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Stablecoins Changed the Rails but Haven’t Captured the Economics

Stablecoins Changed the Rails but Haven’t Captured the Economics
Stablecoins Changed the Rails but Haven’t Captured the Economics
September 24, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Stablecoins spent years trying to prove they could move money better than banks, and they have succeeded. Announcements this week from banks, card networks, cryptocurrency...

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Amazon Wants to Run Merchants’ Businesses Beyond Amazon
Amazon Wants to Run Merchants’ Businesses Beyond Amazon
September 24, 2026  |  Retail

Amazon spent decades trying to make itself the place where merchants sell. Its next act may be considerably more ambitious: becoming the place where merchants...

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HHS Wants a Paper Trail for AI in Federally Funded Research
HHS Wants a Paper Trail for AI in Federally Funded Research
September 24, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

A researcher uses generative artificial intelligence (AI) to process data, draft a grant application or assemble a literature review. If the work is later challenged,...

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Mastercard: Merchants Want AI Shoppers Without Losing the Customer
Mastercard: Merchants Want AI Shoppers Without Losing the Customer
September 24, 2026  |  eCommerce

Watch more: The Agentic Experience With Gaurang Shah of Mastercard Agentic commerce is approaching an awkward transition point in its adoption cycle. The artificial intelligence...

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Why 63 CPG Brands Said Yes to Smart Checkout
Why 63 CPG Brands Said Yes to Smart Checkout
September 24, 2026  |  Retail

The shopping basket has always held the answer. Brands just haven’t had a clear way to read it at the moment a customer pays. Smart...

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The World Cup Rewrote a City’s Spending Habits
The World Cup Rewrote a City’s Spending Habits
September 24, 2026  |  SMBs

The World Cup gave small businesses in host cities a sales bump. That, at least, was a relatively predictable outcome. But findings shared in the...

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Small Businesses Create Big Openings for Cross-Border Payments
Small Businesses Create Big Openings for Cross-Border Payments
September 24, 2026  |  SMBs

Small businesses could give credit unions their next opening for growth, with demand for artificial intelligence financial tools running ahead of consumer interest. The PYMNTS...

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5 Ways Millennials’ Cash-Flow Habits Are Shaping Payments
5 Ways Millennials’ Cash-Flow Habits Are Shaping Payments
September 24, 2026  |  Consumer Insights

Millennials’ financial lives are shaping how they receive, spend and manage money, creating new opportunities for payment providers to make transactions faster and more useful....

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