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A Half Point Can Reveal the Real Cost of a Debit Upgrade

A Half Point Can Reveal the Real Cost of a Debit Upgrade
A Half Point Can Reveal the Real Cost of a Debit Upgrade
September 30, 2026  |  Next-Gen Debit

A debit processor migration can look successful on a project plan and still create problems at the checkout counter. That’s one of the central findings...

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AI’s Payments Breakthrough Will Be Knowing When Not to Pay
AI’s Payments Breakthrough Will Be Knowing When Not to Pay
September 30, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Watch more: What’s Next in Payments With Chris Trainor of Paymentus Giving an artificial intelligence agent a wallet is easy to understand. Giving it permission...

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Conference Board Finds Consumer Price Concerns Hit New Highs
Conference Board Finds Consumer Price Concerns Hit New Highs
September 29, 2026  |  Economy

Consumer confidence fell in September as consumer concerns about the cost of fuel and other goods and services rose to new heights, The Conference Board...

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Samsung Invests $1 Billion in Helix to Drive AI Infrastructure Pivot
Samsung Invests $1 Billion in Helix to Drive AI Infrastructure Pivot
September 29, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Samsung is investing $1 billion in Helix Digital Infrastructure, an artificial intelligence infrastructure company established by global investment firm KKR and launched in June, Samsung...

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Meta’s Agentic Strategy Is Coming for the Main Street Back Office
Meta’s Agentic Strategy Is Coming for the Main Street Back Office
September 29, 2026  |  Facebook / Meta

Big Tech’s social and commerce platforms already dominate the web. Now, they want to help run Main Street. Meta made that ambition explicit Monday (Sept....

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Citi Rewires Global Payments Through Single Swift Connection
Citi Rewires Global Payments Through Single Swift Connection
September 29, 2026  |  Cross-border Payments

Citi now enables its bank clients to access multiple cross-border instant payment markets through a single account structure, the bank said in a Tuesday (Sept. 29) press release. This solution also...

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McDonald’s Puts AI in Charge of the Drive-Thru
McDonald’s Puts AI in Charge of the Drive-Thru
September 29, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

McDonald’s will deploy ArchIQ, an artificial intelligence-powered restaurant operating system, across its network, with U.S. rollout starting in 2027. Its drive-thru voice agent, Archy, takes...

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Thomson Reuters Wins AI Copyright Battle
Thomson Reuters Wins AI Copyright Battle
September 29, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

A U.S. appeals court upheld a ruling for Thomson Reuters in its copyright lawsuit against Ross Intelligence that centers on artificial intelligence training, Reuters reported...

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