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Consumers Make Budgets Work by Doing More Than Cutting Back

Consumers Make Budgets Work by Doing More Than Cutting Back
Consumers Make Budgets Work by Doing More Than Cutting Back
August 25, 2026  |  Consumer Finance

Households squeezed by higher prices are getting better results when they treat budgeting like a toolbox, not a single pair of scissors. A new PYMNTS...

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Identity Automation Moves Up the Payments Agenda
Identity Automation Moves Up the Payments Agenda
August 25, 2026  |  Authentication

Payments modernization budgets are lining up behind identity, reconciliation and automation, providing a clearer picture of what businesses intend to build next. PYMNTS Intelligence data,...

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Brazil Treats Minority AI Stakes as Major Competition Signals
Brazil Treats Minority AI Stakes as Major Competition Signals
August 25, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

Watch more: TechReg Talks With Marcela Mattiuzzo of VMCA Advogados The defining antitrust question of the artificial intelligence era may be less about how aggressively...

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Stablecoin KYC Debate Moves to Exchanges and Wallets
Stablecoin KYC Debate Moves to Exchanges and Wallets
August 24, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

A stablecoin may pass through several wallets and intermediaries before someone tries to turn it back into dollars. Federal regulators now have to decide which...

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WorkWhile CEO Wants Earning Power to Become Finance’s Fourth Rail
WorkWhile CEO Wants Earning Power to Become Finance’s Fourth Rail
August 24, 2026  |  Gig Economy

Watch more: Monday Conversation With WorkWhile’s Simon Khalaf For a worker paid by the shift, $200 arriving tomorrow can outweigh an annual income figure that...

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FIS Says Purchase Data Will Push Payments Beyond the Transaction
FIS Says Purchase Data Will Push Payments Beyond the Transaction
August 24, 2026  |  Payments Innovation

Watch more: What’s Next in Payments With Jakob Harrison of FIS Jakob Harrison said he does not buy the idea that payments executives should spend...

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How SoCalGas Eliminates 50,000 Checks With Digital Payouts
How SoCalGas Eliminates 50,000 Checks With Digital Payouts
August 24, 2026  |  Disbursements

Finance teams generally know what paper checks cost. They can calculate printing and postage expenses. They can also estimate reconciliation costs and fraud losses. But...

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57% of SMBs Now Sell Through Their Own Websites
57% of SMBs Now Sell Through Their Own Websites
August 24, 2026  |  SMBs

Small businesses increasingly see growth coming from the digital channels that extend their reach without requiring another storefront. The PYMNTS Intelligence report “Why Main Street’s...

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