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71% of Card Switchers Choose a Card Already in Their Wallet
71% of Card Switchers Choose a Card Already in Their Wallet
October 12, 2026  |  Credit Cards

Credit card issuers may think their biggest retention threat is another bank persuading a customer to open a new account. But the replacement card may...

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Pay-by-Bank Could Win 32% of Bill Payments With the Right Incentives
Pay-by-Bank Could Win 32% of Bill Payments With the Right Incentives
October 12, 2026  |  Payment Methods

Digital bank customers are more willing than the broader banking population to move transactions to Pay by Bank when the payment method comes with discounts...

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Banks Face Easier CFPB Exams as Agency Funding Fight Drags On
Banks Face Easier CFPB Exams as Agency Funding Fight Drags On
October 09, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

Banks and other consumer lending institutions are finding it easier these days to score a passing grade from Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) examiners amid...

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Splitit CEO Says AI Agents Need the Full Financial Picture to Pick Pay Later
Splitit CEO Says AI Agents Need the Full Financial Picture to Pick Pay Later
October 09, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Watch more: Need to Know With Splitit’s Nandan Sheth Artificial intelligence could turn pay later from an offer at checkout into advice about whether financing...

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59% of Firms With AI Fraud Defenses Stop Losses Before They Start
59% of Firms With AI Fraud Defenses Stop Losses Before They Start
October 09, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Businesses that combine several artificial intelligence tools to fight payments fraud are nearly twice as likely to stop at least 90% of attempted attacks before...

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SAP and Samsung Shift Stablecoin Competition From Issuance to Distribution
SAP and Samsung Shift Stablecoin Competition From Issuance to Distribution
October 08, 2026  |  Blockchain

The stablecoin industry has traditionally measured progress through issuance, transaction volume and blockchain activity. The headlines this week, however, point to another metric that may...

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AI Answers Get Cheaper as Model Choices Multiply
AI Answers Get Cheaper as Model Choices Multiply
October 08, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

A bank’s customer-service team fields thousands of routine questions a day. Where is my card? Why was I charged twice? Each answer artificial intelligence writes...

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Walmart Says It Prices ‘Products, Not People’ as Amazon Rolls Out Deals
Walmart Says It Prices ‘Products, Not People’ as Amazon Rolls Out Deals
October 08, 2026  |  Retail

Amazon spent the week telling shoppers how much they could save. Walmart spent part of it explaining why consumers shouldn’t worry about how their prices...

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Consumers Brace for Higher Prices and Plan to Spend More Anyway
Consumers Brace for Higher Prices and Plan to Spend More Anyway
October 08, 2026  |  Economy

Consumers are entering the final months of the year less worried about losing their jobs, more worried about prices and less confident about where their...

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