Smaller Card Issuers Can Out-Compete the Giants, New Study Finds

Smaller Card Issuers Can Out-Compete the Giants, New Study Finds
Smaller Card Issuers Can Out-Compete the Giants, New Study Finds
July 13, 2026  |  Credit Cards

Customer lifetime value has long been treated as an output metric, a way to judge whether a card portfolio performed well after the fact. Increasingly,...

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State Governments Turn to AI to Do the Grunt Work
State Governments Turn to AI to Do the Grunt Work
July 13, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

This week in the Prompt Economy, the spotlight is on how AI is reshaping local and federal government. One of the most dramatic examples surfaced...

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85% of CFOs Say Automation Cuts Payments Friction
85% of CFOs Say Automation Cuts Payments Friction
July 13, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

Security controls are designed to stop bad payments, but new data suggested the strongest systems may be the ones customers barely notice. Get the Full...

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Why the Companies Winning at Payments Aren’t Adding Providers
Why the Companies Winning at Payments Aren’t Adding Providers
July 13, 2026  |  Payments Innovation

Payments are now part of the customer experience layer, the uptime layer and the revenue operations layer. That means they can no longer be managed...

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88% of Banks Report Strong ROI With Instant Business Payments
88% of Banks Report Strong ROI With Instant Business Payments
July 13, 2026  |  Real-Time Payments

Business clients don’t want to hear that the payment is “in process.” They want to know that the money was moved, the supplier was paid...

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Stablecoin Market Cap Suffers Biggest Decline in 4 Years
Stablecoin Market Cap Suffers Biggest Decline in 4 Years
July 12, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

The stablecoin market saw its largest decline in nearly four years last month. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Musk and Altman Sling Scam Accusations Following Apple Lawsuit
Musk and Altman Sling Scam Accusations Following Apple Lawsuit
July 12, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Last week, Apple sued OpenAI, accusing the artificial intelligence startup of stealing trade secrets. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Ransomware Negotiator Gets 6 Years in Prison for Assisting Scammers
Ransomware Negotiator Gets 6 Years in Prison for Assisting Scammers
July 12, 2026  |  Cybersecurity

A cybersecurity expert has been sentenced to prison for helping criminals scam his clients. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Meta Shuts Down AI Image Tool Following Backlash
Meta Shuts Down AI Image Tool Following Backlash
July 12, 2026  |  Facebook / Meta

Meta has shuttered an artificial intelligence image creation feature after just three days, following public backlash. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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