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Earned Wage Access Reaches Workers but Fails to Win Them

Earned Wage Access Reaches Workers but Fails to Win Them
Earned Wage Access Reaches Workers but Fails to Win Them
July 15, 2026  |  Payroll

On-demand pay was supposed to address a straightforward mismatch. Employees earn money every day, but traditional payroll systems release it every one or two weeks....

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78% of CFOs Say Payment Blind Spots Increase Customer Friction
78% of CFOs Say Payment Blind Spots Increase Customer Friction
July 15, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

The best fraud prevention stops bad transactions and lets good ones move faster. But new findings in the June 2026 edition of The 2026 Certainty...

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OpenAI Plans Portable Smart Speaker With Personality
OpenAI Plans Portable Smart Speaker With Personality
July 14, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI’s first device will be a portable smart speaker that serves as an artificial intelligence companion, Bloomberg reported Tuesday (July 14), citing unnamed sources. Get the...

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Fed’s Bowman Says Tailored AI Supervision Drives Financial Inclusion
Fed’s Bowman Says Tailored AI Supervision Drives Financial Inclusion
July 14, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Federal Reserve supervision should not hinder banks’ implementation of artificial intelligence (AI), because the technology can contribute to financial inclusion, Federal Reserve Vice Chair for...

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AI Is Becoming the Hotel Industry’s New Manager
AI Is Becoming the Hotel Industry’s New Manager
July 14, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Labor accounts for 51.7% of hotel operating expenses and 32.4% of total revenue at U.S. hotels, according to CBRE Group’s “Trends in the Hotel Industry”...

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Credit Unions Ask Fed to Freeze Debit Interchange Plan Until Courts Rule
Credit Unions Ask Fed to Freeze Debit Interchange Plan Until Courts Rule
July 14, 2026  |  Credit Unions

America’s Credit Unions has called on the Federal Reserve to withdraw its 2023 proposed Regulation II changes to debit interchange until legal challenges have been resolved. Get the Full...

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Ex-CFPB Enforcement Officials Launch Consumer-Focused Law Firm
Ex-CFPB Enforcement Officials Launch Consumer-Focused Law Firm
July 14, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

Three former senior enforcement leaders from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) have launched a public interest law firm that will focus on consumer rights, tenant...

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New QR Standard Unlocks US Instant Payments at Checkout
New QR Standard Unlocks US Instant Payments at Checkout
July 14, 2026  |  Real-Time Payments

The United States does not lack instant payment rails. It lacks a simple, universal front door to them. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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