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CFOs Shift AI Budgets to Agents in 2026

CFOs Shift AI Budgets to Agents in 2026
CFOs Shift AI Budgets to Agents in 2026
October 01, 2025  |  artificial intelligence

Enterprise spending on GenAI is slowing as finance leaders recalibrate their priorities in a shifting macroeconomic environment. Just 26.7% of CFOs expect to raise GenAI...

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Merchants Start Prepping for Post-Holiday Chargeback Wave
Merchants Start Prepping for Post-Holiday Chargeback Wave
October 01, 2025  |  artificial intelligence

The holiday season may drive record revenues, but it also brings with it a surge in fraud attempts. With scams, cyberattacks and chargebacks spiking during...

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88% of Small Businesses Would Pay Fees to Be Paid in Real Time
88% of Small Businesses Would Pay Fees to Be Paid in Real Time
October 01, 2025  |  SMBs

Banks know real-time payments keep cash moving, yet they continue to tilt these services toward large enterprises. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Mandarin Oriental Grand Cayman Tests Bitcoin as Payment for Multimillion-Dollar Homes
Mandarin Oriental Grand Cayman Tests Bitcoin as Payment for Multimillion-Dollar Homes
September 30, 2025  |  Cryptocurrency

User choice is the dominant behavior when it comes to retail payments. For much of cryptocurrency’s history, users haven’t chosen it at checkout. Get the...

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PYMNTS Flags Four Stablecoins CFOs Are Testing for Liquidity at Speed
PYMNTS Flags Four Stablecoins CFOs Are Testing for Liquidity at Speed
September 30, 2025  |  Cryptocurrency

The corporate treasury dashboard in 2025 is starting to look like something out of science fiction. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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The Check Is No Longer in the Mail From the US Government
The Check Is No Longer in the Mail From the US Government
September 30, 2025  |  Regulation

It’s deadline day. On Sept. 30, 2025 —today —federal agencies face the full force of President Trump’s executive order, “Modernizing Payments To and From America’s...

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Restaurants Serve Up Instant Payments to Keep Staff and Cash Flow Steady
Restaurants Serve Up Instant Payments to Keep Staff and Cash Flow Steady
September 30, 2025  |  Money Mobility

Labor shortages, high turnover and shifting consumer habits are reshaping the restaurant industry, and payments are at the center of the transformation. What was once...

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Why ERPs Alone Can’t Keep CFOs Competitive
Why ERPs Alone Can’t Keep CFOs Competitive
September 30, 2025  |  Accounts Receivable

For decades, enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems have promised a single source of truth for finance leaders. But as the pace of business accelerates, many...

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ATMs Outlast Predictions of Doom as Millennials Keep Cashing Out
ATMs Outlast Predictions of Doom as Millennials Keep Cashing Out
September 30, 2025  |  Credit Unions

Branch closures may dominate the headlines, but for many credit union (CU) members, the in-person experience is still non-negotiable. PYMNTS Intelligence and Velera found in...

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