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Freight Brokers Want AI That Shows Up Already Working
Freight Brokers Want AI That Shows Up Already Working
August 12, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Freight brokers have spent years investing in automation, transportation management systems and, more recently, artificial intelligence. Yet many still depend on people making phone calls,...

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Social Media Sales Growth Increases for 46% of SMBs
Social Media Sales Growth Increases for 46% of SMBs
August 12, 2026  |  SMBs

For small businesses in the United States, the clearest growth opportunities increasingly sit beyond the storefront. “Why Main Street’s Digital Survivors Are Pulling Ahead: Four...

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WEX Turns a Three-Person Team Into an AI Blueprint
WEX Turns a Three-Person Team Into an AI Blueprint
August 12, 2026  |  Opinion

Agentic AI changes more than workflows, it changes how an organization operates, WEX Chief Digital Officer Karen Stroup writes in a new PYMNTS eBook, “Building...

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Mortgage Decline Masks Growing Card and Auto Debt
Mortgage Decline Masks Growing Card and Auto Debt
August 11, 2026  |  Consumer Finance

A rare decline in overall U.S. household debt has masked the fact that consumers are still adding balances to the forms of credit most closely...

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Thredd Helps Cashi Turn Stablecoins Into Everyday Money
Thredd Helps Cashi Turn Stablecoins Into Everyday Money
August 11, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Stablecoins do not have an acceptance problem in the conventional sense. They have an interoperability problem. Thredd’s new partnership with stablecoin platform Cashi, announced Tuesday...

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Furniture.com and Flex Pay Turn 77 Stores Into One Purchase
Furniture.com and Flex Pay Turn 77 Stores Into One Purchase
August 11, 2026  |  Retail

Watch more: Need to Know With Tom Botts of Flex Pay by Upgrade and Dan Russotto of Furniture.com Nobody furnishes a living room one retailer...

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How AI Shopping Agents, Stablecoins and Smarter Checkout Drive Business Growth
How AI Shopping Agents, Stablecoins and Smarter Checkout Drive Business Growth
August 11, 2026  |  B2B Payments

Payments used to arrive at the end of a sale, take the money and leave. Now they have a much bigger job. They can help...

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Connected Vendor Networks Modernize Insurance Claim Payouts
Connected Vendor Networks Modernize Insurance Claim Payouts
August 11, 2026  |  Insurance

Watch more: Need to Know With Eileen Carlin of One Inc An insurer can approve a claim and still leave the policyholder waiting because the...

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71% of Stablecoin Holders Would Spend Them With a Debit Card
71% of Stablecoin Holders Would Spend Them With a Debit Card
August 11, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Digital assets may be winning consumers’ attention, but a 14-percentage-point gap shows they haven’t yet won the checkout. “From Asset to Everyday Money: Making Digital Currencies Spendable,” a...

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