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Latin America FinTechs Expand Despite Regional Volatility
Latin America FinTechs Expand Despite Regional Volatility
January 05, 2026  |  Latin America

Latin America has captured an outsized share of global attention in recent weeks as geopolitics, elections and monetary pressures sharpen focus on emerging markets. Get...

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ISOs Trade Terminals for Trusted Adviser Status
ISOs Trade Terminals for Trusted Adviser Status
January 05, 2026  |  B2B Payments

Independent sales organizations (ISOs) helped build the modern payments business by doing the unglamorous work: knocking on doors, swapping out terminals and winning accounts on...

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Pay by Bank Gains Take but Card Rewards Keep Loyalty
Pay by Bank Gains Take but Card Rewards Keep Loyalty
January 05, 2026  |  Payment Methods

Pay by bank is no longer an unfamiliar concept in U.S. payments, but it has yet to earn a permanent place in consumers’ daily spending...

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Credit Card Installment Use Rises 46% Since Spring 2025
Credit Card Installment Use Rises 46% Since Spring 2025
January 05, 2026  |  Payment Methods

Pay Later has stopped being a seasonal convenience and started to look like a standing line item in how many households manage money. Get the...

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Payroll Data Is Becoming a New Signal for the Financial System
Payroll Data Is Becoming a New Signal for the Financial System
January 05, 2026  |  Payroll

For decades, payroll has been treated as administrative plumbing — essential, regulated and largely invisible. It is something companies do every two weeks, employees fret...

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Amazon and Google Redesign Shopping Around AI Judgment
Amazon and Google Redesign Shopping Around AI Judgment
January 05, 2026  |  artificial intelligence

Let’s start with Amazon. In a recent article published on its site the company outlines how it is applying generative and agentic artificial intelligence (AI) to...

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Compliance Is Crypto’s New Cost of Doing Business
Compliance Is Crypto’s New Cost of Doing Business
January 02, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

The cryptocurrency industry is turning over a new leaf in the New Year. And this new leaf comes with new laws. Get the Full Story...

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Why Peak Retail No Longer Ends on Christmas Day
Why Peak Retail No Longer Ends on Christmas Day
January 02, 2026  |  Retail

The day after Christmas used to mark the end of peak season. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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The Battle for the AI Orchestration Layer Heats Up
The Battle for the AI Orchestration Layer Heats Up
January 02, 2026  |  artificial intelligence

By 2025, the financial services sector stopped “testing” artificial intelligence and started living in it. The industry has moved past the novelty of generative chatbots to a more profound...

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