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Inside the NFL’s Strategy to Monetize Every Second of Super Bowl Week
Retail
Inside the NFL’s Strategy to Monetize Every Second of Super Bowl Week
Online Finally Breaks Brick and Mortar

What's Trending
Online Finally Breaks Brick and Mortar
From Assistive to Agentic AI: Consumers Wade Into Autonomous Commerce

Artificial Intelligence
From Assistive to Agentic AI: Consumers Wade Into Autonomous Commerce
Buy Now, Pay Later Powers the Experience Economy

BNPL
Buy Now, Pay Later Powers the Experience Economy
Shared Signals Are Helping Banks Stop Fraud Sooner

Security & Fraud
Shared Signals Are Helping Banks Stop Fraud Sooner
Embedded Finance Pays Off for 54% of US B2B Platforms

B2B Payments
Embedded Finance Pays Off for 54% of US B2B Platforms
Digital Wallets Win the Instant Payments Habit Battle

Real-Time Payments
Digital Wallets Win the Instant Payments Habit Battle

News & Trends

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Featured Insights


Buy Now, Pay Later Powers the Experience Economy
The New Checkout: Crimped Consumers Lean Into Online Retail and Digital Wallets
Agentic AI Breaks Out of the Sandbox
How Consumers Are Rebuilding Daily Life Around AI

Antitrust & Competition Policy

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CFTC Certifies First Crypto-Native Exchange as a Designated Contract Market AI-powered Cyberattacks Pose New Security and Regulatory Compliance Challenges EU Set to Hand Over Sensitive Personal Data to US In Visa-Free Travel Deal EU Plans to Step Up Enforcement of Digital Rules in the Face of US Opposition
COMPETITION POLICY INTERNATIONAL

Artificial Intelligence

AI Pushes Personalization From Guesswork to Growth
AI May No Longer Require Big Data Centers to Scale
Chinese AI Company MiniMax Sees Share Price Double on Day of IPO
Allianz Taps Anthropic to Help Deploy AI Throughout Its Insurance Business
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Editor's Picks

Big Tech Kicks off 2026 With AI Product Updates and Releases
From Mines to Oil Rigs, How AI Is Rewiring Mining, Energy and Agriculture
Employers Encourage AI at Work, With or Without Guardrails
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Data Point

Embedded Finance Pays Off for 54% of US B2B Platforms
72% of B2B Buyers Favor Suppliers With Embedded Payment Options 
74% of Credit Union Members Pass the Loyalty Test
47% of Merchants Say False Declines Cost Them Sales
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B2B PAYMENTS

Embedded Finance Pays Off for 54% of US B2B Platforms
Google’s $32 Billion Wiz Acquisition Faces EU Decision
What Agentic Commerce Can Learn From B2B Payments
HSBC Agrees to Pay $312 Million to Settle French Tax Fraud Charges
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RETAIL

Inside the NFL’s Strategy to Monetize Every Second of Super Bowl Week
Saks Global Weighs Competing Bankruptcy Financing Offers
Amazon Plans to Build Big-Box Store Near Chicago
Fiserv Launches Analytics Capability for In-Store Transaction Data
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Grocery

Amazon Plans to Build Big-Box Store Near Chicago
Albertsons Says AI Shopping Assistant Increased Customers’ Basket Size by 10%
Ocado to Offer Grocery Tech to More Customers After Exclusivity Deals End
Instacart Halts Algorithmic Price Testing Following Consumer Reports Study
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Restaurants

Starbucks Plans to Add and Remodel Stores After Closing 400 This Year
New York Cash Payments Law to Take Effect in March
Digital Tipping Keeps Employees Loyal as Restaurants Battle Labor Gaps
Paycheck-to-Paycheck Strain Sharpens Retail and QSR Spending Gap
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Healthcare

