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From Water Breaks to Handshakes: How Prediction Markets Monetize the Mundane
From Water Breaks to Handshakes: How Prediction Markets Monetize the Mundane
February 28, 2026  |  The Weekender

In 2026, the hottest new asset isn’t an AI startup or a meme coin. It’s…a word. Somewhere, a trader is staring at a livestream, whispering,...

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Mastercard: Small Business Growth Hinges on Using Tech Better, Not Chasing Trends
Mastercard: Small Business Growth Hinges on Using Tech Better, Not Chasing Trends
February 27, 2026  |  SMBs

Watch more: What’s Next In Payments With Mastercard’s Mark Barnett Strategic narratives in payments can come with some loaded words. Artificial intelligence, institutional blockchain and...

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The Three Blind Spots in How Consumer Sentiment Is Measured
The Three Blind Spots in How Consumer Sentiment Is Measured
February 26, 2026  |  Consumer Insights

In March 2020, government officials and epidemiologists were telling Americans to brace for a two-month shutdown. PYMNTS Intelligence went into the field and asked 1,923...

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Small Businesses Signal It’s Time to Move Beyond Checks, PYMNTS–Mastercard Report Finds
Small Businesses Signal It’s Time to Move Beyond Checks, PYMNTS–Mastercard Report Finds
February 25, 2026  |  SMBs

Small to mid-sized businesses (SMBs) are approaching a practical turning point in how they pay. Cash and checks still play an outsized role in day-to-day...

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Asia Pacific CFOs Push Banks to Rethink Working Capital, Study Finds
Asia Pacific CFOs Push Banks to Rethink Working Capital, Study Finds
February 24, 2026  |  Payment Methods

Watch more: Need to Know With Visa’s Chavi Jafa Nearly half of growth corporates across Asia Pacific, companies with revenues between $50 million and $1...

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The Medical School Dean Who Says AI in Healthcare Moved Faster Than He Ever Expected
The Medical School Dean Who Says AI in Healthcare Moved Faster Than He Ever Expected
February 23, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Watch more: Monday Conversation With Michigan Medicine’s Dr. Marschall Runge Twelve months ago, Marschall Runge wasn’t a skeptic, exactly. But he wasn’t a true believer,...

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AI: The Best Supporting Actor You’ll Never See
AI: The Best Supporting Actor You’ll Never See
February 21, 2026  |  The Weekender

Every Oscars season, Hollywood celebrates “human artistry” while quietly adopting whatever tech makes the deadline less terrifying. This year, artificial intelligence (AI) is the newest...

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Everyone Has a Side Hustle Now. Not Everyone Has the Same Reason.
Everyone Has a Side Hustle Now. Not Everyone Has the Same Reason.
February 20, 2026  |  Consumer Insights

Job security may be improving across the U.S. workforce, but financial confidence tells a more divided story. “Wage to Wallet™ Index: Side Work Patterns in...

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Legal Experts Say Shifting Federal Stance on Digital Assets Puts Bank Charters Back in Play
Legal Experts Say Shifting Federal Stance on Digital Assets Puts Bank Charters Back in Play
February 19, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Watch more: TechReg Talks With Nixon Peabody’s Andrew Glass and Gregory Blase For years, getting a bank charter was something only traditional financial institutions worried...

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