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PYMNTS

U.S. fintech/payments industry trade

PYMNTS is a privately held B2B trade media and data platform focused on the payments, fintech, and digital commerce industries, owned through What's Next Media and Analytics by founder and CEO Karen Webster. Its perspective is shaped by the interests of its industry audience — payments executives, fintech companies, and financial institutions — rather than a partisan political stance. Coverage of the Trump administration reflects the industry's view of relevant policy, such as crypto-friendly regulation and digital payments modernization, without overt political advocacy.

Owned byWhat's Next Media and Analytics, LLC, a private company founded and controlled by Karen Webster

LeaningU.S. fintech/payments industry trade

On the administrationmostly neutral

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3.7average bias score across 3 stories
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun

Stories

3 Ex-JPMorgan COO Matt Zames Starts as Unpaid Social Security Adviser on Technology Modernization
3 Santander Completes Acquisition of Webster Financial, Valued at $12.3 Billion When Announced in February
5 New York Regulator Approves Western Union's $500 Million Purchase of Intermex; California Suspends Its Own Approval Extension