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AI Connects B2B Firms’ 3 Biggest Challenges: Goods, Contracts and Cash

AI Connects B2B Firms’ 3 Biggest Challenges: Goods, Contracts and Cash
AI Connects B2B Firms’ 3 Biggest Challenges: Goods, Contracts and Cash
August 06, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

There are as many different business workflows as there are businesses. So why have most businesses been viewing AI as something monolithic? Most businesses, at...

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Maverick Payments: Better Partner Tech Drives Merchant Growth
Maverick Payments: Better Partner Tech Drives Merchant Growth
August 06, 2026  |  Payments Innovation

Watch more: Need to Know With Maverick Payments’ Jonathan Aguilar Merchant acquiring has a multiplication challenge. Payments companies want more merchants, but adding salespeople one...

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Item-Level Data Gives AI Agents Smarter Buying Power
Item-Level Data Gives AI Agents Smarter Buying Power
August 06, 2026  |  Opinion

The agentic enterprise will be built through deliberate decisions about where to trust agents, FIS Head of Product Management, Payment Networks Mladen Vladic writes in...

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The Usual Financial Lifelines Are Failing Labor Economy Workers
The Usual Financial Lifelines Are Failing Labor Economy Workers
August 06, 2026  |  Consumer Finance

Paying an unexpected bill is often only the beginning of the financial problem. For many households, the larger challenge is what happens after the emergency...

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63% of SMBs Turn to Cards for Payment Protection
63% of SMBs Turn to Cards for Payment Protection
August 06, 2026  |  SMBs

Small businesses don’t appear to need more payment options as much as they need better control over when money leaves the business. That’s the central...

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Payment Choice Now Defines The New American Shopper
Payment Choice Now Defines The New American Shopper
August 05, 2026  |  Consumer Insights

American shoppers aren’t waiting for retail to catch up. They’re already using mobile devices and AI to find products, compare choices and decide where to...

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Quantifind Raises $200 Million to Find the Fraudster in the Financial Chain
Quantifind Raises $200 Million to Find the Fraudster in the Financial Chain
August 05, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

Watch more: Need to Know With Quantifind’s Ari Tuchman An atomic physicist goes looking for the molecule that can reveal a buried land mine before...

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Member Behavior Gives Credit Unions an Early Warning System
Member Behavior Gives Credit Unions an Early Warning System
August 05, 2026  |  Credit Unions

Trust has become the starting point, rather than the finish line. Credit unions continue to enjoy a reputation for personal service and strong member relationships,...

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