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Tighter Budgets Push Grocery Shoppers Online

Tighter Budgets Push Grocery Shoppers Online
Tighter Budgets Push Grocery Shoppers Online
October 02, 2026  |  Consumer Insights

Consumers under financial pressure are buying bigger baskets and choosing value-focused merchants, giving retailers an opportunity to help shoppers make each purchase go further. That’s...

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A Half Point Can Reveal the Real Cost of a Debit Upgrade
A Half Point Can Reveal the Real Cost of a Debit Upgrade
September 30, 2026  |  Next-Gen Debit

A debit processor migration can look successful on a project plan and still create problems at the checkout counter. That’s one of the central findings...

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51% of eCommerce Merchants Hold the Line on Fraud Staffing
51% of eCommerce Merchants Hold the Line on Fraud Staffing
September 25, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

Fraud budgets are moving in two different directions. Fifty-one percent of global eCommerce merchants expect spending on fraud-management staff to remain flat or decline, while...

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Small Businesses That Track Customer Sources Report Stronger Growth
Small Businesses That Track Customer Sources Report Stronger Growth
September 21, 2026  |  SMBs

For small businesses, knowing where a customer came from appears to be nearly as valuable as winning the customer in the first place. That’s the...

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Card Installment Use Jumps 13 Percentage Points as BNPL Holds Steady
Card Installment Use Jumps 13 Percentage Points as BNPL Holds Steady
September 18, 2026  |  Credit Cards

Credit card installment plans are turning the biggest promise of buy now, pay later (BNPL) into an advantage for the card industry. A PYMNTS Intelligence...

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90% Link Fraud Infrastructure to Faster Customer Onboarding
90% Link Fraud Infrastructure to Faster Customer Onboarding
September 17, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

Fraud prevention is no longer a cost center, and for many firms, has become an investment with a measurable return. “Payment Protection: Why Firms Still...

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45% of SMBs Want to Reduce Cash Use
45% of SMBs Want to Reduce Cash Use
September 10, 2026  |  SMBs

Small businesses that rely heavily on cash could offer banks a receptive audience for business credit cards, provided those cards solve everyday problems with costs...

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62% of Businesses Make ERP Integration the Top AP Test
62% of Businesses Make ERP Integration the Top AP Test
September 09, 2026  |  Accounts Payable

For accounts payable software buyers, the quality of the connections now carries more weight than the size of the price tag. That shift runs through...

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