data

Data are individual units of information. A datum describes a single quality or quantity of some object or phenomenon. In analytical processes, data are represented by variables. Although the terms "data", "information" and "knowledge" are often used interchangeably, each of these terms has a distinct meaning.

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Accounts Payable Holds the Key to Smarter Working Capital Decisions

Accounts Payable Holds the Key to Smarter Working Capital Decisions
Accounts Payable Holds the Key to Smarter Working Capital Decisions
October 15, 2026  |  Accounts Payable

Watch more: Trusted Data Comes Before AI Payment Decisions  Moving money used to be the product. Today, it’s becoming a commodity. “Execution itself is becoming...

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Billing Friction Puts $12.3 Billion in Auto-Loan Payments at Risk
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October 13, 2026  |  Loans

Auto lenders are entering a period in which collections performance will depend on more than identifying borrowers who are falling behind. They also must account...

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Lawmakers Urge Google and Spirit Airlines to Pause Data Sale
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October 08, 2026  |  Big Data

A Google spokesperson told PYMNTS on Thursday (Oct. 8) that the company has already taken measures to address concerns about the company’s purchase of data...

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EMVCo Takes On Proof of Permission for AI Payments
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October 02, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence agents add information to a card payment that merchants, issuers and networks don’t routinely exchange today: what the consumer authorized the agent to...

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St. Louis Fed Adapts FRED Database for AI Agents
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October 01, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) has introduced a FRED MCP Connector that uses the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to simplify connecting FRED data with artificial...

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FIS Sees Smarter Payments Powering AI Agents
FIS Sees Smarter Payments Powering AI Agents
October 01, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Watch more: What’s Next in Payments With Mike Magennis of FIS Fall brings football, starting lineups and plenty of arguments over who deserves the first...

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Relay Raises $36 Million to Turn the Frontline Radio Into an AI Assistant
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September 30, 2026  |  Technology

Watch more: Need to Know With Relay’s Chris Chuang In 1940, engineers at Galvin Manufacturing, the company that would become Motorola, built a handheld two-way...

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Amazon Adds Walmart Orders to Its View of Sellers
Amazon Adds Walmart Orders to Its View of Sellers
September 25, 2026  |  Working Capital

Merchant lending has traditionally been built around the sales a platform can see. Multichannel commerce is widening that view. A small- to medium-sized business (SMB)...

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