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The Protocol Power Struggle Reshaping AI-Driven Commerce.
artificial intelligence // December 10, 2025

Changes in how consumers shop and pay never happen all at once. The transformation doesn’t make a grand entrance. Change happens when the friction that consumers and merchants tolerate becomes harder to live with than the habit of sticking to the old way. That is...

The Creative Destruction and Rebuild of the Payments Business Model
artificial intelligence // November 20, 2025

In 1878, Randolph McCoy accused Floyd Hatfield of stealing a pig. The trial ruled in favor of Hatfield. That pig became the spark that ignited one of America’s most infamous feuds. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Why 30 Million US Consumers No Longer Search.
artificial intelligence // October 22, 2025

For nearly three decades, the internet rewarded people who knew how to find information fast. The pros learned to turn questions into a few notable keywords and cherry-pick through pages of results until they found what they needed. Search became a reflex. Searchers gathered data,...

The BNPL Story Everyone’s Getting Wrong
BNPL // October 15, 2025

Easy loans are luring millions of Americans into a dangerous cycle of debt. Young people, particularly college students, are being seduced by easy credit and instant gratification, spending money they don’t have on things they don’t need. This easy credit revolution threatens to create a...