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New Data Shows Smaller Players Come Up Big as Credit Unions Unleash Innovation

New Data Shows Smaller Players Come Up Big as Credit Unions Unleash Innovation
New Data Shows Smaller Players Come Up Big as Credit Unions Unleash Innovation
May 20, 2025  |  Credit Unions

Credit unions tend to evoke images of simple, brick-and-mortar institutions, where friendly employees who know you by name make up for the lack of financial...

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Instant Payments Emerge as Strategic Necessity in Vendor Relations
Instant Payments Emerge as Strategic Necessity in Vendor Relations
May 20, 2025  |  Real-Time Payments

The speed of instant payments is a well-known attribute. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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Agentic AI Is Quietly Reshaping the eCommerce Funnel
Agentic AI Is Quietly Reshaping the eCommerce Funnel
May 19, 2025  |  artificial intelligence

Maybe browser tabs will become a source of eCommerce nostalgia. Because consumers who once toggled among a dozen browser tabs and comparison-shopping sites are increasingly...

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Data Discipline Takes Center Stage for GenAI at Banks
Data Discipline Takes Center Stage for GenAI at Banks
May 19, 2025  |  Data

While boardrooms chase the next agentic breakthrough, many FinTechs and banks are discovering a more basic truth: enterprise AI only pays dividends when it is...

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Likes, Shares, Revenue: How SMBs Are Winning Big on Social
Likes, Shares, Revenue: How SMBs Are Winning Big on Social
May 19, 2025  |  SMBs

Social media’s reach has brought influencers, tweets and videos to mobile devices, changing the face of commerce and the ways businesses, particularly small- to medium-sized...

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Nearly Half of SMB Lenders Overlook Embedded Opportunity, Study Finds
Nearly Half of SMB Lenders Overlook Embedded Opportunity, Study Finds
May 19, 2025  |  SMBs

Many lenders appear to be significantly underestimating the burgeoning opportunity presented by embedded lending, potentially ceding market share and bottom-line growth. Get the Full Story...

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CE 100 Index Jumps 5% as Shopify Gets a Post-Earnings Bump; Payment Brands Rally
CE 100 Index Jumps 5% as Shopify Gets a Post-Earnings Bump; Payment Brands Rally
May 19, 2025  |  Connected Economy

A rally across all market indices, as China-focused tariffs were reduced, helped lift the CE 100 Index 5% higher in a week that saw almost...

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US Mid-Market Companies Hit Reset Amid Escalating Tariff Uncertainty
US Mid-Market Companies Hit Reset Amid Escalating Tariff Uncertainty
May 19, 2025  |  Supply Chain

In challenging times, businesses often need to tear up their old playbooks and write new ones. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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US In-Store Mobile Wallet Use Sees 4.3% Increase Since 2022
US In-Store Mobile Wallet Use Sees 4.3% Increase Since 2022
May 16, 2025  |  Mobile Wallets

While U.S. consumers are rapidly embracing mobile wallets for peer-to-peer payments, their adoption for in-store transactions still lags behind many international counterparts, highlighting a dichotomy...

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