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Fed Deadline Passes as Payment Access Debate Continues

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). That, in effect, leaves stablecoins as the presumptive standalone regulated U.S....

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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

Card theft and account breaches remain major threats, but some of today’s fastest-growing fraud schemes begin earlier by targeting identity itself. Criminals increasingly use artificial...

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Banks Use AI Agents to Catch Compliance Drift Earlier
Banks Use AI Agents to Catch Compliance Drift Earlier
September 17, 2026  |  Banking

Watch more: Digital Shift With Flagright’s Chris Phillips Financial institutions have spent years stalking the risks and opportunities that artificial intelligence brings to their security-critical...

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90% Link Fraud Infrastructure to Faster Customer Onboarding
90% Link Fraud Infrastructure to Faster Customer Onboarding
September 17, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

Fraud prevention is no longer a cost center, and for many firms, has become an investment with a measurable return. “Payment Protection: Why Firms Still...

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Cross-Border Payments Bundle Local Rails to Tackle Market Fragmentation
Cross-Border Payments Bundle Local Rails to Tackle Market Fragmentation
September 17, 2026  |  Cross-border Payments

Watch more: Need to Know With Sebastian Fantini of EBANX Payment fragmentation can slow cross-border expansion when each new market and each new method mean...

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