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Agentic Commerce Forces a Rethink of Card Infrastructure

Agentic Commerce Forces a Rethink of Card Infrastructure
Agentic Commerce Forces a Rethink of Card Infrastructure
April 27, 2026  |  Payments Innovation

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Affirm: Agentic Credit Rewrites the Rules of Consumer Lending
Affirm: Agentic Credit Rewrites the Rules of Consumer Lending
April 27, 2026  |  Consumer Finance

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Green Dot Says the New Data Moat Is Speed
Green Dot Says the New Data Moat Is Speed
April 27, 2026  |  Data

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Maverick Says Data Without Intent Is Just Expensive Storage
Maverick Says Data Without Intent Is Just Expensive Storage
April 27, 2026  |  Data

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AI Agents Move From Demo Day to Desk Work
AI Agents Move From Demo Day to Desk Work
April 27, 2026  |  artificial intelligence

Agentic artificial intelligence (AI) is starting to move from conference-room promise to operating-room reality in financial services, where banks, insurers and asset managers are testing...

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63% of Firms Face Check Fraud as Paper Payments Linger
63% of Firms Face Check Fraud as Paper Payments Linger
April 27, 2026  |  Real-Time Payments

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The Privacy Problem Institutions Can’t Ignore in Stablecoins
The Privacy Problem Institutions Can’t Ignore in Stablecoins
April 24, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

The internet had native formats for video, audio and files. It did not have one for money. Stablecoins changed that. They represent the equivalent of...

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Mastercard Takes Aim at the Fragile Side of Financial Inclusion
Mastercard Takes Aim at the Fragile Side of Financial Inclusion
April 24, 2026  |  Mastercard

Technology and connectivity have drawn billions of consumers and businesses into the formal financial system, but the shift from access to stability remains uneven and...

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The AI Leapfrog Coming for Insurance Underwriting
The AI Leapfrog Coming for Insurance Underwriting
April 24, 2026  |  Insurance

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