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Embedded Finance Unlocks Value for Underserved Small Business Sectors

Embedded Finance Unlocks Value for Underserved Small Business Sectors
Embedded Finance Unlocks Value for Underserved Small Business Sectors
May 08, 2025  |  SMBs

The rise of embedded payments is helping to change the business models of legal and financial services companies, accounting firms, nonprofits and logistics operators, to...

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High Fees Stall Saudi Small Businesses’ Digital Wallet Adoption
High Fees Stall Saudi Small Businesses’ Digital Wallet Adoption
May 08, 2025  |  Cross-border Payments

Saudi Arabia, known for rapid digital transformation, is embracing digital wallets for international payments. A deep dive into the latest data reveals a striking trend....

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Lean Into, Look and Listen to Your Customers Before Taking a Product Leap
Lean Into, Look and Listen to Your Customers Before Taking a Product Leap
May 08, 2025  |  Opinion

Product innovation comes from “Aha!” moments in customer conversations, North SVP of Product Preet Patel writes in a new PYMNTS eBook, “The Listening Economy: How...

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Cashless Wave Sweeps Latin America Amid Mobile, FinTech Boom
Cashless Wave Sweeps Latin America Amid Mobile, FinTech Boom
May 07, 2025  |  Mobile Commerce

Latin America is undergoing a dramatic shift in how money moves. But it isn’t traditional financial institutions that are leading the charge. Instead, mobile wallets...

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Consumers Thinking Twice Eating Out or Just Cooking at Home
Consumers Thinking Twice Eating Out or Just Cooking at Home
May 07, 2025  |  Consumer Insights

Inflation is changing the ways in which we eat, whether buying food at the grocery store or dining out. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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81% of High-Uncertainty Middle-Market Firms Delay Tech Initiatives
81% of High-Uncertainty Middle-Market Firms Delay Tech Initiatives
May 07, 2025  |  Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity risks are not merely a cost center for middle-market firms but represent a significant impediment to technological innovation, a challenge amplified dramatically for those...

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How Payments Companies Are Making the Personal Touch Pay Off
How Payments Companies Are Making the Personal Touch Pay Off
May 07, 2025  |  Opinion

A personal touch pays dividends in customer loyalty, Maverick Payments VP, Client Services Maria Mejia writes in a new PYMNTS eBook, “The Listening Economy: How...

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Derailed House Hearing Leaves Crypto Market Structure Hanging in Balance
Derailed House Hearing Leaves Crypto Market Structure Hanging in Balance
May 06, 2025  |  Cryptocurrency

Donald Trump promised to transform the U.S. into the “crypto capital of the planet,” and he will need cryptocurrency legislation for his administration to do it....

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