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Scammers Use Stolen Cards to Fulfill Fake Dumpster Rental Ads
Scammers Use Stolen Cards to Fulfill Fake Dumpster Rental Ads
November 13, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

A homeowner pays a bogus seller but still gets the dumpster they ordered. When the stolen-card charge is reversed, the rental broker can be left...

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Gen Z Gives Payment Perks More Weight at Grocery Checkout
Gen Z Gives Payment Perks More Weight at Grocery Checkout
November 13, 2026  |  Consumer Insights

Gen Z grocery shoppers want a quick checkout and the freedom to use their preferred payment method. They are also more than twice as likely...

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Velera Says Credit Unions Can Learn Digital Money Together
Velera Says Credit Unions Can Learn Digital Money Together
November 13, 2026  |  Opinion

Credit unions and industry partners can work together to understand where digital assets could be useful, Velera SVP, Emerging Services Scott P. Young writes in a...

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60% of Small Business AI Users Do More Without Adding Staff
60% of Small Business AI Users Do More Without Adding Staff
November 13, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Small businesses are finding room to take on more work without adding staff, and their artificial intelligence-related staffing decisions more often involve a hire they...

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Anthropic’s Claude Tops AI Rankings as OpenAI Limits Cyber Model 
Anthropic’s Claude Tops AI Rankings as OpenAI Limits Cyber Model 
November 12, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

The frontier changed hands again this week. Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5.2 moved past Google’s Gemini 4 Carbon on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, the independent...

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CFOs’ Old Controls Face an SEC Armed With AI
CFOs’ Old Controls Face an SEC Armed With AI
November 12, 2026  |  B2B Payments

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is modernizing its ability to detect financial misconduct. That normally wouldn’t be news, except that so many U.S. companies...

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CFOs Can Cut Growth Spending in 90 Days. What Gets Them Investing Again?
CFOs Can Cut Growth Spending in 90 Days. What Gets Them Investing Again?
November 12, 2026  |  CFO

Corporate growth has developed a hair trigger. More than half of middle-market chief financial officers said they need high confidence before expanding investment, according to...

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AI Changes the Work, but Trust Remains Essential 
AI Changes the Work, but Trust Remains Essential 
November 12, 2026  |  Opinion

Automating one part of finance doesn’t ensure information and decisions carry through to the next, Tungsten Automation SVP and GM, AP and Payments John Gibbon writes...

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42% of Scam Victims Who Report to Banks Recover Every Dollar
42% of Scam Victims Who Report to Banks Recover Every Dollar
November 12, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

Banks have an opportunity to help more scam victims recover their money by making reporting what happened clearer. The September PYMNTS Intelligence report “Fraud’s Loyalty...

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