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Today in Payments for May 29, 2025: Get all the details from today’s top trending stories, exclusively on PYMNTS! 1️⃣ NY Times Inks AI Licensing Agreement With Amazon https://hubs.ly/Q03pPvY-0 2️⃣ TerraPay and Wave to Promote Cross-Border Remittances in West Africa https://hubs.ly/Q03pPw4-0 3️⃣ Apollo Global Management Partners With Banks to Trade Private Credit https://hubs.ly/Q03pPxbs0

⏱️ QUICK TAKES: Todd Pollak from Marqeta nails it: the UK's younger generation is ditching traditional social safety nets for personal investing, and they want AI-powered tools to make it happen. With Robinhood Legend now live in Britain, 11 million desktop investors finally get the speed and customization they've been demanding. The timing couldn't be better as UK millennials and Gen Z reshape wealth building across Europe. Will traditional UK banks evolve fast enough, or is this the start of a complete financial revolution? More on PYMNTS: https://hubs.ly/Q03pPN2z0

Plaid went from "an API for your bank account" to powering 12,000 institutions. Now CEO Zach Perret is revealing what's next: from AI fraud models to reimagined bill pay. Join him and PYMNTS CEO Karen Webster June 18 at 12 PM ET to see finance's future in this must-watch conversation → https://hubs.ly/Q03pK8D90

Credit unions are converting cashiers' checks to instant digital payments, and members love it. ❤️ Veridian Credit Union's Colin Eagan shares how starting with receive-only RTP capabilities led to FinTech partnerships and new lending opportunities. See their playbook for cautious innovation: https://hubs.ly/Q03pJB1Y0

Payment firms betting on metaverse payments are building for ghosts. 👻 i2c Inc.'s David Durovy says the real play is flexible systems that evolve with users, not trends that vanish overnight. Watch him explain why "Gen Z hates credit cards" is tomorrow's obsolete assumption → https://hubs.ly/Q03pJtMd0

Diversity and data: the two Ds that best-in-class modern card issuers utilize to maximize CLTV (customer lifetime value). This week's PYMNTS Intelligence & Visa DPS collaboration finds top-performing FIs don’t just offer credit—they provide comprehensive solutions spanning debit, credit and prepaid products.    In fact...   🥈 Nearly 2/3 of issuers offer two types of these cards. 📉 Fewer than one in 10 offer all three. 🏆Issuers who offer all three debit, credit and prepaid products are 3.5X more likely to achieve a high CLTV.   ⬇️ Download the full report right here for more: https://lnkd.in/eCU5x3t4

Tariffs killed product launches at 38% of goods firms. 💣 Every single middle-market company we surveyed reports impact, but confidence has cratered: just 5% feel highly certain they can manage disruptions, down from 37% in March. Is the defensive playbook is replacing innovation? Read the data in our May 2025 Certainty Project Report from PYMNTS Intelligence: https://hubs.ly/Q03pHZPL0

Rule 1033 may die, but pay by bank won't. The CFPB wants to scrap its open banking rule, yet Matthew Janiga of Trustly sees major retailers launching pay-by-bank options by Q4. The market pull is too strong to stop now. Full conversation on PYMNTS: https://hubs.ly/Q03pHY5x0

31% of cardholders say one thing matters most: rewards. 🎁 It's the difference between capturing $2,000 in monthly spend or settling for $900. In the battle for top-of-wallet status, rewards programs are more than perks, they're the primary weapon. And the gap between winners and losers keeps growing. Read the data in our report with i2c Inc.: https://hubs.ly/Q03pCch10

Today in Payments for May 28, 2025: Get all the details from today’s top trending stories, exclusively on PYMNTS! 1️⃣ Conduit Raises $36 Million to Promote Cross-Border Stablecoin Payments https://hubs.ly/Q03pBrGq0 2️⃣ Robinhood Brings Its ‘Legend’ Trading Platform to the UK https://hubs.ly/Q03pBrxX0 3️⃣ Apple Expands ‘Tap to Pay on iPhone’ Availability in Europe https://hubs.ly/Q03pBrzH0