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CE 100 Index Sinks 9.9% on Tariff Worries and Payment Names Plunge

CE 100 Index Sinks 9.9% on Tariff Worries and Payment Names Plunge
CE 100 Index Sinks 9.9% on Tariff Worries and Payment Names Plunge
April 07, 2025  |  Connected Economy

In a week of historic stock trading, where we haven’t seen plunges of this magnitude in five years, it’s easy to count the number of...

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Agentic AI Emerges as Fix for Cross-Border Payment Frictions
Agentic AI Emerges as Fix for Cross-Border Payment Frictions
April 04, 2025  |  Artificial Intelligence

Agentic artificial intelligence (AI) promises to improve operational efficiencies and the customer experience offered by enterprises. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Hong Kong Emerges as Digital Launchpad for APAC Payments
Hong Kong Emerges as Digital Launchpad for APAC Payments
April 04, 2025  |  Mobile Commerce

The rapid advancement in payment innovations across the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region is transforming the digital commerce landscape. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Price Chaos Looms as Sweeping US Tariffs Upend Global Commerce
Price Chaos Looms as Sweeping US Tariffs Upend Global Commerce
April 04, 2025  |  Economy

There are days when a plunge in the markets clears the air, and when sweeping global policy changes — from the top down, via the...

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Walmart Takes Pricing Fight to Suppliers as Amazon Mulls TikTok Bid
Walmart Takes Pricing Fight to Suppliers as Amazon Mulls TikTok Bid
April 04, 2025  |  Retail

As global economic conditions grow increasingly complex, major retail players like Walmart and Amazon are making strategic moves to secure their footholds and expand their...

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FinTech IPO Index Plunges 11.7% Amid Broad-Based Market Rout
FinTech IPO Index Plunges 11.7% Amid Broad-Based Market Rout
April 04, 2025  |  Fintech Investments

There was nowhere to run this week for investors seeking to escape a market rout that came on like a tidal wave, crashing down Thursday....

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92% of Enterprises Expect Instant Payments to Dominate Ad Hoc Payments
92% of Enterprises Expect Instant Payments to Dominate Ad Hoc Payments
April 04, 2025  |  Disbursements

With government disbursements very much in the news these days, a recent report from PYMNTS and Ingo Payments is starting to look prescient. The October...

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Mid-Market CFOs Brace for Impact Amid Tariffs’ Stunning Sweep
Mid-Market CFOs Brace for Impact Amid Tariffs’ Stunning Sweep
April 03, 2025  |  Economy

The tariffs announced by the President Donald Trump administration Wednesday (April 2) are now a reality, and a trade war is a real possibility. Get...

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