April 28, 2025 - May 2, 2025

When the pebble in the pond is actually a meteor. 

Amias Gerety & I were back with another episode of Washington Weekly, where the topic of discussion was what business as usual means today as every business is trying to define certainty and run their business.

GenAI: not yet management material?

60 enterprise product leaders told PYMNTS Intelligence that GenAI is helping them move from idea to concept faster than ever, but it’s not yet ready to run the shop floor. Read the full report here.

Amazon Prime Members give Walmart+ a tailwind.

New data says Walmart + and Amazon Prime are both winning in the dual sign-up era, but in very different ways. Walmart+ has Amazon Prime to thank for its growth. Dive into the full report for details, exclusively on PYMNTS Intelligence. 

AI agent personal shoppers who do the paying.

Need this like yesterday. Mark Nelsen takes me inside Visa ’s Intelligent Commerce program, which include turning card numbers into tokens, layering on spend controls and piping in real-time fraud defenses – all based on a search on one of the LLMs.

Competitor no more.

According to new PYMNTS Intelligence data, fewer FinTechs are trying to complete with CUs; instead, they see them as customers, as 52% of FinTechs are selling products or services to these smaller institutions. 

Navigating the Evolving Landscape: FinTech and Credit Union Partnerships (our collaboration with Velera ) is a must-read for credit union execs and FinTech entrepreneurs alike, and you can download it for free right here.

Like the little Dutch boy with his fingers in the dike.

Half of all SMBs rely on money from day-to-day sales or existing bank funds for their survival. This Data Book dives deep into the diverse ways SMBs are using their proverbial fingers and toes when designing their financing strategies in uncertain economic world.