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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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More Than 60% of Consumers Now Start Daily Tasks With AI
More Than 60% of Consumers Now Start Daily Tasks With AI
January 02, 2026  |  artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer just another tool layered onto digital life. It is becoming the place where many consumers now begin it. Get...

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PYMNTS’ 2025 Healthcare Coverage Followed the Money and the Friction
PYMNTS’ 2025 Healthcare Coverage Followed the Money and the Friction
January 01, 2026  |  Healthcare

Healthcare is not typically filed under “payments innovation.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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Busy Year in Big Tech Regulation May Have Been a Warm Up for 2026
Busy Year in Big Tech Regulation May Have Been a Warm Up for 2026
January 01, 2026  |  Regulation

A new presidential administration in the United States and a new executive commission in the European Union transformed technology regulation in 2025. Get the Full...

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Why Smart CFOs Are Rethinking How Money Moves
Why Smart CFOs Are Rethinking How Money Moves
January 01, 2026  |  B2B Payments

It used to be that as the world changed, B2B payments remained the same. But that era is ending, and the pace of B2B transformation...

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