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Visa Maps a Path to Agentic Commerce That Feels Familiar — and Safe

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OpenAI Launches ChatGPT App Store

OpenAI opened its ChatGPT App Directory on Wednesday (Dec. 17), which is a marketplace of third-party applications that run directly within the ChatGPT interface. The move allows developers to submit apps for review and publication, and users to discover and use those apps without leaving ChatGPT, shifting how digital services and AI interactions can be […]

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The Connected Economy is everywhere. And it’s changing how people, businesses and governments interact within and across once-separate silos. Connected devices and new technology are blurring the lines between how we pay, bank, communicate, travel, live, eat, shop, work, have fun and stay healthy. Payments is the horizonal that is enabling new business models and creating new experience-centered ecosystems.

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Why 60% of Debit Card Users Have Become Merchant Loyalty Targets

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Instant Payments Take Center Stage as Construction Confronts Its Cash Flow Crisis

Construction timelines depend on precision, coordination and confidence, but slow payments continue to undermine all three. Across the industry, contractors report that late disbursements are far more damaging than weather or materials issues. These late payments create cascading delays that fracture schedules, inflate bids and weaken trust between owners and crews. As financing pressures rise […]

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