Today in Payments for November 21, 2025: Get all the details from today’s top trending stories, exclusively on PYMNTS! 1️⃣ FCC Rescinds Cybersecurity Requirements for Telecommunications Carriers https://hubs.ly/Q03VsM2b0 2️⃣ FinTech IPO Index Loses 6.6% as Klarna Sinks After Earnings https://hubs.ly/Q03VsKZ50 3️⃣ Meta Ordered to Pay $552 Million in Case Alleging GDPR Violations https://hubs.ly/Q03VsL-z0
PYMNTS
Financial Services
Boston, Massachusetts 112,811 followers
What's next in payments, commerce and the digital economy.
About us
PYMNTS.com is where the best minds and the best content meet on the web to learn about “What’s Next” in payments and commerce. Our interactive platform is reinventing the way in which companies in payments share relevant information about the initiatives that shape the future of this dynamic sector and make news. Our data and analytics team includes economists, data scientists and industry analysts who work with companies to measure and quantify the innovation that is at the cutting edge of this new world.
- Website
-
http://www.pymnts.com
External link for PYMNTS
- Industry
- Financial Services
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2009
- Specialties
- acquirers, banking, checking, compliance, e-commerce, EMV, financial services regulation, ignition strategies, issuers, m-commerce, merchant services, mobile, NFC, P2P, payments, and social networking
Locations
-
Primary
Get directions
111 Devonshire Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02109, US
Employees at PYMNTS
Updates
-
AI is giving SMBs strategic intelligence that once belonged only to the largest enterprises. On December 3 at 12 PM ET, BILL CEO René Lacerte joins PYMNTS CEO Karen Webster to explore how intelligent agents are transforming financial decisions, strengthening trust and reshaping the office of the CFO. Learn what this shift means for the Fortune 5 Million and how YOUR team can prepare. Register now to attend: https://hubs.ly/Q03VqMVd0
-
-
Approval is easy. Differentiation is not. SMBs want flexible credit, virtual cards and dashboards that help them plan, spend and scale. PYMNTS Intelligence and i2c Inc. unpack the shift. More in the SMB Growth Monitor: https://hubs.ly/Q03VqrSd0
-
CFOs are being pulled into every corner of the enterprise, and Mastercard's Mike Kresse says the top priority is taking control of working capital. Commercial cards, virtual cards and embedded finance are giving CFOs the visibility and flexibility they need to navigate volatility. Full conversation on PYMNTS: https://hubs.ly/Q03VqpPf0
-
Myths about instant payments are falling away. FedNow’s Shonda Clay says the network has shown little fraud, raised limits to support major B2B transfers and can onboard institutions in a week. With most consumers and businesses wanting instant options, banks are under growing pressure to act. Read more: https://hubs.ly/Q03Vq8cN0
-
Citi announced changes to its leadership team, including CFO transition. Get the details on PYMNTS: https://hubs.ly/Q03Vrj3g0
-
AI is changing the way small and midsized businesses work. In this fireside chat, PYMNTS CEO Karen Webster and BILL CEO René Lacerte explore how AI is giving the Fortune 5 Million the capabilities that were once available only to large enterprises. Register now: https://lnkd.in/gxiAGMQV
This content isn’t available here
Access this content and more in the LinkedIn app
-
The chart says it all: credit card balances look very different depending on how Americans earn. 💳 Labor Economy workers average under $4,000, while Non-Labor Economy workers exceed $5,100. Pair that with October’s wage dip and it becomes clear why even small pay changes created a $14B pullback in spending. Download the Wage to Wallet Index, in partnership with Ingo Payments and WorkWhile, for the full analysis: https://hubs.ly/Q03VpdYN0
-
-
Retail leaders are innovating their business models to reach the modern shopper, who rapidly shifts between digital inspiration and in-store experiences. That was the theme of this week's NEXT Recap from payments expert Karen Webster, who sat down with these top execs on PYMNTS TV's The SKU. Join the conversation, it's all right here 👇
Founder and CEO PYMNTS | Board Member and Advisor | Platform and Payments Industry Expert
It was fun this week to see The SKU come to life. Lights, camera, action! Season One is a 7-part PYMNTS TV documentary series on how some of the world’s most innovative retailers are using new tech and payments to reimagine their relationship with their consumers – and their brand. I found the conversations so interesting and appreciate how transparent they all were in describing the opportunities and challenges facing them in one of retail’s most dynamic periods. My thanks to Marqeta for their support in making these conversations possible. In this NEXT Recap you’ll find: ▪️ "Shifting Car Buying Digital and Into High Gear" w/ Cox Automotive Inc.’s Jessica Stafford ▪️ "Omnichannel’s Makeover" w/ Ulta Beauty’s Josh Friedman ▪️ "Furniture Shopping Gets More Comfy" w/ Furniture.com’s Daniel Bennett ▪️ “Luxury Fashion, American Style" w/ Newtimes Brands’ Alex Angelchik ▪️ “What’s NEXT for Retail Media” w/ CVS Media Exchange (CMX)’s Parbinder Dhariwal ▪️ “The Creative Destruction and Rebuild of the Payments Business Model” from the NEXT Newsletter Until NEXT time.
-
CVS Media Exchange (CMX) is sitting on one of the most powerful combinations in retail media: loyalty, transactions and real in-store behavior. Parbinder Dhariwal says those 90 million customer relationships let CVS deliver precision without over frequency and turn every aisle, screen and yes, even the long receipt into a performance channel. 📃 Full conversation on PYMNTS: https://hubs.ly/Q03Vn_Bl0