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Study Finds AI Reshaping Commerce Faster Than Retailers Can Adapt

Study Finds AI Reshaping Commerce Faster Than Retailers Can Adapt
Study Finds AI Reshaping Commerce Faster Than Retailers Can Adapt
June 01, 2026  |  eCommerce

The “Global Digital Shopping Index: The AI-Powered Shopper Has Arrived” shows that retail is moving into a new phase. Consumers are no longer just shopping...

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Onboarding Is the New Fraud Firewall
Onboarding Is the New Fraud Firewall
May 29, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

Fraud losses and payment failures are getting harder to recover after settlement and middle market firms are responding by moving verification and identity checks earlier...

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The Work Schedule Behind a $20 Billion Paycheck Problem
The Work Schedule Behind a $20 Billion Paycheck Problem
May 29, 2026  |  Consumer Insights

“The Schedule Shock: How Unstable Hours Turn Paychecks Into Guesswork” is the May 2026 edition of the Wage to Wallet Index, a PYMNTS Intelligence and...

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Banks Push Upstream as Consumers Brace for Higher Costs
Banks Push Upstream as Consumers Brace for Higher Costs
May 27, 2026  |  Consumer Insights

Consumers are preparing for higher costs before those costs fully hit their wallets. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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BNPL Enters Its Everyday Spending Era
BNPL Enters Its Everyday Spending Era
May 27, 2026  |  BNPL

Financing as a mechanism to close a transaction, but newer evidence suggests installments may be influencing whether the transaction happens at all. Get the Full...

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Credit Unions Meet the Member Who Wants AI Now
Credit Unions Meet the Member Who Wants AI Now
May 27, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

“AI at the FI: Inside Credit Unions’ Demand-Execution Gap” examines how consumers, small businesses, credit unions and FinTechs are approaching the next wave of AI-powered...

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Study Finds Americans Make AI a Daily Habit at Record Speed
Study Finds Americans Make AI a Daily Habit at Record Speed
May 25, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Cue the “2001: A Space Odyssey” theme: Human lives have always been shaped by new technology. You can track it (pardon the pun) from railroads...

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57% of US Small Businesses Source Overseas as Payment Gaps Widen
57% of US Small Businesses Source Overseas as Payment Gaps Widen
May 21, 2026  |  SMBs

A collaboration between PYMNTS Intelligence and Mastercard, “The Cross-Border Opportunity: What Global Sourcing by US SMBs Means for Payment Providers” examines how U.S. small- to medium-sized...

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