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Tight Credit Market Creates ‘Goldilocks Scenario’ for Alternative Lenders

Tight Credit Market Creates ‘Goldilocks Scenario’ for Alternative Lenders
Tight Credit Market Creates ‘Goldilocks Scenario’ for Alternative Lenders
June 12, 2025  |  Alternative Credit

The traditional credit supply chain is showing signs of strain, leaving millions of consumers seeking alternatives to conventional banking products and opening new avenues for...

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More Than Half of Gen Z Consumers Would Switch Retailers for Self-Checkout
More Than Half of Gen Z Consumers Would Switch Retailers for Self-Checkout
June 12, 2025  |  Unattended Retail

Early stumbles in self-checkout are giving way to a new era of self-service commerce powered by artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things, reshaping retail...

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Security Concerns Shape Singapore’s Digital Shopping Habits
Security Concerns Shape Singapore’s Digital Shopping Habits
June 12, 2025  |  Shopping

Singapore is at the forefront of the mobile shopping revolution, as 65% of shoppers in the country used a mobile device for their latest retail...

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Supplier Enablement Programs Accelerate Virtual Card Use
Supplier Enablement Programs Accelerate Virtual Card Use
June 12, 2025  |  B2B Payments

The B2B payments landscape has long been characterized by competing interests, with buyers seeking to extend payment terms while suppliers push for prompt remittance. Get...

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Small Businesses Skip Digital Wallets for Cross-Border Payments
Small Businesses Skip Digital Wallets for Cross-Border Payments
June 12, 2025  |  Mobile

As global commerce becomes more digitized and less reliant on conventional infrastructure and workflows, digital wallets, a once-niche technology, are beginning to reshape international money...

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Chime Gets a Ringing Endorsement on Wall Street as IPO Valuation Hits $11.6B
Chime Gets a Ringing Endorsement on Wall Street as IPO Valuation Hits $11.6B
June 11, 2025  |  IPO

The pricing of an initial public offering (IPO), a ritual that comes the night before the first day of trading, gauges the enthusiasm of the...

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GrailPay Raises $6.7 Million to Expand Risk Layer for Bank Payments
GrailPay Raises $6.7 Million to Expand Risk Layer for Bank Payments
June 11, 2025  |  Investments

GrailPay has raised $6.7 million to expand its risk and data platform for bank payments that is used to make ACH payments safer, smarter and...

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Pinterest Adds AI-Powered Shopping Trend Forecasts for Advertisers
Pinterest Adds AI-Powered Shopping Trend Forecasts for Advertisers
June 11, 2025  |  Social Commerce

Pinterest has introduced two artificial intelligence (AI)-powered tools for advertisers that it says will provide enhanced ad solutions and shopping trend forecasts. Get the Full...

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