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The Trust Imperative in Embedded Finance
Payments Innovation
The Trust Imperative in Embedded Finance
Velera’s Chuck Fagan: 'Speed to Member Impact' Is the Only KPI That Matters for Credit Unions

Credit Unions
Velera’s Chuck Fagan: 'Speed to Member Impact' Is the Only KPI That Matters for Credit Unions
AI Turns Websites Into Adaptive Sales Engines

artificial intelligence
AI Turns Websites Into Adaptive Sales Engines
Quantum Can’t Do Much yet but Banks Can’t Afford to Wait

Banking
Quantum Can’t Do Much yet but Banks Can’t Afford to Wait
Banks Shift Loyalty From Points to Everyday Payments

Loyalty & Rewards
Banks Shift Loyalty From Points to Everyday Payments
Why Voice Is the New Middleware of Commerce

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Why Voice Is the New Middleware of Commerce
Real-Time Payments Give Contractors Back 2 Workweeks a Month

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The Trust Imperative in Embedded Finance
CFOs Take Control of Enterprise Gen AI
Tax Refund Season Reveals the Reality of Paycheck-to-Paycheck America
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Antitrust & Competition Policy

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Federal Judge Rules AI Chatbot Conversations Can Be Seized as Evidence in Fraud Cases  Senators Introduce Bill to Ban Surveillance Pricing in Grocery Stores Nationwide SEC Chair Says Agency May Get Involved in Regulating Prediction Markets Pentagon’s AI Push Faces Friction With Anthropic Over Usage Restrictions
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Artificial Intelligence

AI Turns Websites Into Adaptive Sales Engines
Why Voice Is the New Middleware of Commerce
Plaid and Backbase Team on Faster Bank Customer Onboarding
Tech Giants Look to Bridge AI and Publishing Worlds
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Editor's Picks

Bank Charters Are Reshaping Who Can Compete for Consumer Deposits
Labor Economy Workers Less Worried Than Office Workers About Robots Taking Their Jobs
Anthropic Announces Claude Opus 4.6 as Next Step in Enterprise AI Development
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Data Point

14% of Consumers Use BNPL Even After Holiday Spending Surge
Firms Report Improved Financial Performance Linked to Use of Embedded Finance
More Than Half of Banks Plan to Outsource Fraud Detection 
70% of Consumers Say Yes to AI Agents for Shopping
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B2B PAYMENTS

Firms Report Improved Financial Performance Linked to Use of Embedded Finance
B2B Payments Go Digital and Boost Cash Flow Control
Banks Shift AI From Chatbots to Autonomous Money Movement
DraftKings Sees Slower 2026 Growth Despite $10 Billion Prediction Market Opportunity
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RETAIL

Banks Shift Loyalty From Points to Everyday Payments
Amazon and Walmart Deepen Healthcare Push With Prescription Delivery and Telehealth Expansion
Half of Retail Small Businesses Rely on Daily Sales to Stay Afloat
Google Weaves New Shopping Feature Into Search and Gemini
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Grocery

Ahold Delhaize Sees US Online Grocery Sales Jump 22%
Kroger Picks Walmart Vet Greg Foran as New CEO
PepsiCo Cuts Snack Prices as Affordability Pressures Reshape Grocery Spending
Amazon Delivered 30% More Items Same or Next Day in 2025
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Restaurants

Steak ’n Shake Says Bitcoin Helps Beef Up Sales
Half of Retail Small Businesses Rely on Daily Sales to Stay Afloat
Illinois Swipe Fee Law Upheld by Federal Court
GrubMarket Hits $4.5 Billion Valuation as AI Optimizes Food Supply Chain
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Healthcare

Pharma Rewires Drug Development With AI Operations
Ant Group Centers Growth Strategy on AI Healthcare
Amazon Accelerates Medical Ambitions With Faster Prescription Deliveries and AI Insights
Apple Scales Back AI Health Coach Plans
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How Affordability Became America’s Conversation
What 2026 Will Make Obvious
Longevity Rewrites the Economics of Inheritance
Consumers Pay the Price as State Regulation Fractures FinTech Scale
Legacy Business Models Break
AI Doers Drown Out AI Naysayers

Latest Trackers®


Digital Payments
2026’s Digital Blueprint: Building Payment Stability in Construction
Value-Driven Innovation: How Restaurants Are Adapting to Digital Expectations
Critical Moment: The AI Imperative for Credit Unions
Chain Reaction: Regulatory Clarity as the Catalyst for Blockchain Adoption
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Studies

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Payments Innovation
The Trust Imperative in Embedded Finance
Tax Refund Season Reveals the Reality of Paycheck-to-Paycheck America
FinTechs Tap Embedded Payments to Deepen Customer Relationships - February 2026
Consumers Stop Sampling AI and Start Relying on It
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Regulations


Regulation
Crypto Advocates Urge UK’s FCA to Narrow Regulatory Scope
DraftKings Sees Slower 2026 Growth Despite $10 Billion Prediction Market Opportunity
On ‘From the Block,’ Experts Warn Crypto Must Fix Scams and User Errors Before Scaling
EC President Calls for Deep EU Regulatory Housecleaning
UK Unveils New Affordability Checks for BNPL Customers
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Connected Economy


Amazon
Amazon’s eero Ensures Smart Homes Stay Online
Search Is Having Its New Haircut, New Me Moment
Google Expands Personal Intelligence Feature to AI Mode in Search
Google Aims at Merchants With Open-Source Universal Agentic Protocol
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SMB

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Bank of Canada Deputy Governor Says Economy Needs Small Business AI
Truist Teams With Mastercard for First Open Banking Integration
Half of Retail Small Businesses Rely on Daily Sales to Stay Afloat
Slow Payments Drain Small Business Cash Faster Than Sales Can Refill It
Mastercard and Bosta Target Egypt’s eCommerce Market With Logistics Incentives
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Markets


Consumer Insights
CPG CEOs Say Consumers Keep Buying Despite Affordability Pressures
DraftKings Sees Slower 2026 Growth Despite $10 Billion Prediction Market Opportunity
Expedia Embraces Agentic Commerce to Fight Platform Disruption
Instacart Delivers Strong Q4 as AI Speeds Platform Expansion
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Cryptocurrency

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Cryptocurrency
Steak ’n Shake Says Bitcoin Helps Beef Up Sales
Chainalysis Says Crypto Flows to Human Trafficking Groups Jumped 85% in 2025
Nexo Brings Crypto Business Back to US
Currency.com Names Digital Finance Vet Alexander Kravets as US CEO
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Banking

Quantum computing
Banking
Quantum Can’t Do Much yet but Banks Can’t Afford to Wait
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What CFOs Need From Banks and FinTechs in Cross-Border Payments
Europe’s Cross-Border Bank Mergers Hit 18-Year High
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TechREG®

Congress, House of Representatives
Blockchain
Witnesses Fault ‘Regulation by Enforcement’ of Digital Assets at Congressional Hearing
SEC Pauses Binance Prosecution Amid New Crypto Landscape
Report: UK Orders Apple to Allow Access to User Data
How US Stablecoin Regulation Could Change the Game for Global Payments
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