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Consumers Push Banks to Double Down on Real-Time Rails

Consumers Push Banks to Double Down on Real-Time Rails
Consumers Push Banks to Double Down on Real-Time Rails
August 28, 2025  |  Real-Time Payments

Consumers expect money to move at digital speed. Whether it’s a payroll deposit, an insurance payout or a merchant refund, waiting days for money now...

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Why 41% of Consumers Stick to Basic Tech While 10% Push the Limits
Why 41% of Consumers Stick to Basic Tech While 10% Push the Limits
August 28, 2025  |  Digital Payments

When it comes to connected technology, consumers don’t move in lockstep. Instead, they fall into three distinct camps that reveal not only what devices they...

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37% of Small Businesses Ready to Switch Providers for Embedded Credit
37% of Small Businesses Ready to Switch Providers for Embedded Credit
August 27, 2025  |  SMBs

For years, accounting teams inside small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) were consigned to back-office number crunching. Now they’re stepping into a more strategic role powered...

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When Partners Become Cybersecurity Risks
When Partners Become Cybersecurity Risks
August 27, 2025  |  Cybersecurity

When the British retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) disclosed last year that a supplier breach had unleashed a ransomware attack, it was the kind of...

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Gen Z’s Digital-First Approach Sets New Standards for Healthcare
Gen Z’s Digital-First Approach Sets New Standards for Healthcare
August 26, 2025  |  Healthcare

Generation Z views digital health services not as conveniences, but as expectations built into their daily lives. The stage has been set for the pivot...

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Consumers Warm Up to AI Shopping Tools Across Generations
Consumers Warm Up to AI Shopping Tools Across Generations
August 26, 2025  |  Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI) is moving beyond search and recommendations into actively helping consumers shop, with new agentic AI tools designed to browse, compare and even...

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SMBs Trade Fees for Liquidity as Instant Payments Replace Credit Lines
SMBs Trade Fees for Liquidity as Instant Payments Replace Credit Lines
August 26, 2025  |  SMBs

Cash flow has long been the make-or-break factor for small enterprises. Unlike large corporations with credit lines, cash reserves and investor buffers, small- to medium-sized...

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52% of Hotel Guests Expect AI at Check-In
52% of Hotel Guests Expect AI at Check-In
August 26, 2025  |  Artificial Intelligence

It is telling that even at the start of the year, when airlines were still recovering from a holiday travel crush and hotels were bracing...

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