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Unpredictable Pay Cycles Break Financial Stability for America’s Hourly Workers

Unpredictable Pay Cycles Break Financial Stability for America’s Hourly Workers
Unpredictable Pay Cycles Break Financial Stability for America’s Hourly Workers
January 20, 2026  |  Payroll

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82% of Merchants Plan to Expand Digital Wallet Adoption
82% of Merchants Plan to Expand Digital Wallet Adoption
January 20, 2026  |  Digital Payments

Back-office payments are starting to look a lot more like consumer checkout, and that shift could determine which firms see their cash position clearly and...

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Credit Unions See AI’s Promise, but Readiness Lags Adoption
Credit Unions See AI’s Promise, but Readiness Lags Adoption
January 20, 2026  |  artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to help credit unions scale personalization, improve fraud detection and streamline operations, but only if the foundations beneath those...

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A Nostalgic Look Back to 2016 With a PYMNTS Twist
A Nostalgic Look Back to 2016 With a PYMNTS Twist
January 19, 2026  |  Payments Innovation

As nostalgia sweeps across social media, touching everything from posts to playlists, 2016 has emerged as a reference point for how different things felt and...

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OpenAI’s Annual Recurring Revenue Tripled to $20 Billion in 2025
OpenAI’s Annual Recurring Revenue Tripled to $20 Billion in 2025
January 19, 2026  |  artificial intelligence

OpenAI’s annual recurring revenue (ARR) topped $20 billion in 2025, up from $6 billion in 2024 and $2 billion in 2023, according to the artificial...

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Agentic Commerce Finds Traction in B2B Payments
Agentic Commerce Finds Traction in B2B Payments
January 19, 2026  |  B2B Payments

Payment innovations typically start by doing their best to answer three key questions. Can money move faster, more cheaply, with fewer human touches? Get the...

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Bermuda Aims to Make Digital Assets Part of Everyday Financial Infrastructure
Bermuda Aims to Make Digital Assets Part of Everyday Financial Infrastructure
January 19, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Bermuda says it is set to become “the world’s first fully onchain national economy” with the help of stablecoin issuer Circle and cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase....

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India Wants BRICS Nations to Link Digital Currencies
India Wants BRICS Nations to Link Digital Currencies
January 19, 2026  |  CBDC

India’s central bank has reportedly proposed that BRICS countries link their digital currencies. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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IMF Sees Threat to World Economy if AI Falls Short
IMF Sees Threat to World Economy if AI Falls Short
January 19, 2026  |  artificial intelligence

The IMF is reportedly warning of a threat to the world economy from an AI downturn. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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