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From Perk to Necessity: On-Demand Pay Brings Predictability to Paychecks
From Perk to Necessity: On-Demand Pay Brings Predictability to Paychecks
September 10, 2025  |  Real-Time Payments

In an era of high living costs and economic uncertainty, payroll timing is more than a convenience—it’s a competitive edge. Earned wage access (EWA), which...

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Europe’s Economic Decline: Why Eurosclerosis Threatens Growth and Competitiveness
Europe’s Economic Decline: Why Eurosclerosis Threatens Growth and Competitiveness
September 09, 2025  |  David S. Evans

To some Americans, including leading economists, Europe had it right.  Work-life balance with long vacations. An enviable social welfare net.  Happier. And even capitalism worked...

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Blue Water Bets $50M That Big Ships Will Go Driverless Too
Blue Water Bets $50M That Big Ships Will Go Driverless Too
September 08, 2025  |  Connected Economy

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Google AI Model Uses Virtual Satellite to Map Earth
Google AI Model Uses Virtual Satellite to Map Earth
September 06, 2025  |  Artificial Intelligence

Google DeepMind introduced a new artificial intelligence model that captures the vivid details of the Earth’s surface, which helps scientists and governments make better decisions...

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Payment Labs CEO on Fixing eSports Broken Payout System
Payment Labs CEO on Fixing eSports Broken Payout System
September 05, 2025  |  Payments Innovation

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Visa Gives Developers New Tools to Accelerate Agentic Commerce
Visa Gives Developers New Tools to Accelerate Agentic Commerce
September 04, 2025  |  Payments Innovation

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How Leading Enterprises Really Measure Gen AI ROI
How Leading Enterprises Really Measure Gen AI ROI
September 03, 2025  |  artificial intelligence

Everything you always wanted to know about how to measure the return on investment of generative AI (and agentic AI) comes down to one anecdote:...

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Instant Payments and Mobile Commerce Drive Banking’s Q4 Agenda
Instant Payments and Mobile Commerce Drive Banking’s Q4 Agenda
September 01, 2025  |  Banking

As inflation, interest-rate swings and economic uncertainty converge, banks and credit unions (CUs) have demonstrated notable resilience. They are continuing to innovate digitally, enhance risk...

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AI Model Betting Is the New Fantasy Football
AI Model Betting Is the New Fantasy Football
August 30, 2025  |  artificial intelligence

Sports gambling has DraftKings. Political junkies have PredictIt. And now the world’s nerdiest corner — the artificial intelligence (AI) scene — has its own set...

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