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Gen Z Hands Merchants a Checkout Ultimatum
Gen Z Hands Merchants a Checkout Ultimatum
September 23, 2026  |  Checkout Conversion

A merchant can spend to get a Gen Z shopper through the digital door, persuade them to choose a product, and still lose the customer...

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Nuvei Case Turns Chargebacks Into an FTC Warning Sign
Nuvei Case Turns Chargebacks Into an FTC Warning Sign
September 22, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

Before a merchant can accept card payments, a processor or acquiring bank must decide whether to take on the business and its payment risk. Two...

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OpenAI Hands Banks a Shortcut Around Billion-Dollar Core Rewrites
OpenAI Hands Banks a Shortcut Around Billion-Dollar Core Rewrites
September 22, 2026  |  Banking

In a bank’s back office, an employee pulls up a customer’s account on a decades-old terminal, reads the balance and types it into a newer...

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ECB Brings the Digital Euro to Checkout While the US Sits It Out
ECB Brings the Digital Euro to Checkout While the US Sits It Out
September 22, 2026  |  CBDC

The digital euro is moving out of central bank planning and into checkout, with implications for merchants in the United States and payments providers. The...

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Credit Card Issuers’ Biggest Rival May Already Be in the Wallet
Credit Card Issuers’ Biggest Rival May Already Be in the Wallet
September 22, 2026  |  Consumer Finance

Credit card issuers can lose a customer’s spending without losing the customer. Among consumers who changed their primary credit card in the past two years,...

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Uncertainty Holds Back Middle Market CFOs’ Spending Plans
Uncertainty Holds Back Middle Market CFOs’ Spending Plans
September 22, 2026  |  CFO

For middle market companies, greater certainty and higher investment often go together: 59% of firms with rising certainty increased capital spending. That connection runs through...

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APAC Links Domestic Payment Systems to Reach New Markets
APAC Links Domestic Payment Systems to Reach New Markets
September 22, 2026  |  Real-Time Payments

Asia-Pacific’s real-time payment systems are moving beyond domestic transfers as countries look to connect national infrastructure across borders. The September 2026 PYMNTS Intelligence Real-Time Payments...

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Study Finds Enterprises Rethink Work to Get More From AI
Study Finds Enterprises Rethink Work to Get More From AI
September 22, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Enterprises have spent millions of dollars acquiring artificial intelligence models, copilots and capabilities. The next dollar thrown at a smarter model may be worth less...

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ISO 42001 May Become a Payments AI Governance Benchmark
ISO 42001 May Become a Payments AI Governance Benchmark
September 21, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Payments firms need a way to identify where artificial intelligence is being used and who’s responsible for it, as well as to monitor how those...

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