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Walmart’s PhonePe Gets Regulatory OK for Indian IPO

Walmart’s PhonePe Gets Regulatory OK for Indian IPO
Walmart’s PhonePe Gets Regulatory OK for Indian IPO
January 20, 2026  |  IPO

PhonePe, India’s largest digital payments company, is reportedly closer to going public. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Study Finds Most Paycheck-to-Paycheck Households Expect Tariffs to Worsen Financial Strain
Study Finds Most Paycheck-to-Paycheck Households Expect Tariffs to Worsen Financial Strain
January 20, 2026  |  Consumer Finance

The latest round of tariff threats tied to global trade tensions, lobbed this weekend over Greenland, arrives at a moment when millions of U.S. households...

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Block’s Lending Tops $200 Billion Across Cash App, Afterpay and Square
Block’s Lending Tops $200 Billion Across Cash App, Afterpay and Square
January 20, 2026  |  Consumer Finance

Block has provided more than $200 billion in credit to customers across its Cash App Borrow, Afterpay and Square Loans products. Get the Full Story...

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PayPal and april Team on Faster Tax Filing
PayPal and april Team on Faster Tax Filing
January 20, 2026  |  Taxes

PayPal has launched a partnership with embedded tax technology platform april. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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Payments Executives on What Worked, What Failed and What Comes Next for Commerce in 2026
Payments Executives on What Worked, What Failed and What Comes Next for Commerce in 2026
January 20, 2026  |  Digital Payments

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Visa on How Trust Is Built at the Moment of Authorization
Visa on How Trust Is Built at the Moment of Authorization
January 20, 2026  |  Credit Cards

Trust and security have always underpinned payments, but they have become the decisive factors that determine whether a cardholder continues using a credential or pivots...

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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
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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