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Paycheck-to-Paycheck Consumers Have Already Cut the Lattes

Paycheck-to-Paycheck Consumers Have Already Cut the Lattes
Paycheck-to-Paycheck Consumers Have Already Cut the Lattes
September 09, 2026  |  Consumer Finance

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62% of Businesses Make ERP Integration the Top AP Test
62% of Businesses Make ERP Integration the Top AP Test
September 09, 2026  |  Accounts Payable

For accounts payable software buyers, the quality of the connections now carries more weight than the size of the price tag. Get the Full Story...

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Ramp Eyes $60 Billion Valuation Just Months After Series F
Ramp Eyes $60 Billion Valuation Just Months After Series F
September 08, 2026  |  Spend Management

Financial operations platform Ramp is in early talks with investors to raise about $1 billion in primary funding at a $60 billion valuation, Bloomberg reported...

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Chime Inks $590 Million Deal to Buy Longtime Bank Partner Stride
Chime Inks $590 Million Deal to Buy Longtime Bank Partner Stride
September 08, 2026  |  Banking

Chime plans to acquire its bank partner, Oklahoma-headquartered Stride Bank, to further Chime’s efforts to provide “mainstream America” with better banking, the company said in...

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Visa CEO Says AI Shopping Has Arrived but Agentic Payments Haven’t
Visa CEO Says AI Shopping Has Arrived but Agentic Payments Haven’t
September 08, 2026  |  VISA

Artificial intelligence may be changing where consumers decide what to buy before it changes where they pay for it. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Block Pursues National Trust Bank Charter to Custody Bitcoin and Stablecoins
Block Pursues National Trust Bank Charter to Custody Bitcoin and Stablecoins
September 08, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Block aims to establish a national trust bank that would provide custody and related fiduciary services, including those for bitcoin and stablecoins, the company said...

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Cognition Secures $48 Billion Valuation as Demand for AI Coding Surges
Cognition Secures $48 Billion Valuation as Demand for AI Coding Surges
September 08, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence coding startup Cognition raised over $2 billion at a $48 billion valuation in a Series E funding round, the company said in a...

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Circle $400M Tazapay Deal Buys the Last Mile Stablecoins Still Need
Circle $400M Tazapay Deal Buys the Last Mile Stablecoins Still Need
September 08, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

In 2024, announcements pairing banks, payment companies and established financial institutions with digital asset firms frequently centered on experimentation, access or validation. A traditional institution...

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