The Urgent Economy: How Instant Payments Are Changing Vendor Relationships
The Urgent Economy: How Instant Payments Are Changing Vendor Relationships
April 09, 2025  |  Real-Time Payments

In today’s fast-paced world, waiting days for a payment to clear can feel like an eternity. That’s why instant payments are in demand, giving businesses...

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Merchants Make the Sale When Consumers See Preferred Payment Options
Merchants Make the Sale When Consumers See Preferred Payment Options
April 09, 2025  |  Payment Methods

Consumers are less confident about economics — on a macro and a personal level — than they have been for quite a while. Get the...

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37% of Consumers Highly Concerned About Credit Card Fraud
37% of Consumers Highly Concerned About Credit Card Fraud
April 09, 2025  |  Security & Fraud

A recent report, “Consumer Credit Economy: Credit Card Fraud,” a collaboration between PYMNTS Intelligence and i2c, reveals a substantial level of consumer concern surrounding this...

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Levi Strauss Becomes ‘D2C-First Company’ as That Business Reaches 52% of Revenue
Levi Strauss Becomes ‘D2C-First Company’ as That Business Reaches 52% of Revenue
April 08, 2025  |  Retail

Levi Strauss & Co. said it saw better-than-expected financial results in the first quarter as it continued to increase its focus on the direct-to-consumer (D2C)...

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5 Ways AI Can Help Mitigate the Impact of Tariffs on Business
5 Ways AI Can Help Mitigate the Impact of Tariffs on Business
April 08, 2025  |  artificial intelligence

The Trump tariffs are continuing to roil the business world, plunging the U.S. stock market dangerously close to bear territory. External forces like trade policies...

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Report: Andreessen Horowitz Seeks to Raise $20 Billion for American AI Startups
Report: Andreessen Horowitz Seeks to Raise $20 Billion for American AI Startups
April 08, 2025  |  Investments

Andreessen Horowitz is reportedly seeking to raise $20 billion for a tech investment fund focused on growth-stage investments in American artificial intelligence (AI) companies. Get...

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OCC Notifies Congress of ‘Major Security Incident’ Involving Email Access
OCC Notifies Congress of ‘Major Security Incident’ Involving Email Access
April 08, 2025  |  Cybersecurity

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) said Tuesday (April 8) that it notified Congress of a “major security incident” in which there...

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Will Fiserv and Stripe Pave Path for More Special Bank Charters?
Will Fiserv and Stripe Pave Path for More Special Bank Charters?
April 08, 2025  |  Payments Innovation

Stripe’s the latest acquirer seeking a special banking charter. Fiserv made the move before Stripe, last year.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Need for On-Chain Trust Grows as AI Agents Flood Crypto
Need for On-Chain Trust Grows as AI Agents Flood Crypto
April 08, 2025  |  Artificial Intelligence

Agentic artificial intelligence (AI) software systems are fast becoming the new power users of the internet. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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