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Card Program Complexity Puts Scale-or-Stall Pressure on Issuers

Card Program Complexity Puts Scale-or-Stall Pressure on Issuers
Card Program Complexity Puts Scale-or-Stall Pressure on Issuers
January 14, 2026  |  Payments Innovation

Card programs have become tools in modern payments, enabling banks, FinTechs and non-financial brands to extend financial services, deepen customer relationships and unlock new revenue...

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High Earners Make Card Installments a Pay-Later Power Tool
High Earners Make Card Installments a Pay-Later Power Tool
January 14, 2026  |  Payment Methods

Pay later is no longer a niche solution for cash-strapped consumers, as high earners increasingly use credit card installment plans to manage spending with precision...

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CFOs Discover AI Is Only as Strong as Their Data
CFOs Discover AI Is Only as Strong as Their Data
January 14, 2026  |  CFO

For years, artificial intelligence (AI) has been pitched to finance leaders as a faster way to do what they already do: close the books, reconcile...

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Longevity Rewrites the Economics of Inheritance
Longevity Rewrites the Economics of Inheritance
January 13, 2026  |  What's Hot

AI-driven longevity is redefining aging, with longer, healthier lives fueling more spending later in life. The result: inheritance happens later and looks very different.

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Citi Links Regulation and Reality in the Next Phase of Digital Assets
Citi Links Regulation and Reality in the Next Phase of Digital Assets
January 13, 2026  |  Blockchain

When PYMNTS and Citi launched the “From the Block” podcast, the goal was not to unpack the mechanics of blockchain or recap legislative fine print....

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Behind the Top Scams Consumers Face and the Defenses That Work
Behind the Top Scams Consumers Face and the Defenses That Work
January 13, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

Fraudsters are nothing if not creative, constantly reshaping old tricks with new technology to stay one step ahead of consumers and the institutions that serve...

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More Than Half of Merchants Shift Fraud Spend From People to Tech
More Than Half of Merchants Shift Fraud Spend From People to Tech
January 13, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

Merchants are discovering that fraud prevention has become less about stopping bad actors at checkout and more about managing risk across the entire payment journey,...

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Microsoft Turns Retail Into an AI Agent Test Bed
Microsoft Turns Retail Into an AI Agent Test Bed
January 13, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

With CES wrapping last week and the National Retail Federation event kicking off Monday (Jan. 12) there’s been a renewed focus on The Prompt Economy’s...

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