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WEX Says Embedded Payments Are Easier to Launch Than to Scale

WEX Says Embedded Payments Are Easier to Launch Than to Scale
WEX Says Embedded Payments Are Easier to Launch Than to Scale
August 19, 2026  |  B2B Payments

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Emerging Middle Market Growth Needs Credit That Moves With Inventory
Emerging Middle Market Growth Needs Credit That Moves With Inventory
August 19, 2026  |  Working Capital

A distributor can know what inventory it needs to order next week before its financing system knows that the purchase exists. Get the Full Story...

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What Makes a New Card Win the Wallet?
What Makes a New Card Win the Wallet?
August 19, 2026  |  Digital Payments

A card can earn top billing in a customer’s wallet or disappear behind an expired gift card. The difference often starts with the first tap...

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Better AI Prompts Turn Consumer Experiments Into Habits
Better AI Prompts Turn Consumer Experiments Into Habits
August 19, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Generative artificial intelligence is becoming a more useful tool for consumers not just because the technology is improving, but also because consumers are getting better...

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Plaid Study Links Account Checks to Faster Fraud Detection
Plaid Study Links Account Checks to Faster Fraud Detection
August 19, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

Payments have spent years getting faster. Fraud detection has not always kept pace. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Walmart’s Grocery Lead Faces a Higher-Margin Test
Walmart’s Grocery Lead Faces a Higher-Margin Test
August 19, 2026  |  Walmart

Walmart reports earnings Thursday (Aug. 20), and it enters with a valuable retail advantage that looks both powerful and underused. It captures the weekly grocery trip,...

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Credit Card Delinquencies Edge Up to 2.5% Across Top Banks
Credit Card Delinquencies Edge Up to 2.5% Across Top Banks
August 18, 2026  |  Credit Cards

The average credit card delinquency rate ticked up from 2.48% in June to 2.50% in July, Seeking Alpha reported Tuesday (Aug. 18), based on the...

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SEC Proposes Rules to Streamline Capital Formation for Digital Asset Entrepreneurs
SEC Proposes Rules to Streamline Capital Formation for Digital Asset Entrepreneurs
August 18, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed new rules that it said in a Tuesday (Aug. 18) press release would create a clear framework for...

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