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AI May Run Payments but Humans Still Own the Risk

AI May Run Payments but Humans Still Own the Risk
AI May Run Payments but Humans Still Own the Risk
April 16, 2026  |  Opinion

Confidence in AI depends on strong governance and explainability, WEX Chief Risk and Compliance Officer Annie Drew writes in a new PYMNTS eBook, “AI Runs...

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90% of Millennials Feel Pressure at the Grocery Store
90% of Millennials Feel Pressure at the Grocery Store
April 16, 2026  |  Consumer Insights

Millennials are learning to manage a pileup of costs all at once, and PYMNTS Intelligence data suggests that balancing act is becoming harder even during...

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The New Checkout Is Where the Best Offer Wins
The New Checkout Is Where the Best Offer Wins
April 16, 2026  |  retail

A shopper walks into a grocery store with discounts sitting in three different places: their loyalty app, their credit card and a manufacturer rebate. The...

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Payments Alone No Longer Cut It for Small Businesses
Payments Alone No Longer Cut It for Small Businesses
April 16, 2026  |  SMBs

Synchrony is launching a three-part interview series aimed at a central challenge facing small businesses: how to grow sales without putting more pressure on margins...

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Apple Pushes Siri Programmers to Adopt AI Coding Tools
Apple Pushes Siri Programmers to Adopt AI Coding Tools
April 15, 2026  |  Apple

Apple plans to send “a significant chunk” of its Siri programmers to a weekslong bootcamp to learn to code using artificial intelligence, The Information reported...

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Amazon Sellers Protest Policy Changes With One-Day Ad Boycott
Amazon Sellers Protest Policy Changes With One-Day Ad Boycott
April 15, 2026  |  Amazon

Hundreds of large Amazon sellers are protesting the company’s recent policy changes by boycotting its advertising platform on Wednesday (April 15), CNBC reported. Get the...

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FanDuel and DraftKings Fund $41 Million Lobbying Effort by Super PAC
FanDuel and DraftKings Fund $41 Million Lobbying Effort by Super PAC
April 15, 2026  |  Politics

Sports gambling platforms have contributed $41 million to a new federal super political action committee (PAC) this year, Bloomberg reported Wednesday (April 15), citing filings...

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Live Nation Loses Antitrust Case Brought by 33 States
Live Nation Loses Antitrust Case Brought by 33 States
April 15, 2026  |  ANTITRUST

Live Nation will continue to fight an antitrust case brought by a coalition of states after a jury ruled against the company Wednesday (April 15)....

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Fed Beige Book Finds Tax Refund Relief Running Into Higher Gas Prices
Fed Beige Book Finds Tax Refund Relief Running Into Higher Gas Prices
April 15, 2026  |  Economy

The Federal Reserve’s latest Beige Book, released Wednesday (April 15), describes an economy that keeps growing even as businesses and households navigate mounting uncertainty and...

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