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90% of FinTechs Offer Embedded Payments as Competition Intensifies

90% of FinTechs Offer Embedded Payments as Competition Intensifies
90% of FinTechs Offer Embedded Payments as Competition Intensifies
February 09, 2026  |  B2B Payments

“FinTechs Tap Embedded Payments to Deepen Customer Relationships” finds that embedded finance has become a competitive differentiator, enabling FinTechs to weave payments and other financial...

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The Friction Economy: Why Gen Z Is Trading Smartphones for Dumb Devices
The Friction Economy: Why Gen Z Is Trading Smartphones for Dumb Devices
February 07, 2026  |  The Weekender

There’s a special look kids give a floppy disk. They turn it over, tap the little metal shutter, and then ask, politely but devastatingly: “So...

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Instant Payments Hit Mainstream as Consumer Adoption Climbs to 74%
Instant Payments Hit Mainstream as Consumer Adoption Climbs to 74%
February 05, 2026  |  Disbursements

Instant payments have moved from novelty to norm, reshaping how consumers expect to receive money across payroll, insurance, rewards and platform disbursements. Nearly three in...

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Big Tech Faces the AI Innovator’s Dilemma.
Big Tech Faces the AI Innovator’s Dilemma.
February 04, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Smith Corona was once the king of written communications. For most of the twentieth century, the sound of work and study in America was the...

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Banks Rethink Blanket Merchant Bans as Regulatory Guidance Evolves
Banks Rethink Blanket Merchant Bans as Regulatory Guidance Evolves
February 03, 2026  |  Acquiring

Watch: Why technology enables smarter merchant acquisition Merchant acquisition has become both an opportunity and a strategic pressure point for banks, sitting at the intersection...

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Search Is Having Its New Haircut, New Me Moment
Search Is Having Its New Haircut, New Me Moment
January 31, 2026  |  The Weekender

Search used to be a simple transaction: you typed “best tacos near me,” the internet shrugged, and 10 blue links politely fought to the death....

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Why Fraud Doesn’t Look Like Fraud to a Data Scientist
Why Fraud Doesn’t Look Like Fraud to a Data Scientist
January 30, 2026  |  Cybersecurity

Watch more: Visa Protect Fraud rarely announces itself. For most organizations, it shows up after the fact as a loss, a chargeback or a rule...

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Why 2026 May Be Blockchain’s Maturity Test, Not Its Breakout Year
Why 2026 May Be Blockchain’s Maturity Test, Not Its Breakout Year
January 29, 2026  |  Blockchain

Few sectors may have as much to look forward to in 2026 as blockchain does. This year, five predictions dominate the digital asset conversation, including...

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