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One Inc Says the Best Insurance Payment Is the One Nobody Notices
One Inc Says the Best Insurance Payment Is the One Nobody Notices
July 27, 2026  |  Payments Innovation

Watch more: Need to Know With One Inc’s Kishore Konakanchi For insurers, payments have long served as the moments when policyholders notice the mechanics of...

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The Best Enterprise AI Knows Its Limits
The Best Enterprise AI Knows Its Limits
July 27, 2026  |  Opinion

Enterprises should give AI agents narrow mandates inside explicit operating rules, Flagright Co-Founder and CTO Madhu G. Nadig writes in a new PYMNTS eBook, “Building the...

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17% of Labor Economy Workers Miss Shifts Because of Higher Gas Prices
17% of Labor Economy Workers Miss Shifts Because of Higher Gas Prices
July 27, 2026  |  Transportation

The cost of getting to work is starting to determine who gets to work. Transportation problems are causing lower-paid workers to miss shifts, lose income...

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Procurement Teams Use AI to Reach Deals Humans Can’t
Procurement Teams Use AI to Reach Deals Humans Can’t
July 27, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

This week in The Prompt Economy, artificial intelligence agents are coming to life. They’re already negotiating supplier contracts, processing purchase orders, and closing deals on...

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The World Cup’s Other Final: Platforms, Pizzas and a Planet Hitting ‘Buy Now’
The World Cup’s Other Final: Platforms, Pizzas and a Planet Hitting ‘Buy Now’
July 25, 2026  |  The Weekender

Spain took home the trophy. The digital economy took everything else: our attention, our sleep, our snack budgets and, apparently, our remaining sense of distance....

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Lithic Says Everything Payments Assumes About Shopping Is About to Break
Lithic Says Everything Payments Assumes About Shopping Is About to Break
July 24, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

For the past 25 years, card-not-present payments have been built around a defensive premise: Prove the buyer is human, authorized and in control of the...

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Smartphones Turn Every Store Aisle Into a Marketplace
Smartphones Turn Every Store Aisle Into a Marketplace
July 24, 2026  |  Mobile Commerce

Mobile commerce is no longer just about buying on a phone. Consumers now use mobile devices for 53% of purchases, but according to new data...

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400% Growth Gap: How Top Middle Market Companies Use Virtual Cards Differently
400% Growth Gap: How Top Middle Market Companies Use Virtual Cards Differently
July 24, 2026  |  B2B Payments

Virtual cards are gaining a second job inside corporate finance departments. Beyond helping companies pay suppliers, the cards can give CFOs more control over timing,...

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Bad Financial Data Is AI’s Biggest Liability
Bad Financial Data Is AI’s Biggest Liability
July 23, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Watch more: Summer School With Fynapse’s Ben Catterall Artificial intelligence may dominate boardroom discussions, but payments companies face a more basic challenge. They already possess...

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