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Less Than Half of Consumers Say They Could Handle a $1,000 Surprise Expense

Less Than Half of Consumers Say They Could Handle a $1,000 Surprise Expense
Less Than Half of Consumers Say They Could Handle a $1,000 Surprise Expense
April 15, 2026  |  Consumer Insights

A flat tire, a broken appliance or an urgent dental bill may look like a routine household problem. But for a growing share of Americans,...

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Merchants Still Underestimate the Checkout Walkout
Merchants Still Underestimate the Checkout Walkout
April 15, 2026  |  Checkout Conversion

Watch more: Need to Know With Paysafe’s Rob Gatto  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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US Set to Start Refunding $127 Billion in Tariffs
US Set to Start Refunding $127 Billion in Tariffs
April 14, 2026  |  Legal

A Court of International Trade judge said Tuesday (April 14) that the U.S. government expects to begin processing claims for refunds from tariffs on Monday...

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OpenAI Expands Cybersecurity Program Before Deploying New Models
OpenAI Expands Cybersecurity Program Before Deploying New Models
April 14, 2026  |  artificial intelligence

OpenAI plans to expand access to a program introduced in February that gives cybersecurity professionals access to frontier models. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Crypto Exchange Kraken Prepares for IPO
Crypto Exchange Kraken Prepares for IPO
April 14, 2026  |  IPO

Kraken Co-CEO Arjun Sethi said Tuesday (April 14) that the crypto exchange confidentially filed for an initial public offering (IPO), Semafor reported Tuesday. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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UBS Analysts Say AI Models May Replace Some Software Incumbents
UBS Analysts Say AI Models May Replace Some Software Incumbents
April 14, 2026  |  artificial intelligence

UBS analysts see the latest artificial intelligence models from Anthropic and OpenAI as a threat to enterprise software companies, Seeking Alpha reported Tuesday (April 14)....

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TD and BMO Back New Montréal Exchange Credit Derivatives Product
TD and BMO Back New Montréal Exchange Credit Derivatives Product
April 14, 2026  |  Banking

TD Securities and BMO Capital Markets are acting as liquidity providers for the Montréal Exchange’s new FTSE Canada Bank Credit Index Futures (BCS), Bloomberg reported Tuesday (April 14). Get the Full Story Complete...

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Latin America’s Informal Economy Becomes FinTech’s Biggest Opening
Latin America’s Informal Economy Becomes FinTech’s Biggest Opening
April 14, 2026  |  Latin America

Latin America’s digital economy is advancing at a steady pace, yet much of the region’s commercial activity still operates beyond formal financial channels, leaving payments...

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How CFOs Are Turning B2B Payments Into a Strategic Weapon 
How CFOs Are Turning B2B Payments Into a Strategic Weapon 
April 14, 2026  |  B2B Payments

The underlying rails powering corporate payments are improving everywhere. Real-time payment networks have proliferated, card use is scaling as the economics start to make more...

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