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Merchants See a Bigger AI Prize if Consumers Trust the System

Merchants See a Bigger AI Prize if Consumers Trust the System
Merchants See a Bigger AI Prize if Consumers Trust the System
April 23, 2026  |  artificial intelligence

Autonomous commerce is no longer a future state. It is already reshaping how consumers spend. Scaling it, new data shows, demands more than capable technology....

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AI Governance Can Help Payments Leaders Scale With Control
AI Governance Can Help Payments Leaders Scale With Control
April 23, 2026  |  Opinion

AI demands governance designed for complexity, shared responsibility and accountability Paysafe Chief Technology Officer Ahu Chhapgar writes in a new PYMNTS eBook, “AI Runs Payments. Governance...

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Podcast: Inside the $9 Billion DeFi Hack That’s Shaking Crypto’s Foundations
Podcast: Inside the $9 Billion DeFi Hack That’s Shaking Crypto’s Foundations
April 22, 2026  |  Blockchain

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Synchrony CFO Flags Momentum in Spending and Credit
Synchrony CFO Flags Momentum in Spending and Credit
April 22, 2026  |  Consumer Finance

Consumers are continuing to rely on cards as both a spending tool and a way to manage liquidity, and Synchrony’s latest quarter, as announced on...

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Banks Risk Slowing the Emerging Middle Market Firms Driving Growth
Banks Risk Slowing the Emerging Middle Market Firms Driving Growth
April 22, 2026  |  B2B Payments

Emerging mid-market growth is getting brake-checked, but not just by internal systems. Increasingly, it’s the financial infrastructure and product offerings supporting them. Get the Full...

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Bad Data Can Break Good AI in Payments
Bad Data Can Break Good AI in Payments
April 22, 2026  |  Opinion

Deploying AI fast without disciplined data governance is a false victory, Billtrust SVP Ahsan Shah writes in a new PYMNTS eBook, “AI Runs Payments. Governance...

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50% More Digital Shopping Days Put Parents at the Center of Retail’s Shift
50% More Digital Shopping Days Put Parents at the Center of Retail’s Shift
April 22, 2026  |  Consumer Insights

Busy parents may be giving global digital commerce its clearest growth signal yet. The data makes a strong case for why merchants should pay attention....

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Amazon Recasts Marketplace Fraud as a Broader Trust Problem
Amazon Recasts Marketplace Fraud as a Broader Trust Problem
April 22, 2026  |  Amazon

Amazon is making a broader argument about fraud in online commerce. The threat is no longer limited to fake handbags, copycat electronics and trademark abuse....

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Gas Prices Haven’t Hurt Retail Spending
Gas Prices Haven’t Hurt Retail Spending
April 21, 2026  |  Economy

Retail spending surprised analysts with an upswing in March, but the headline strength came with a familiar caveat: higher prices at the pump did much...

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