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Can Delivery Robots Solve Last-Mile Logistics Issues?
Can Delivery Robots Solve Last-Mile Logistics Issues?
February 03, 2025  |  Delivery

Serve Robotics CEO Ali Kashani envisions autonomous delivery robots transforming urban logistics by optimizing the pickup and delivery of food and other products to lower...

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Does Trump 1.0 Give Clues to the CFPB’s Fate During Trump 2.0?
Does Trump 1.0 Give Clues to the CFPB’s Fate During Trump 2.0?
February 03, 2025  |  CFPB

At the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a sizable shoe has dropped. CFPB Director Rohit Chopra’s firing over the weekend by President Donald Trump was no...

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Faster Payments Open Global Markets to Smaller Companies
Faster Payments Open Global Markets to Smaller Companies
February 03, 2025  |  Cross-border Payments

Just a few years ago, cross-border payments were inefficient at best and filled with friction at worst. They were opaque and took days to settle....

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eCommerce Merchants in the Land Down Under Turn to PSPs for Fraud Expertise
eCommerce Merchants in the Land Down Under Turn to PSPs for Fraud Expertise
February 03, 2025  |  eCommerce

For merchants the world over, the bid to improve eCommerce checkout — boosting sales as a result — is a bit of a tightrope walk....

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CE 100 Index Adds 0.9% as Visa and Mastercard Lead Payments Names Higher
CE 100 Index Adds 0.9% as Visa and Mastercard Lead Payments Names Higher
February 03, 2025  |  Connected Economy

The CE 100 Index was boosted this past week by the Pay and Be Paid sector. As is always the case as the first few...

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Consumers Change Spending Habits to Ease Monthly Money Squeeze
Consumers Change Spending Habits to Ease Monthly Money Squeeze
February 03, 2025  |  Consumer Finance

In the face of escalating living costs, it’s immediate survival or bust for many Americans. The latest PYMNTS Intelligence reveals that 65% of consumers are...

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52% of Consumers Use Credit for Groceries
52% of Consumers Use Credit for Groceries
February 03, 2025  |  Consumer Insights

Credit products are changing, with personal loans, embedded finance, and buy now, pay later (BNPL) gaining traction. According to a PYMNTS Intelligence report, “BNPL and...

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Government Exit Packages and Defunding May Mute Financial Regulators
Government Exit Packages and Defunding May Mute Financial Regulators
January 31, 2025  |  Politics

The shakeup on Capitol Hill — still ongoing, as the Trump administration settles in for its second round, as the new Congress has been seated...

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Think Fraud Prevention Should Be Frictionless? How About Effortless?
Think Fraud Prevention Should Be Frictionless? How About Effortless?
January 31, 2025  |  Security & Fraud

The payments industry has long been chasing the ideal of a frictionless experience. The problem? Achieving that is close to impossible when security is also...

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