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Why Buy Now, Pay Later Was Never Just About Credit

Why Buy Now, Pay Later Was Never Just About Credit
Why Buy Now, Pay Later Was Never Just About Credit
August 05, 2026  |  BNPL

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55% of Banks Are Building a Stronger Database for Payments
55% of Banks Are Building a Stronger Database for Payments
August 05, 2026  |  Commerce

Issuer processing is moving closer to the moment when payment data becomes a decision, giving financial institutions a clearer path to approve more legitimate purchases...

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i2c CEO Says AI Agents Make Entire Workflows Disappear
i2c CEO Says AI Agents Make Entire Workflows Disappear
August 05, 2026  |  Opinion

The organizations scaling agentic AI successfully are building guardrails before they need them, i2c CEO Amir Wain writes in a new PYMNTS eBook, “Building the...

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LoanDepot Q2 Revenue Jumps 18% on Home Equity Expansion
LoanDepot Q2 Revenue Jumps 18% on Home Equity Expansion
August 04, 2026  |  Earnings

LoanDepot’s recent expansion into home equity lending paid off in the second quarter, driving unit volume growth of 25% and revenue growth of 18% compared...

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Appeals Court Overturns Ban on Perplexity AI Shopping Agents on Amazon
Appeals Court Overturns Ban on Perplexity AI Shopping Agents on Amazon
August 04, 2026  |  Amazon

A U.S. appeals court overturned a March ruling that temporarily barred Perplexity’s artificial intelligence-powered agentic shopping tools from accessing Amazon’s platform, Reuters reported Tuesday (Aug....

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Samsung Pursues Digital Assets With Crypto Exchange Deal and Stablecoin Push
Samsung Pursues Digital Assets With Crypto Exchange Deal and Stablecoin Push
August 04, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Samsung’s recent announcements that it is adding stablecoin support to new smartphones and that it acquired a stake in cryptocurrency exchange operator Dunamu suggest the...

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Pinterest’s AI Push Pays Off in Record Users and Revenue
Pinterest’s AI Push Pays Off in Record Users and Revenue
August 04, 2026  |  Earnings

Pinterest set out to reinvent itself as an artificial intelligence-driven shopping destination, and its second quarter results suggest the strategy is working. Get the Full...

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Marqeta Deal Size Jumps 90% as Enterprise Push Gains Ground
Marqeta Deal Size Jumps 90% as Enterprise Push Gains Ground
August 04, 2026  |  Earnings

Marqeta’s second-quarter earnings call Tuesday (Aug. 4) highlighted embedded finance, multinational issuing, stablecoins and commercial payments as the company’s primary strategic growth initiatives, even as...

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