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How the Back Office Took Center Stage in 2025

How the Back Office Took Center Stage in 2025
How the Back Office Took Center Stage in 2025
December 31, 2025  |  Back-office

If you work in banking, payments, FinTech or the digital economy, you’ve felt it all year: The back office is no longer backstage. Payments, identity,...

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Data Highlights the Divide Between ‘Choice’ and ‘No Choice’ for Paycheck-to-Paycheck Consumers
Data Highlights the Divide Between ‘Choice’ and ‘No Choice’ for Paycheck-to-Paycheck Consumers
December 31, 2025  |  Consumer Finance

For much of the past decade, “living paycheck to paycheck” has functioned as shorthand for low wages. PYMNTS Intelligence’s research this year suggests something more...

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Nearly Half of Gen Z Still Want In-Person Financial Advice
Nearly Half of Gen Z Still Want In-Person Financial Advice
December 31, 2025  |  Credit Unions

For credit unions, the Gen Z challenge is no longer about digital access but about relevance in moments that shape financial confidence. Get the Full...

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Payments CEOs Weigh In on How Much Autonomy Is Too Much
Payments CEOs Weigh In on How Much Autonomy Is Too Much
December 31, 2025  |  Payments Innovation

Picture the last time a payment “worked.” You probably don’t remember it. That’s the point: the best transactions vanish into the background. Get the Full...

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Starbucks Plans to Add and Remodel Stores After Closing 400 This Year
Starbucks Plans to Add and Remodel Stores After Closing 400 This Year
December 30, 2025  |  Retail

Starbucks reportedly plans to open new stores and remodel existing ones in 2026 after closing 400 locations across the United States in September. Get the...

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Judge Orders Trump Administration to Continue Funding CFPB
Judge Orders Trump Administration to Continue Funding CFPB
December 30, 2025  |  CFPB

A judge ruled Tuesday (Dec. 30) that the Trump administration must continue funding the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) until an appeals court hearing that...

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Who Controls Checkout? Price.com Pushes AI From Recommendation to Execution
Who Controls Checkout? Price.com Pushes AI From Recommendation to Execution
December 30, 2025  |  artificial intelligence

Price.com launched “Buy with AI,” a feature that allows an artificial intelligence (AI) agent to search for products, apply discounts and complete purchases across the...

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Three New Year’s Resolutions CFOs Are Making About Data and AI
Three New Year’s Resolutions CFOs Are Making About Data and AI
December 30, 2025  |  B2B Payments

As the calendar turns, chief financial officers are once again sketching out New Year’s resolutions. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Cybersecurity Industry Workers Plead Guilty to Ransomware Attacks
Cybersecurity Industry Workers Plead Guilty to Ransomware Attacks
December 30, 2025  |  Security & Fraud

Three men who worked in the cybersecurity industry pleaded guilty to charges related to ransomware attacks they launched with the help of ALPHV BlackCat in...

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