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Almost All Cross-Border Shoppers Want to Pay With Local Currency

Almost All Cross-Border Shoppers Want to Pay With Local Currency
Almost All Cross-Border Shoppers Want to Pay With Local Currency
July 17, 2025  |  Cross-border Payments

Global expansion for eCommerce merchants, while offering vast opportunity, remains a complex arena where payment failures and consumer preferences can quickly derail international sales, according...

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Mergers Plus Tech Redraw Battle Lines in Payments Sector, Says FIS
Mergers Plus Tech Redraw Battle Lines in Payments Sector, Says FIS
July 17, 2025  |  Opinion

Industry mergers, technology and economic challenges are driving change in the payments space, EVP Group President, FIS Automated Finance Seamus Smith writes in a new...

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Crypto Week Comes Back to Life with Stablecoin Bill Set for House Vote
Crypto Week Comes Back to Life with Stablecoin Bill Set for House Vote
July 16, 2025  |  Cryptocurrency

It’s not every week that a sector with a checkered past gets the regulatory green light in the U.S. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Frustrated Customers Abandon Brands When Refunds Are Too Slow
Frustrated Customers Abandon Brands When Refunds Are Too Slow
July 16, 2025  |  Real-Time Payments

In a world where convenience is the baseline and immediacy is expected, a slow refund can do more than frustrate. It can send customers running....

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Economic Headwinds Hammer Main Street Firms Across the Northeast
Economic Headwinds Hammer Main Street Firms Across the Northeast
July 16, 2025  |  Economy

Main Street businesses, vital to the U.S. economy, have seen their growth rate significantly fade since late 2024 through Q1 2025, lagging behind the overall...

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Partnerships Become Strategic Reset as ISV Growth Slows
Partnerships Become Strategic Reset as ISV Growth Slows
July 16, 2025  |  Business

Watch more: Stax Turns People Power Into Competitive Advantage as Margins Tighten Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Coupa Pushes AI to Transform Spend Management for CFOs
Coupa Pushes AI to Transform Spend Management for CFOs
July 16, 2025  |  Opinion

Payments executives are looking to AI for spend management and fraud detection, Coupa GM and SVP of Payments, Treasury and Supplier Services Bill Wardwell writes in a...

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Gen Z Likes Ordering Food Online. Baby Boomers Not So Much
Gen Z Likes Ordering Food Online. Baby Boomers Not So Much
July 16, 2025  |  Consumer Insights

A recent report challenges the conventional wisdom surrounding online shopping, revealing that the digital divide among age groups is narrowing, with older generations engaging in...

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