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CFOs Are Sitting on Hidden Cash but May Not Know It
CFOs Are Sitting on Hidden Cash but May Not Know It
December 29, 2025  |  artificial intelligence

As artificial intelligence (AI) use increases within accounts payable (AP) departments, it is starting to surface patterns and deliver insights that many finance teams were...

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Banks Take a Page From the Buy Now Pay Later Playbook
Banks Take a Page From the Buy Now Pay Later Playbook
December 29, 2025  |  BNPL

On the eve of the COVID-19 pandemic, large banks were jolted by the sudden rise of a new credit alternative. That 2019, buy now, pay...

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53% of Banks Move to Fraud Orchestration as Attacks Grow Smarter
53% of Banks Move to Fraud Orchestration as Attacks Grow Smarter
December 29, 2025  |  Fraud Prevention

Fraud prevention is no longer defined by how many tools a merchant deploys, but by how well those tools work together across the full payment...

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Uptime Becomes the New Test of Digital Trust
Uptime Becomes the New Test of Digital Trust
December 26, 2025  |  Connected Economy

The story of digital transformation across the Connected Economy™ is becoming inextricably tied to expectations around uptime. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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What 2025 Taught CFOs About Cash, Control and Resilience
What 2025 Taught CFOs About Cash, Control and Resilience
December 26, 2025  |  CFO

The 2025 story of the office of the CFO was not one about finance becoming more powerful or automated, much less agentic. Get the Full...

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Inside the Technology Shifts That Reshaped Payments and Risk in 2025
Inside the Technology Shifts That Reshaped Payments and Risk in 2025
December 26, 2025  |  Payments Innovation

In 2025, payments, banking and commerce crossed a quiet but consequential threshold. Technologies that once promised efficiency or differentiation became nonnegotiable foundations, reshaping how money...

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Embedded Finance Becomes a Competitive Equalizer for Small Business
Embedded Finance Becomes a Competitive Equalizer for Small Business
December 26, 2025  |  SMBs

Embedded finance made its mark as a capability advantage for large retailers and digital-native platforms. By streamlining checkout, offering branded payment products and monetizing customer...

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Healthcare Costs Force One in Four Gen Z to Skip Care
Healthcare Costs Force One in Four Gen Z to Skip Care
December 26, 2025  |  Healthcare

For younger Americans, healthcare spending is becoming less about treating illness and more about managing financial risk at a stage of life when cash flow...

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Connected Tech Ownership Drives Changes in How Consumers Pay
Connected Tech Ownership Drives Changes in How Consumers Pay
December 26, 2025  |  Connected Economy

Consumers are not racing to add more devices, but the way those devices shape how people pay is changing steadily and in ways that matter...

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