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AI Agents Are Becoming the New Power Brokers in Digital Commerce
Artificial Intelligence
AI Agents Are Becoming the New Power Brokers in Digital Commerce
On ‘From the Block,’ Experts Warn Crypto Must Fix Scams and User Errors Before Scaling

Cryptocurrency
On ‘From the Block,’ Experts Warn Crypto Must Fix Scams and User Errors Before Scaling
Companies Rethink Invoicing as a Customer Experience Strategy

Accounts Receivable
Companies Rethink Invoicing as a Customer Experience Strategy
37 Percent of Power Users Make AI Their Primary Finance Tool

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37 Percent of Power Users Make AI Their Primary Finance Tool
Half of Retail Small Businesses Rely on Daily Sales to Stay Afloat

SMBs
Half of Retail Small Businesses Rely on Daily Sales to Stay Afloat
CFOs Turn Fraud Control Into Margin Defense

Fraud Prevention
CFOs Turn Fraud Control Into Margin Defense
Stable Jobless Rate Masks Rise in Side Gigs and Involuntary Part-Time Work

Economy
Stable Jobless Rate Masks Rise in Side Gigs and Involuntary Part-Time Work

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2026’s Digital Blueprint: Building Payment Stability in Construction
FinTechs Tap Embedded Payments to Deepen Customer Relationships - February 2026
How Macroeconomic Uncertainty Is Squeezing Profits and Wrecking Targets
Consumers Stop Sampling AI and Start Relying on It

Antitrust & Competition Policy

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Senators Introduce Bill to Require Disclosure of AI AI Agents Can Now Shop and Pay; Regulators Race to Catch Up   White House Eyes Voluntary Agreement with AI Companies on Data Center Costs Connecticut's Expanded Data Privacy Law Covers AI Training  
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Artificial Intelligence

Simile Raises $100 Million for AI That Aims to Predict Human Behavior
AI Agents Are Now Running the Back Office at Insurance Giants
Modal Labs Targets $2.5 Billion Valuation for AI Inference Work
37 Percent of Power Users Make AI Their Primary Finance Tool
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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

70% of Consumers Say Yes to AI Agents for Shopping
Nearly 3 in 4 Premium Cardholders Used a Card-Linked Offer in the Past Year
Digital Banks Win With Younger and Lower-Income Consumers
Two-Thirds of Cardholders View Issuers More Positively After Credit Limit Increases
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B2B PAYMENTS

Truist Teams With Mastercard for First Open Banking Integration
Embedding Payments Into ERP Shifts Cash Control Back in-House
Companies Rethink Invoicing as a Customer Experience Strategy
CFOs Turn Fraud Control Into Margin Defense
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RETAIL

Amazon and Walmart Push Retail Innovation Into Everyday Consumer Services
Half of Retail Small Businesses Rely on Daily Sales to Stay Afloat
Google Weaves New Shopping Feature Into Search and Gemini
Ahold Delhaize Sees US Online Grocery Sales Jump 22%
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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

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
Yum Brands Battles Rival Restaurants With Proprietary AI
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Healthcare

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
Gen Z Wants to Use Smartphones to Pay Their Doctors
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Big Tech Faces the AI Innovator’s Dilemma.
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


Active Study
FinTechs Tap Embedded Payments to Deepen Customer Relationships - February 2026
Consumers Stop Sampling AI and Start Relying on It
Fee Sensitivity and the Opt-In Economics of Instant Payouts - February 2026
What Happens When CFOs Get Serious About Gen AI
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Regulations

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Cryptocurrency
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
Blockchain.com Gets OK From UK Crypto Regulators
South Korea Eyes Stricter Crypto Oversight After Bithumb’s $40 Billion Error
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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

Truist
Partnerships
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
Square Offers Its AI Assistant to UK Merchants
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Markets

Lyft earnings partnerships
Ridesharing
Lyft Draws Big Spenders With Rewards and Partnerships
Ahold Delhaize Sees US Online Grocery Sales Jump 22%
Shopify Leans Into AI Commerce as Profit Pressure Mounts
Robinhood Feels Chill as Crypto Slump Cools Revenue  
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Cryptocurrency

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Cryptocurrency
On ‘From the Block,’ Experts Warn Crypto Must Fix Scams and User Errors Before Scaling
Crypto VCs Say AI Investment Is in Post-Hype Era
Coinbase Debuts Crypto Wallet Infrastructure for AI Agents
Robinhood Feels Chill as Crypto Slump Cools Revenue  
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Banking

Federal Reserve bank regs
Bank Regulation
Fed Pivots Supervision Toward Core Financial Stability
Provident Bank Says Strategy Focused on Simplicity Over Shiny Tech
Bank Charters Are Reshaping Who Can Compete for Consumer Deposits
Why Banks Want to Issue Stablecoins
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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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