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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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Payment Choice Helps Decide Where Nearly Two-Thirds of US Shoppers Buy
Payment Choice Helps Decide Where Nearly Two-Thirds of US Shoppers Buy
August 24, 2026  |  Consumer Insights

A merchant can win the product search, the price comparison and the trip to checkout, only to discover that how a customer wants to pay...

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