PYMNTS Podcast

Banks Win When They Connect Risk Signals Across the Life Cycle

Trulioo CEO Vicky Bindra says the ability to unify high-quality data and apply “good friction” at the right moments is key to fighting fraud.

AI Agents Start Shopping and Payments Firms Adapt

FIS’ Mladen Vladic discusses why future-ready payments infrastructure is important as AI agents begin to search, negotiate and transact.

Banks Rethink Fraud Controls as False Declines Rise

With AI-powered fraud becoming standard, Entersekt's Dewald Nolte shares why the competitive edge in payments security lies in context.

For B2B Payments, Speed Is the New Strategy

Boost's Dean Leavitt explains why B2B firms are realizing that the velocity at which their AP and AR systems can adapt to real-world demands is now a key lever for growth.

The Clearing House: Trust Is the Gatekeeper for What’s Next in Payments

The Clearing House’s Sal Karakaplan says reliability, security and transparency will determine how innovations gain durable traction.

Credit Unions Build Cloud Data Strategy to Stay Competitive

Velera’s Cody Banks says credit unions that operationalize data and automate decision-making will distinguish themselves in payments.

Banks Race to Close Real-Time Payment Gaps

i2c Chief Client Officer Serena Smith says real-time payments require interoperability so banks can connect compliance and stop fraud.

Paysafe Calls Digital Wallets the New Hub for Payments and Commerce

Bob Legters, CPO at Paysafe, says the increasing use of digital wallets can streamline back-office processes and reduce costs.

The Medical School Dean Who Says AI in Healthcare Moved Faster Than He Ever Expected

Marschall Runge, former CEO and dean of Michigan Medicine, says he was wrong to be cautious about healthcare AI.

Every Workday Is Payday in an Instant

Same-day and same-shift payouts are changing how transactional workers judge jobs and manage cash flow. As platforms compress the gap between work completed and wages received, employers and payments…

Rethinking Co-Branded Cards in 2026

PicPay Takes Its Credit Strategy to Wall Street With U.S. IPO

PicPay’s U.S. IPO marks a shift toward credit-driven growth built on wallet data, underwriting discipline and deeper customer engagement.

Why 2026 May Be Blockchain’s Maturity Test, Not Its Breakout Year

As blockchain heads into 2026, the conversation is shifting from big promises to hard realities. In the latest episode of “From the Block,” PYMNTS CEO Karen Webster chats with Citi Treasury and Trade…

Why 2026 May Be Blockchain’s Maturity Test, Not Its Breakout Year

Unpredictable Pay Cycles Break Financial Stability for America’s Hourly Workers

In a PYMNTS podcast, leaders from Ingo Payments and WorkWhile explain how fixing “Bill Pay Roulette” could stabilize workers and economies.

Visa Maps a Path to Agentic Commerce That Feels Familiar — and Safe

Rubail Birwadker of Visa says agentic commerce will only scale if identity, permissions and risk controls are built into the transaction.

Wage to Wallet Index™ Shows Wage Shocks Hit Labor Economy Hard

WorkWhile Chief Economist Alan Armen says wage shocks move through hourly workers’ budgets in weeks, not quarters, because income becomes spending almost immediately. The latest Wage to Wallet™…

CFOs and AI Help Emerging Enterprises Accelerate Time to Cash™

CFOs at emerging enterprises are redesigning and adding speed to their cash cycles. As a PYMNTS panel with insights from Bottomline, Coupa and FIS tells Karen Webster, automation, AI and stronger…

AI Automation Unlocks Small Business Agility

Meet the Fortune 5 Million. It’s how BILL CEO René Lacerte describes the US small business community. As AI agents push the financial back office toward full autonomy, Lacerte says the shift will…

Boston Rebuilds Payments to Simplify Municipal Money Flows

Boston Finance Manager Rich Andrade and Passport CTO Gene Rohrwasser tell PYMNTS’ Karen Webster how the city is finally breaking from a decades-old patchwork of vendors to build a unified payment…