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Lenders Face a New Reality: Instant Payouts or Lose Customers

Lenders Face a New Reality: Instant Payouts or Lose Customers
Lenders Face a New Reality: Instant Payouts or Lose Customers
August 08, 2025  |  Real-Time Payments

Speed is becoming the defining feature of lending, and borrowers are setting the pace. With inflation pinching household budgets and emergencies around every corner, consumers...

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Healthcare Executives See Rising Risk From Outdated Payment Systems
Healthcare Executives See Rising Risk From Outdated Payment Systems
August 08, 2025  |  Healthcare

While many sectors have embraced the swift currents of digital innovation, a significant portion of the U.S. healthcare industry remains anchored in outdated payment practices,...

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FinTech IPO Index Moves 3.1% Higher in Earnings-Fueled Rally
FinTech IPO Index Moves 3.1% Higher in Earnings-Fueled Rally
August 08, 2025  |  Fintech Investments

Earnings reports were the key determinants of the FinTech IPO Index’s fortunes this week, with the platforms sharply in focus. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Lawsuit Alleges Apple Pay a Trillion-Dollar ‘Fence’ for Stolen Wallet IP
Lawsuit Alleges Apple Pay a Trillion-Dollar ‘Fence’ for Stolen Wallet IP
August 07, 2025  |  Apple Pay

Digital payments solution provider Fintiv is accusing Apple of racketeering and trade-secret theft in a new federal suit over the technology that powers Apple Pay....

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Chime Leans on Cost Edge to Win ‘Unhappily Banked’
Chime Leans on Cost Edge to Win ‘Unhappily Banked’
August 07, 2025  |  Earnings

Chime’s first outing as a public company was a success, and CEO Chris Britt did not hedge on ambition. He waited about 30 seconds into the...

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Instacart Shoppers Downshift to Value as AI and Merchandising Reshape Behavior
Instacart Shoppers Downshift to Value as AI and Merchandising Reshape Behavior
August 07, 2025  |  Earnings

Instacart shoppers are ordering more often — and more carefully — as digital tools reframe how value is presented and perceived on the platform. Get...

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Economic Anxiety Fuels Secondhand Luxury Boom for The RealReal
Economic Anxiety Fuels Secondhand Luxury Boom for The RealReal
August 07, 2025  |  Earnings

Online luxury consignment marketplace The RealReal’s “breakout performance” in the second quarter of 2025 signaled that discretionary spending by consumers amid economic worries remains strong....

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37% of Sezzle Anywhere Orders Occur in-Store Amid BNPL Momentum
37% of Sezzle Anywhere Orders Occur in-Store Amid BNPL Momentum
August 07, 2025  |  Earnings

The momentum of buy now, pay later (BNPL) remains unabated, Sezzle management said on the company’s conference call on Thursday (Aug. 7), marked by double-digit...

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