Consumer payment trends such as pushback on interchange fees, the rise of buy now/pay later, crypto payments and agentic commerce are set to shape payments in 2026. The elephant in the room is the ...

Gabriele Buffo is a member of the Harvard Innovation Lab specializing in banking transformation and super app solutions. For all the innovation in fintech, the banking sector remains tethered to ...

As we enter the second half of this decade, consumer behavior continues to shift rapidly. There are many factors at play from rising consumer costs to higher digital engagement to an increased demand ...

In a notable development for the U.S. economy, the latest consumer credit data has revealed a significant slowdown in growth. The actual increase in consumer credit was reported at $8.05 billion, ...

Key insight: Mercury's push into consumer banking is part of a trend in which fintechs are blurring the lines between business-to-business companies and business-to-consumer ventures. What's at stake: ...

Last year, AI clearly moved from novelty to expectation. Hyper-personalisation ceased to be optional and became a competitive baseline, brands that failed here struggled to retain relevance. Studies ...

As Ramadan continues to reshape consumer spending and financial activity across Bangladesh, banks are witnessing a steady transformation in how customers transact, save, and manage money during the ...

Staying afloat—never mind growing—in the tightly packed, highly competitive commercial environment that typifies the modern marketplace demands a lot from a business. Chief among the survival skills ...

Mutual Trust Bank PLC highlights how digital convenience is transforming Ramadan retail. In this interview, MD and CEO, Syed Mahbubur Rahman discusses fostering digital and smart paymentd through the ...