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CFOs Keep Payment Complexity From Eating Into Margins

CFOs Keep Payment Complexity From Eating Into Margins
CFOs Keep Payment Complexity From Eating Into Margins
September 10, 2026  |  CFO

Middle market CFOs are getting themselves stuck by doing what they think is the right thing. And that “right thing” is typically still treating finance...

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Card Issuers Speed Upgrades as Fraud Threats Grow
Card Issuers Speed Upgrades as Fraud Threats Grow
September 09, 2026  |  Digital Payments

Card platform upgrade calendars are getting shorter. The next major deadline may arrive before issuers finish planning for the last one. Get the Full Story...

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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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Study Finds Bad Billing Experiences Delay $330 Billion in Consumer Payments Each Year
Study Finds Bad Billing Experiences Delay $330 Billion in Consumer Payments Each Year
September 08, 2026  |  B2B Payments

Paying a bill may never rank among life’s great pleasures. Still, it shouldn’t feel like a test of patience every month. Get the Full Story...

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Merchants Put AI to Work Without Handing Over the Customer
Merchants Put AI to Work Without Handing Over the Customer
September 08, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

The payments and retail industries are asking the wrong question about agentic commerce. The question is not whether an artificial intelligence agent can complete a...

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Smart Checkout Gives Merchant Data New Bargaining Power
Smart Checkout Gives Merchant Data New Bargaining Power
September 04, 2026  |  Connected Economy

Payments platforms have plenty of transaction data. Smart checkout is raising the value of the merchant information they do not have. Get the Full Story...

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72% of UAE Shoppers Used AI for Their Latest Purchase
72% of UAE Shoppers Used AI for Their Latest Purchase
September 03, 2026  |  Consumer Insights

The UAE shopper has little patience for yesterday’s checkout. A phone can serve as a storefront, research assistant and wallet before a merchant’s website has...

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The G20 Is Coming for Stablecoins’ Best Cross-Border Sales Pitch
The G20 Is Coming for Stablecoins’ Best Cross-Border Sales Pitch
September 02, 2026  |  Payments Innovation

Stablecoins have pinned their corporate finance hopes on a straightforward proposition: better cross-border B2B payments. Traditional cross-border payments are constrained by banking hours, fragmented data...

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