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Cash-Strapped Consumers 3.5 Times More Likely to Use BNPL
Cash-Strapped Consumers 3.5 Times More Likely to Use BNPL
December 16, 2024  |  BNPL

More than one-third of U.S. consumers are struggling with cash flow shortages, forcing them to make tough choices about how they pay for everyday necessities....

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CE 100 Index Gives Up 2.2% as MongoDB and Adobe Slip on Earnings
CE 100 Index Gives Up 2.2% as MongoDB and Adobe Slip on Earnings
December 16, 2024  |  Connected Economy

What goes up must come down — and after three straight weeks of rallies, the CE 100 wound up snapping a long streak of wins,...

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More Than 75% of Banks Not Ready for ISO 20022 Mandates. The Question Is: Why?
More Than 75% of Banks Not Ready for ISO 20022 Mandates. The Question Is: Why?
December 13, 2024  |  Bank Regulation

The benefits of standardized data formats and exchanges in financial services are myriad. Banks are moving toward the ISO 20022 financial messaging standard, tied to...

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AI Shopping Bots Race to Fill Online Carts
AI Shopping Bots Race to Fill Online Carts
December 13, 2024  |  Artificial Intelligence

Silicon Valley is unleashing artificial intelligence agents that can surf online stores, swipe digital credit cards and buy goods without a human lifting a finger...

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Bridging the Gap: Connecting Small Businesses to the Broader Business Ecosystem
Bridging the Gap: Connecting Small Businesses to the Broader Business Ecosystem
December 13, 2024  |  SMBs

No business wants to get paid slower. No one wants to park their financial operations with a larger company. And no one wants to pay...

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The Clearing House Looks to New Commercial Use Cases to Drive Real-Time Payments Growth
The Clearing House Looks to New Commercial Use Cases to Drive Real-Time Payments Growth
December 13, 2024  |  Real-Time Payments

When The Clearing House launched its RTP® network in 2017 — the first new payments infrastructure in about 40 years — the transaction limit was...

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81% of ‘Credit-Curious’ Consumers Are Interested in Secured Cards to Build Credit
81% of ‘Credit-Curious’ Consumers Are Interested in Secured Cards to Build Credit
December 13, 2024  |  Credit Cards

Fifty-three million U.S. consumers don’t have a credit card and are known as “credit card outsiders.” This diverse group includes both younger people seeking to...

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Huize Soars on Earnings and Powers FinTech IPO Index by 22.5%
Huize Soars on Earnings and Powers FinTech IPO Index by 22.5%
December 13, 2024  |  Fintech Investments

Now that’s a rally. In what was inarguably the most explosive five trading days of its history, the FinTech IPO Index surged 22.5%, and now...

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Amazon’s Quick Commerce and Drone Advances Ignite Delivery Race With Walmart
Amazon’s Quick Commerce and Drone Advances Ignite Delivery Race With Walmart
December 13, 2024  |  Retail

It looks like Amazon wants to heat up competition in the delivery space against rival Walmart. Amazon is testing 15-minute grocery delivery in India as...

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