Digital Wallet Use Still Lags in the Physical Store
Online shopping has stopped being a young person’s game, and the data now points to a broader shift:…
Labor Economy Workers Face an Uncertain 2026
“Wage to Wallet™ Index: The Divided Recovery: Labor Economy Workers Face an Uncertain 2026” is a collaboration between…
Gen X Spending Patterns Are Shifting as Costs Rise
Gen Xers’ new round of penny-pinching could be bad news for consumer spending and the economy. Comprised of…
Proactive Technology Helps Extended Households’ Finances
Extended households have become a defining feature of U.S. consumer finance, even as they remain underrepresented in traditional…
Labor Economy Workers Remain Resilient Despite Higher Costs
PYMNTS Intelligence has documented that the Labor Economy remains central to U.S. growth, acting as a contributor to GDP,…
Apple Pay Turns 11 and Its Rivals Are Catching Up
Digital wallets have reached a turning point. Weekly in-store usage has more than doubled year over year, and…
Goldman Estimates Consumers Will Pay Half of Tariff Costs
It is now broadly accepted that U.S. households have already been absorbing at least some portion of trade…
Finance Leaders Warn Against Giving AI a 51% Stake in Decisions
Financial institutions have long treated customer data as a proprietary asset, but a new PYMNTS report, “Fighting Fraud and…
42% of Gen Z Trust Debit More Than Credit
Generation Z may be the first cohort to grow up entirely in the digital economy, but the real…
The Secret Financial Life of Six-Figure Households
It seems logical: The more income you have, the more you can control your financial life by strategically…