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Budget Pressure Is Changing What ‘Worth It’ Means to Gen Z

Budget Pressure Is Changing What ‘Worth It’ Means to Gen Z
Budget Pressure Is Changing What ‘Worth It’ Means to Gen Z
March 19, 2026  |  Retail

Financial stress is pushing more consumers toward digital wallets, and the shift may say less about tech adoption than about how shoppers are trying to...

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Visa Says Login Isn’t Enough as AI Enters the Checkout Flow
Visa Says Login Isn’t Enough as AI Enters the Checkout Flow
March 19, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

Watch more: What’s Next in Payments With Visa’s James Mirfin Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Arizona Criminal Filing Escalates States’ War on Prediction Markets
Arizona Criminal Filing Escalates States’ War on Prediction Markets
March 18, 2026  |  Legal

Arizona’s filing of criminal charges against Kalshi could mark a new strategy in states’ legal battles with prediction markets, Bloomberg reported Wednesday (March 18). Get...

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Coinbase Bets on AI Agents to Power Payments Growth
Coinbase Bets on AI Agents to Power Payments Growth
March 18, 2026  |  artificial intelligence

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is looking to build the infrastructure for artificial intelligence agent payments at a time when its core business is being impacted by...

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FinTech Loan Fund Limits Withdrawals as Investors Exit Private Credit
FinTech Loan Fund Limits Withdrawals as Investors Exit Private Credit
March 18, 2026  |  Investments

Stone Ridge Asset Management told clients in one of its funds last week that it would pay investors only 11% of the amount they requested to...

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Macy’s Credits AI, Reimagined Stores and Loyalty Data for Return to Growth
Macy’s Credits AI, Reimagined Stores and Loyalty Data for Return to Growth
March 18, 2026  |  Retail

Macy’s returned to positive comparable sales in fiscal 2025, marking what the company called an inflection point after years of contraction. Get the Full Story...

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Walmart Secures Machine Learning Patents to Aid Retail Pricing
Walmart Secures Machine Learning Patents to Aid Retail Pricing
March 18, 2026  |  Walmart

Walmart has secured U.S. patents for two systems that would use machine learning to inform the company’s pricing, the Financial Times reported Wednesday (March 18). Get...

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BofA Targets European Banks With Private Credit Short Basket
BofA Targets European Banks With Private Credit Short Basket
March 18, 2026  |  Banking

Bank of America is offering clients a basket of 17 European financial stocks that allows them to bet against companies the bank said are among...

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Nvidia Launches AI for Hospital Operating Rooms
Nvidia Launches AI for Hospital Operating Rooms
March 18, 2026  |  artificial intelligence

Robots are coming to hospitals, but they are not there to replace surgeons. Instead, they observe, coordinate and carry loads, tasks that consume large amounts...

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