Walmart Launches Digital Destination Focused on Health and Wellness
Utah Tests Allowing AI to OK Prescription Refills Without Physician Signoff
OpenAI Begins Rollout of Health and Wellness-Focused Version of ChatGPT
OpenAI Says AI Is Now Informal Front Door to Healthcare
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ISOs Trade Terminals for Trusted Adviser Status
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nekuda Powers Agentic Commerce with Visa Intelligent Commerce
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Karen Webster


What's Trending
Online Finally Breaks Brick and Mortar
The Labor Economy Becomes the Next Payments Innovation Engine
BNPL’s Next Act Is as Consumer Working Capital
Smart Agents Replace Super Apps
Commerce Finds Its Voice
Tokenized Deposits Steal Stablecoin Buzz — and the Business Model
2025: Karen Webster on the Year in Payments and the AI Economy

Latest Trackers®

Credit unions are drawing FinTech partners seeking growth, yet execution gaps and operational constraints continue to limit performance.
Credit Unions
From Potential to Performance: How CUs Can Capture the FinTech Partnership Opportunity
Orchestrating Trust: The Future of Fraud Prevention in Payments
Building the Blockchain Blueprint: How Leading FIs Are Modernizing Money, Markets and Trust
To Own or Outsource? Directions in Payment Program Strategy
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Studies


Artificial Intelligence
From Assistive to Agentic AI: Consumers Wade Into Autonomous Commerce
The New Checkout: Crimped Consumers Lean Into Online Retail and Digital Wallets
Agentic AI Breaks Out of the Sandbox
Walmart Aims at Closing Amazon Online Sales Gap
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Regulations

Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
Cryptocurrency
UK’s FCA Helps Crypto Firms Prepare for New Regulatory Regime
Ripple Secures Electronic Money Institution License and Crypto Asset Registration in UK
Senate Sets Dueling January Markups for High-Stakes Crypto Market Regulation
Congress Targets Regulation to Jumpstart New Community Banks
Meta’s $2 Billion Manus Deal Meets Regulatory Scrutiny in China
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Connected Economy

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B2B Payments
What Agentic Commerce Can Learn From B2B Payments
Retailers Prepare for Agent-Driven Shopping at Scale
Executives Say AI Redefines Value and the Payments Competitive Landscape
Agentic AI Takes the Wheel in Travel Planning and Booking
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SMB

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SMBs
Hugimals Founder Credits Growth to AI, Payments and Amazon Store
Banks Are 2026’s Secret Weapon for Supplier Enablement
Experian Adds Commercial Data to Ascend Lender Platform
Economic Pressure Pushes Small Businesses to Demand Faster Paydays
Bank of America CEO Predicts Tariffs Will Ease in 2026
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Markets

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Chinese AI Company MiniMax Sees Share Price Double on Day of IPO
Ant International Revenue Jumps 25% as Digital Wallet Thrives
Albertsons Says AI Shopping Assistant Increased Customers’ Basket Size by 10%
Brazil FinTech PicPay Files for US IPO as Profits Surge
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Cryptocurrency

Stablecoins
Cryptocurrency
Banks, Cards and Creators Push Stablecoins Into Financial Mainstream
UK’s FCA Helps Crypto Firms Prepare for New Regulatory Regime
Senate Sets Dueling January Markups for High-Stakes Crypto Market Regulation
Rain Raises $250 Million to Scale Platform for Launching Stablecoin Cards
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Banking

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Security & Fraud
Shared Signals Are Helping Banks Stop Fraud Sooner
Congress Targets Regulation to Jumpstart New Community Banks
HSBC Agrees to Pay $312 Million to Settle French Tax Fraud Charges
World Liberty Financial Subsidiary Applies for Bank Charter for Stablecoin Operations
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TechREG®

Congress, House of Representatives
Blockchain
Witnesses Fault ‘Regulation by Enforcement’ of Digital Assets at Congressional Hearing
SEC Pauses Binance Prosecution Amid New Crypto Landscape
Report: UK Orders Apple to Allow Access to User Data
How US Stablecoin Regulation Could Change the Game for Global Payments
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