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Retail Stores Are Becoming Financial Destinations
Retail Stores Are Becoming Financial Destinations
July 23, 2026  |  Retail

Watch more: How Stores Became the New Front Door for Everyday Money Movement Retailers measured success by the products that left the store — a...

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The Future of Finance Depends on Better Workflows, Not Better AI
The Future of Finance Depends on Better Workflows, Not Better AI
July 23, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Watch more: Finance Leaders as Context Architects Artificial intelligence is not creating a finance revolution as much as it is conducting an audit. John Landy,...

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Why Digital Wallets Matter More Than Crypto for Credit Unions
Why Digital Wallets Matter More Than Crypto for Credit Unions
July 23, 2026  |  Credit Unions

Credit unions have an unusual digital asset dilemma. Most members are not asking them to become cryptocurrency exchanges, yet a sizable share of young members...

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Neon Raised $13 Million to Help Game Publishers Take Back the Player
Neon Raised $13 Million to Help Game Publishers Take Back the Player
July 22, 2026  |  Innovation

Watch more: The Digital Shift | Neon | Chris Faught For game publishers, breaking free of Apple’s and Google’s app-store commissions was supposed to be...

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Bank of America Says Data Quality Fuels AI Success
Bank of America Says Data Quality Fuels AI Success
July 22, 2026  |  CFO

Watch more: Summer School With Bank of America’s Matthew Davies For finance chiefs, the technology challenge is no longer a lack of options. It is...

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Consumers Don’t Want a Treasure Hunt at Checkout
Consumers Don’t Want a Treasure Hunt at Checkout
July 22, 2026  |  Partnerships

Watch more: Need to Know | FIS | Mladen Vladic Consumers rarely think about rewards until they fail to appear at the right moment. That...

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The Biggest RTP Rival Is the Payment System That Already Works
The Biggest RTP Rival Is the Payment System That Already Works
July 22, 2026  |  Real-Time Payments

Businesses that use real-time payments tend to see more value than businesses still deciding whether they need them at all. The divide emerged from the...

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The $20 Billion Cost of Unpredictable Work Schedules
The $20 Billion Cost of Unpredictable Work Schedules
July 22, 2026  |  Economy

For decades, the hourly labor market has organized worker pay around the wage itself. Employers compete by adding another dollar per hour, workers compare job...

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Synchrony CFO Sees Consumers Spending Through Inflation Pressure
Synchrony CFO Sees Consumers Spending Through Inflation Pressure
July 21, 2026  |  Earnings

The prevailing narrative says the consumer, squeezed by inflation, higher gas prices and a steady sense of uncertainty, is ready to pull back. Synchrony’s second-quarter...

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