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Concora Credit Says Non-Prime Shoppers Still Have $5 Trillion to Spend

Concora Credit Says Non-Prime Shoppers Still Have $5 Trillion to Spend
Concora Credit Says Non-Prime Shoppers Still Have $5 Trillion to Spend
May 12, 2026  |  Credit Cards

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FedNow Has a Sender Problem and Galileo Wants to Fix It
FedNow Has a Sender Problem and Galileo Wants to Fix It
May 12, 2026  |  Real-Time Payments

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Bots Turn Identity Into a Real-Time Test
Bots Turn Identity Into a Real-Time Test
May 12, 2026  |  artificial intelligence

A fundamental assumption about the internet has broken. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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Shoppers Are Ready for AI to Steer the Cart, Not Swipe the Card
Shoppers Are Ready for AI to Steer the Cart, Not Swipe the Card
May 12, 2026  |  Retail

It’s certainly nice to imagine a digital assistant that can take over the weekly grocery trip, but not if that assistant is going to steal...

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31% of Consumers Use Mobile Wallets In-Store as Apple Faces Faster Rivals
31% of Consumers Use Mobile Wallets In-Store as Apple Faces Faster Rivals
May 12, 2026  |  Mobile Wallets

Apple Pay has spent 11 years teaching consumers to tap their phones at checkout, but the bigger story may be how many rivals are now...

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Crypto’s Defining Week Arrives as Senate Pushes CLARITY Act Forward
Crypto’s Defining Week Arrives as Senate Pushes CLARITY Act Forward
May 11, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

There may be few days as important to crypto in the U.S. as this coming Thursday (May 14). Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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The Case for B2B Card Acceptance Is in the Data
The Case for B2B Card Acceptance Is in the Data
May 11, 2026  |  B2B Payments

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AI Agents Are Coming for Government’s Hold Music
AI Agents Are Coming for Government’s Hold Music
May 11, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

In its first week live, an artificial intelligence agent called Bobbi resolved 82% of citizen queries across three police forces in the United Kingdom without...

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Nearly Three-Quarters of Payment Executives See Business Uncertainty Easing
Nearly Three-Quarters of Payment Executives See Business Uncertainty Easing
May 11, 2026  |  Business

Business uncertainty is no longer arriving as a single shock that firms can model, manage and move past. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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