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Visa Tests Stablecoin Loans to Fund Card Program Growth

Visa Tests Stablecoin Loans to Fund Card Program Growth
Visa Tests Stablecoin Loans to Fund Card Program Growth
September 09, 2026  |  Payment Methods

The payments industry has traditionally talked about transaction data as something companies can analyze after money moves. But card networks are now beginning to test using...

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Surprise Bills Test the Value of Subprime Credit
Surprise Bills Test the Value of Subprime Credit
September 09, 2026  |  Consumer Finance

Watch more: Need to Know With Concora Credit’s Jason Tinurelli An emergency expense doesn’t need to overwhelm a household budget to create a credit problem....

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Card Issuers Speed Upgrades as Fraud Threats Grow
Card Issuers Speed Upgrades as Fraud Threats Grow
September 09, 2026  |  Digital Payments

Card platform upgrade calendars are getting shorter. The next major deadline may arrive before issuers finish planning for the last one. Card issuers face pressure...

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Banks Turn Card Replacement Into a Single AI Workflow
Banks Turn Card Replacement Into a Single AI Workflow
September 09, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Banks have spent the past several years asking whether artificial intelligence can make better decisions. The more important question is becoming whether their infrastructure can...

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62% of Businesses Make ERP Integration the Top AP Test
62% of Businesses Make ERP Integration the Top AP Test
September 09, 2026  |  Accounts Payable

For accounts payable software buyers, the quality of the connections now carries more weight than the size of the price tag. That shift runs through...

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Circle $400M Tazapay Deal Buys the Last Mile Stablecoins Still Need
Circle $400M Tazapay Deal Buys the Last Mile Stablecoins Still Need
September 08, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

In 2024, announcements pairing banks, payment companies and established financial institutions with digital asset firms frequently centered on experimentation, access or validation. A traditional institution...

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EverBank-WaFd Deal Bridges Banking’s Digital and Branch Divide
EverBank-WaFd Deal Bridges Banking’s Digital and Branch Divide
September 08, 2026  |  Banking

A merger between EverBank and WaFd pairs digital reach with a large branch network at a time when banks are finding value in customers who...

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Apple’s New CEO Has a Hardware Event and an AI Problem
Apple’s New CEO Has a Hardware Event and an AI Problem
September 08, 2026  |  Mobile Commerce

John Ternus has been Apple’s CEO for all of eight days, counting weekends, which I’m sure he worked. This coming Wednesday he headlines his first...

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