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Consumers Pass the Debt Test but Fail the Savings Test

Consumers Pass the Debt Test but Fail the Savings Test
Consumers Pass the Debt Test but Fail the Savings Test
March 24, 2026  |  Consumer Insights

Household finances are showing resilience on the surface, but the underlying sentiment points to a more constrained consumer. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Split Spending: Survival vs. Splurge Defines the New Consumer
Split Spending: Survival vs. Splurge Defines the New Consumer
March 24, 2026  |  Retail

The most endangered species in retail isn’t brick-and-mortar. It’s the mid-market shopper share of wallet. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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The Back Office Gets Smarter as AI Transforms Supplier Payments
The Back Office Gets Smarter as AI Transforms Supplier Payments
March 24, 2026  |  Accounts Payable

For years, accounts payable (AP) was judged by how little trouble it caused, but new data suggests it may now be creating room for faster...

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Acquirers Say Risk and Readiness Are Slowing Agentic Commerce
Acquirers Say Risk and Readiness Are Slowing Agentic Commerce
March 24, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

“How Acquirers Prepare for Agentic Commerce” examines how acquirers are preparing for the next phase of digital commerce as AI-powered agents take on a larger...

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85% of Merchants Say Fraud Tools Must Reduce Checkout Friction
85% of Merchants Say Fraud Tools Must Reduce Checkout Friction
March 24, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

Merchants fighting fraud increasingly face a strategic challenge that extends beyond blocking criminals. The real task is protecting revenue while keeping checkout smooth for legitimate...

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Middle Market Firms Limit Crypto Use to Payments, Not Treasury
Middle Market Firms Limit Crypto Use to Payments, Not Treasury
March 23, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Middle market firms have spent the past several years widening their use of faster payments, embedded finance tools and data-driven treasury systems, yet digital assets...

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Kalshi Tech Aims to Prevent Insider Trading
Kalshi Tech Aims to Prevent Insider Trading
March 23, 2026  |  Regulation

Kalshi is launching technological guardrails that block politicians, athletes and other relevant people from trading in certain politics and sports markets on the company’s prediction...

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Meta Recruits Dreamer Team to Scale Personalized AI Agents
Meta Recruits Dreamer Team to Scale Personalized AI Agents
March 23, 2026  |  Meta

Meta has hired the team from Dreamer, the builder of a new operating system for AI agents and agentic apps, to join Meta Superintelligence Labs,...

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RBC Estimates $1B in Revenue Lift by Embedding AI in Core Banking
RBC Estimates $1B in Revenue Lift by Embedding AI in Core Banking
March 23, 2026  |  artificial intelligence

Royal Bank of Canada is deploying artificial intelligence at the operational core of its business, across developer workflows, capital markets infrastructure and enterprise decision-making as...

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