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AI Agents Become the Next Payments Customer

AI Agents Become the Next Payments Customer
AI Agents Become the Next Payments Customer
September 18, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

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Card Installment Use Jumps 13 Percentage Points as BNPL Holds Steady
Card Installment Use Jumps 13 Percentage Points as BNPL Holds Steady
September 18, 2026  |  Credit Cards

Credit card installment plans are turning the biggest promise of buy now, pay later (BNPL) into an advantage for the card industry. Get the Full...

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Issuers Race to Win Spending Before the Card Arrives
Issuers Race to Win Spending Before the Card Arrives
September 18, 2026  |  Digital Payments

Waiting for a physical card to arrive is becoming less relevant to the moment when an issuer can start competing for a cardholder’s spending. Get...

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Fed Deadline Passes as Payment Access Debate Continues
Fed Deadline Passes as Payment Access Debate Continues
September 17, 2026  |  Bank Regulation

For payments firms, direct access to the Federal Reserve can remove an intermediary from the chain between a transaction and settlement. For banks, expanding that...

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Stablecoins Court CFOs as Crypto Loses Washington
Stablecoins Court CFOs as Crypto Loses Washington
September 17, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Washington’s attempt to advance comprehensive crypto market-structure legislation stalled out on Tuesday (Sept. 15). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Amazon Builds Its Own Answer to Walmart’s 5,000 Stores
Amazon Builds Its Own Answer to Walmart’s 5,000 Stores
September 17, 2026  |  Retail

Amazon needs more than faster warehouses to close Walmart’s delivery advantage. It may need to build and manufacture its own version of a neighborhood store...

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EXCLUSIVE: Affirm Rebuilds Underwriting to Approve Borrowers a Credit Score Can’t See
EXCLUSIVE: Affirm Rebuilds Underwriting to Approve Borrowers a Credit Score Can’t See
September 17, 2026  |  BNPL

Affirm has started using a new real-time underwriting model at U.S. checkouts that approves consumers its previous models would have declined, including shoppers with limited...

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The Next Fraud Frontier Is the Impostor Who Passes Every Check
The Next Fraud Frontier Is the Impostor Who Passes Every Check
September 17, 2026  |  Cybersecurity

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