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ACH B2B Volume Hits 8.1 Billion Payments

ACH B2B Volume Hits 8.1 Billion Payments
ACH B2B Volume Hits 8.1 Billion Payments
January 29, 2026  |  B2B Payments

ACH continued to replace checks in B2B payments in 2025, Nacha said Thursday (Jan. 29). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Brazil’s PicPay Reaches $2.5 Billion Valuation in US IPO
Brazil’s PicPay Reaches $2.5 Billion Valuation in US IPO
January 29, 2026  |  IPO

Brazilian FinTech PicPay has raised $434 million in its U.S. initial public offering. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Supply Chain Stress Forces Buyers and Suppliers to Rethink Payment Terms
Supply Chain Stress Forces Buyers and Suppliers to Rethink Payment Terms
January 29, 2026  |  B2B Payments

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ChatGPT Leads Consumer AI Use as OpenAI Pushes New Paid Tiers
ChatGPT Leads Consumer AI Use as OpenAI Pushes New Paid Tiers
January 29, 2026  |  artificial intelligence

If you’ve been watching the NFL playoffs or scrolling social media lately, you’ve probably noticed a surge in ads for consumer artificial intelligence (AI) tools....

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AI-Fueled Fraud Forces Banks to Rethink Identity Checks
AI-Fueled Fraud Forces Banks to Rethink Identity Checks
January 29, 2026  |  Opinion

Identity, onboarding and fraud prevention are critical in managing financial crime across the digital economy, Trulioo CEO Vicky Bindra writes in a new PYMNTS eBook, “2025’s...

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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

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Boomers Have More Patience Than Gen Z With Healthcare Payments Frictions
Boomers Have More Patience Than Gen Z With Healthcare Payments Frictions
January 29, 2026  |  Healthcare

Digital healthcare is expanding fast, but the people most eager for it are also the ones most likely to get stuck when it’s time to...

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Tesla Bets Future Growth on Optimus Robots and Autonomous Vehicles
Tesla Bets Future Growth on Optimus Robots and Autonomous Vehicles
January 28, 2026  |  Earnings

On its fourth-quarter earnings call on Wednesday (Jan. 28), Tesla said its capital expenditures will exceed $20 billion in 2026, more than double prior guidance,...

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Google Disrupts Network That Allowed Bad Actors to Use Consumers’ IP Addresses
Google Disrupts Network That Allowed Bad Actors to Use Consumers’ IP Addresses
January 28, 2026  |  Google

Google has disrupted a network that sold the ability to route internet traffic through consumer devices all over the world to bad actors who could...

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