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Banks’ Growing Fraud Tech Stacks Create an Integration Challenge
Banks’ Growing Fraud Tech Stacks Create an Integration Challenge
October 20, 2026  |  Cybersecurity

Banks have plenty of fraud technology, but getting all of it to work as a cohesive line of defense is becoming a problem. The PYMNTS...

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21% of Financially Stressed Grocery Shoppers Use Digital Wallets
21% of Financially Stressed Grocery Shoppers Use Digital Wallets
October 20, 2026  |  Consumer Insights

Grocery shoppers under financial pressure are spending more per purchase, giving retailers an opportunity to help households manage bigger bills with more flexible ways to...

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Big Banks Won’t Let Outside AI Agents Move Money
Big Banks Won’t Let Outside AI Agents Move Money
October 19, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

A customer who hands a login to an artificial intelligence agent now gets turned away at four of the biggest names in banking in the...

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Stablecoins Move From Making Payments to Making Loans
Stablecoins Move From Making Payments to Making Loans
October 19, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

More digital assets are moving into lending strategies, turning stablecoin and cryptocurrency holdings into credit exposure for investors seeking yield. The growth shows how the...

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Treso Wants Financial Products to Pay for Doctors’ Software
Treso Wants Financial Products to Pay for Doctors’ Software
October 19, 2026  |  Healthcare

Independent medical practices operate like small businesses, but the financial tools available to them rarely account for how healthcare works. Physicians must manage insurance reimbursements,...

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Why B2B Checks Still Move $15 Trillion a Year
Why B2B Checks Still Move $15 Trillion a Year
October 19, 2026  |  B2B Payments

The check was supposed to be dead by now. Instead, it has become a $15 trillion reminder that moving money and settling a business obligation...

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AI Agents Could Fill Treasury’s Looming Talent Gap
AI Agents Could Fill Treasury’s Looming Talent Gap
October 19, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Watch more: Monday Conversation With Fifth Third Bank’s Katherine Weislogel There’s a workforce problem brewing in corporate treasury departments, and it has little to do...

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Brazilian Retailers Can Lose the Sale Even After Shoppers Enter the Store
Brazilian Retailers Can Lose the Sale Even After Shoppers Enter the Store
October 19, 2026  |  Retail

The shopper standing in a Brazilian store may be looking at merchandise on the shelf, but the merchant no longer has that shopper to itself....

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Credit Unions Could Win Younger Members Through Payments
Credit Unions Could Win Younger Members Through Payments
October 19, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Credit unions could find a more receptive audience for digital currencies by offering members something they already recognize: a digital wallet. That’s the opportunity outlined...

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