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The Tooth Fairy Approves a 17% Raise
The Tooth Fairy Approves a 17% Raise
September 12, 2026  |  Digital Payments

The tooth fairy has approved a 17% pay increase, which is excellent news for anyone whose compensation package includes loose incisors. There was no performance...

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Visa Direct Targets Cross-Border Trade’s SMB Payment Gap
Visa Direct Targets Cross-Border Trade’s SMB Payment Gap
September 11, 2026  |  Cross-border Payments

Watch more: PYMNTS On Air With Justin Zhao of Visa Direct and Ran Grushkowsky of MassPay  A small business can find a customer, supplier or...

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43% of Consumers See Digital Wallets in Their AI Shopping Future
43% of Consumers See Digital Wallets in Their AI Shopping Future
September 10, 2026  |  Consumer Insights

A full shopping cart looks promising until the shopper can’t find a way to pay. The merchant has done the hard work of winning their...

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Paycheck-to-Paycheck Consumers Have Already Cut the Lattes
Paycheck-to-Paycheck Consumers Have Already Cut the Lattes
September 09, 2026  |  Consumer Finance

Meet Tom and Elaine. (Our names, not theirs.) Both report household income between $65,000 and $70,000. Both are married, live in a city and say...

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Study Finds Bad Billing Experiences Delay $330 Billion in Consumer Payments Each Year
Study Finds Bad Billing Experiences Delay $330 Billion in Consumer Payments Each Year
September 08, 2026  |  B2B Payments

Paying a bill may never rank among life’s great pleasures. Still, it shouldn’t feel like a test of patience every month. “The Service Commerce Performance...

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Halloween Is Coming Early and Bringing AI With It
Halloween Is Coming Early and Bringing AI With It
September 05, 2026  |  Retail

Labor Day traditionally tells Northeasterners to locate a sweater, inspect the foliage and pretend the beach chairs will be stored before Thanksgiving. This year, retailers...

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72% of UAE Shoppers Used AI for Their Latest Purchase
72% of UAE Shoppers Used AI for Their Latest Purchase
September 03, 2026  |  Consumer Insights

The UAE shopper has little patience for yesterday’s checkout. A phone can serve as a storefront, research assistant and wallet before a merchant’s website has...

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Rundoo Bets Independent Supply Stores Are Vertical Software’s Next Big Market
Rundoo Bets Independent Supply Stores Are Vertical Software’s Next Big Market
September 01, 2026  |  Retail

Watch more: Need to Know With Rundoo’s Nick Hershey Independent supply stores like to do things their own way, which gives them competitive strength. However,...

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AI Disruption Has Plenty of Opinions. Now It Has a Prediction Market.
AI Disruption Has Plenty of Opinions. Now It Has a Prediction Market.
August 31, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

AI Disruption Has Plenty of Opinions. Now It Has a Prediction Market. Everyone’s heard the Sherlock Holmes story about the dog that didn’t bark. The...

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