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Why Prompts Are the New Buy Buttons
Why Prompts Are the New Buy Buttons
August 21, 2025  |  Artificial Intelligence

What happens when a simple request becomes a done deal? When prompts replace buy buttons and commerce moves at the speed of a conversation? Get...

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Credit Card Giants Miss the Mark With Small Business
Credit Card Giants Miss the Mark With Small Business
August 21, 2025  |  SMBs

In the complex world of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), financial and operational agility is often the key to survival and success. Get the Full...

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FTC Sues LA Fitness Over Gym Cancellation Tactics
FTC Sues LA Fitness Over Gym Cancellation Tactics
August 20, 2025  |  Regulation

Fitness International, the operator of LA Fitness and other gym chains, said Wednesday (Aug. 20) that it will defend its practices in court after the...

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Nubank Appoints FinTech Veteran Armando Herrera to Lead Mexican Operation
Nubank Appoints FinTech Veteran Armando Herrera to Lead Mexican Operation
August 20, 2025  |  Personnel

Nubank has appointed FinTech veteran Armando Herrera to lead its Mexican operation, Nu Mexico, as CEO, effective Sept. 2. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Google Beats Apple in Smartphone AI Race
Google Beats Apple in Smartphone AI Race
August 20, 2025  |  artificial intelligence

Apple is behind Google in the race to add artificial intelligence (AI) features to smartphones, according to Wall Street Journal Personal Tech Columnist Nicole Nguyen....

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Judge Rules Visa Must Face New Debit Card Antitrust Case
Judge Rules Visa Must Face New Debit Card Antitrust Case
August 20, 2025  |  VISA

Visa reportedly must continue to face a class action lawsuit filed by merchants alleging that the company has a monopoly in the debit card market....

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Retailers Split on Holiday Outlook as Shoppers Pull Back
Retailers Split on Holiday Outlook as Shoppers Pull Back
August 20, 2025  |  Retail

Major U.S. retailers’ forecasts reportedly have investors wondering whether the current slump in consumer spending could last through the holiday shopping season. Get the Full Story...

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Washington Opens AI Sandbox for Federal Agencies
Washington Opens AI Sandbox for Federal Agencies
August 20, 2025  |  artificial intelligence

The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) on Thursday (Aug. 14) launched USAi, a secure artificial intelligence (AI) platform designed to help all federal agencies test...

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Embedded Finance Emerges as Growth Engine for Q2 Earnings
Embedded Finance Emerges as Growth Engine for Q2 Earnings
August 20, 2025  |  Consumer Finance

Executives across the payments and lending spectrum have used their second-quarter earnings calls to emphasize embedded finance not just as a future prospect, but as...

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