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Consumers Expect Inflation to Stay High and Financial Stress to Rise
Consumers Expect Inflation to Stay High and Financial Stress to Rise
December 09, 2025  |  Consumer Insights

Inflation expectations are steady, but households are not. The latest results from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York released on Monday (Dec. 8th) show...

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High-Income Households Lift Installment Adoption by 57%
High-Income Households Lift Installment Adoption by 57%
December 09, 2025  |  Consumer Insights

Consumers are reshaping how they use credit, and PYMNTS Intelligence data shows that installment plans are becoming a central tool for managing cash flow in...

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Rising Fees Undercut Instant Payout Momentum
Rising Fees Undercut Instant Payout Momentum
December 09, 2025  |  Digital Payments

Instant payouts are gaining traction as more recipients choose to receive money immediately. According to From Fast to Sticky: Why Instant Payouts Win Repeat Customers,...

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Paramount Confronts Netflix as AI Redefines Streaming Power
Paramount Confronts Netflix as AI Redefines Streaming Power
December 08, 2025  |  Streaming

The increasingly heated fight for Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is, on its face, about libraries: HBO’s prestige slate, DC’s franchises and Warner’s studio machine. But...

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Suppliers Rip Up the One-Size-Fits-All Payment Playbook
Suppliers Rip Up the One-Size-Fits-All Payment Playbook
December 08, 2025  |  artificial intelligence

Payment acceptance inside large suppliers has traditionally operated like a utility. As long as money showed up and could be matched to an invoice, the...

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Amazon Pushes Alexa Into Full Agent Mode
Amazon Pushes Alexa Into Full Agent Mode
December 08, 2025  |  artificial intelligence

Agentic AI’s intersection with devices like phones, speakers and personal assistants hadn’t been visited much in the Prompt Economy. At least that was the case,...

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The Gen X Factor in This Year’s Holiday Shopping Equation
The Gen X Factor in This Year’s Holiday Shopping Equation
December 08, 2025  |  Consumer Insights

Gen Xers, the powerhouse of the U.S. consumer economy, are cutting back amid current financial challenges, a move that may already be impacting holiday spending....

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Embedded Tools Lift Revenues as Marketplaces Fight Churn
Embedded Tools Lift Revenues as Marketplaces Fight Churn
December 08, 2025  |  Data

Embedded finance has moved from a technology option to a revenue model for online marketplaces. The change is driven by the need to retain customers,...

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Workers Use Faster Wages to Boost Local Economies
Workers Use Faster Wages to Boost Local Economies
December 08, 2025  |  Economy

The 60 million workers who form the human infrastructure powering the U.S. economy are increasingly scraping just to get by. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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