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Smallest Businesses Fall Behind as Main Street Goes Digital

Smallest Businesses Fall Behind as Main Street Goes Digital
Smallest Businesses Fall Behind as Main Street Goes Digital
September 07, 2026  |  SMBs

Labor Day finds Main Street approaching the fourth quarter with more ways to sell, get paid and source goods than it had four years ago....

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Insurance Claims Lose the Paper Chase as AI Gets to Work
Insurance Claims Lose the Paper Chase as AI Gets to Work
September 07, 2026  |  Insurance

Insurance claims have always been document-heavy, time-sensitive, and prone to fraud. A single corporate loss event can produce thousands of pages of notices, reports, and...

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House Cuts Voting Days as Crypto Bill Faces Senate Test
House Cuts Voting Days as Crypto Bill Faces Senate Test
September 07, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Washington just sped up the clock on crypto regulation. And it could make the prospect of getting anything signed into law this year a ticking...

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61% of Firms Put Payroll Benefits Next in the Embedded Finance Queue
61% of Firms Put Payroll Benefits Next in the Embedded Finance Queue
September 07, 2026  |  Payroll

Embedded finance appears to have crossed a revealing threshold: Companies are treating its growing pains as reasons to improve the technology rather than abandon it....

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Boomers Fueled Amazon and Walmart Summer Sales Crowds
Boomers Fueled Amazon and Walmart Summer Sales Crowds
September 07, 2026  |  Retail

The summer’s biggest retail sales events did more than create a larger shopping crowd. Their overlap also changed who showed up, how much they spent...

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Citadel CEO Says Small Business Lending Starts Before the Application
Citadel CEO Says Small Business Lending Starts Before the Application
September 04, 2026  |  Credit Unions

Watch more: Need to Know With Citadel Credit Union’s Bill Brown Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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CFO Caution Creates an Opening for Bolder Competitors
CFO Caution Creates an Opening for Bolder Competitors
September 04, 2026  |  CFO

Corporate America may have a capital allocation problem hiding inside its risk management discipline. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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55% of Gen Z Lets Installment Payment Options Influence Healthcare Choices
55% of Gen Z Lets Installment Payment Options Influence Healthcare Choices
September 04, 2026  |  Healthcare

Installment plans can turn the first financed purchase into a lasting shopping habit, giving merchants a chance to win repeat business well beyond the original...

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