond individual applications. Payments, digital assets, self-custody, blockchain identity and communication are increasingly becoming part of the same connected digital environment. PLAYGLOBAL Digital is working closely…
A US banking regulator is inviting community banks to help shape the future of payments by developing stablecoin capabilities. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has released…
The U.S. OCC formally urged community banks to enter the stablecoin payments market. The federal regulator invited smaller financial institutions to develop capabilities to issue and manage dollar-pegged tokens—either directly…
Blockchain company Ripple has announced new capabilities for its treasury product. The updated Ripple Treasury allows businesses to manage cash, payments and liquidity around the clock, the company said in…
Elavon has joined the SAP PartnerEdge program and plans to embed its payments capabilities into SAP applications, the company said in a Monday (Oct. 26) press release. The planned integration with SAP Digital Payments Add-On and Open Payment Framework will help…
The U.S. banking regulator is encouraging smaller lenders to develop stablecoin services as new federal licensing requirements approach.
A flaw in bitcoin software wallet Electrum reportedly allowed cybercriminals to dupe users into signing over payments. As CoinDesk reported Monday (Oct. 26), Electrum revealed this vulnerability over the weekend, saying some servers had…
As Latin America’s crypto activity hits $593.8 billion, businesses are pivoting to digital assets. Why reliability, automation and AML/KYT screening now decide where online businesses route their payment volume. October…
iStock; BI Over 10 million student-loan borrowers are behind on payments. Some borrowers said they're hopeful the midterms will prompt policy to protect those in default. States with closely contested…
Higlobe, a global payments platform built for professionals and businesses receiving money from the U.S. and Europe, released a new payment option powered by Voltage that will make it easier…
Commerce firms can often see a payment fail. The opportunity lies in what they can do next. The PYMNTS Intelligence report “How These Industries Are Turning Payments Failures Into Recovers,”…
Attackers replaced legitimate transactions with fake ones, then waited for users to approve higher fees. At least one person lost bitcoin before developers patched the flaw.
Malicious Electrum servers replaced users’ just-broadcast bitcoin payments with fake zero-fee transactions paying lookalike addresses. Servers apparently bet victims would raise the fee and sign the fake. Electrum released version…
Student-loan borrowers are cutting back on home purchases and groceries to afford higher monthly payments. Matteo Della Torre/Getty Images; Alyssa Powell/BI Cristian Barcenas is getting ready to cut out date…
American Express and Airbnb have announced a partnership that will offer eligible American Express U.S. Card Members more choices of places to stay when traveling and additional ways to earn points. With…
European eInvoicing mandates seek to standardize how businesses deliver the information used to approve and collect payments. Invoice amounts, tax details and transaction references enter defined fields that accounting software…
Cross-border payments firm LianLian Global’s social commerce, marketplace and eCommerce clients can now send payouts to PayPal accounts globally and Venmo accounts in the United States, the company said in…
Businesses use payments timing as a factor in their cash forecasts. A buyer sends money before an invoice deadline, while the supplier waits for money already committed to payroll, inventory…
HSBC has launched its first stablecoin, HSBC RedCoin (RCHKD), in Hong Kong, saying in a Friday (Oct. 23) press release that it is built for everyday payments and transactions. HSBC RedCoin is licensed and…
Sen. Blumenthal said he wants answers from Tether following reports that it paid millions to a firm started by a former WH crypto adviser.
