Why $75K Feels Broke in 2025
On paper, earning $75,000 to $100,000 a year should place a household squarely in the American middle class.
By historic standards, this income range signaled relative stability. Think: h...
SoFi Bets on Crypto to Cement Its Digital Finance App Lead
Digital banking. The phrase means different things to different consumers, but for the PYMNTS app provider rankings, digital banking includes the apps that enable them to plan, spend and track their m...
Instant Payments and Mobile Commerce Drive Banking’s Q4 Agenda
As inflation, interest-rate swings and economic uncertainty converge, banks and credit unions (CUs) have demonstrated notable resilience. They are continuing to innovate digitally, enhance risk contro...
Crypto Wealth Fuels ‘Tremendous’ Demand for Luxury Travel
The rise of bitcoin has reportedly been good for the luxury travel sector.
As the Financial Times (FT) reported Sunday (Aug. 31), a growing number of private jet and high-end cruise operato...
Crypto Analyst Contends Markets Show Promise of Recovery
Is the cryptocurrency market so bad that it’s about to become good?
Crypto analyst and macroeconomist Alex Krüger made that argument Saturday (Aug. 30) in a post on X.
In comments flagge...
Chatbots can be manipulated through flattery and peer pressure
Generally, AI chatbots are not supposed to do things like call you names or tell you how to make controlled substances. But, just like a person, with the right psychological tactics, it seems l...
