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Stripe’s Deal Targets Money and Machine Intelligence

Stripe’s Deal Targets Money and Machine Intelligence
Stripe’s Deal Targets Money and Machine Intelligence
August 17, 2026  |  B2B Payments

The next corporate spender may not carry a company card, submit an expense report or even be a person. It may be software. Technology markets...

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Patient Financing Becomes Part of the Healthcare Checkout
Patient Financing Becomes Part of the Healthcare Checkout
August 17, 2026  |  Healthcare

For a patient facing a crown, a new pair of prescription lenses or an unexpected veterinary procedure, the decision to proceed can depend as much...

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When AI Becomes the Travel Agent, Who Owns the Journey?
When AI Becomes the Travel Agent, Who Owns the Journey?
August 17, 2026  |  Travel Payments

Watch more: Monday Conversation With Booking Holdings’ Daniel Marovitz Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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Legal Departments Move From Testing AI to Governing It
Legal Departments Move From Testing AI to Governing It
August 17, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

For decades, the legal department was one of the last enterprise functions to adopt new technology at scale. The work was too nuanced, the stakes...

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Banks Built for Paychecks Meet the Cash Flow Generation
Banks Built for Paychecks Meet the Cash Flow Generation
August 17, 2026  |  Consumer Finance

For much of the past century, banking products evolved around the regular paycheck. But findings in the August 2026 edition of The Millennial Playbook, a...

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42% of Stablecoin Holders Want Crypto for Major Purchases
42% of Stablecoin Holders Want Crypto for Major Purchases
August 17, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency’s path into everyday commerce may look familiar via a card in a wallet, a purchase at the register and digital assets moving behind the...

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Retail Earnings Will Show What Stretched Consumers Protect
Retail Earnings Will Show What Stretched Consumers Protect
August 17, 2026  |  Retail

America’s biggest retailers are about to turn a weak government sales report into a six-company test of consumer endurance. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Block and PayPal Find More Revenue in Merchant Loans
Block and PayPal Find More Revenue in Merchant Loans
August 14, 2026  |  Working Capital

A merchant that once represented a stream of transaction fees can now represent a lending relationship, and second-quarter earnings results show payments platforms putting more...

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