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5 Things ChatGPT Said Will Make the Holiday Shopping Gift List
5 Things ChatGPT Said Will Make the Holiday Shopping Gift List
November 28, 2025  |  Retail

Ahead of the holiday rush, we asked ChatGPT to predict how the 2025 holiday shopping season will unfold. The model identified five clear trends in...

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Rufus and Sparky Turn Amazon and Walmart Into Holiday Rivals
Rufus and Sparky Turn Amazon and Walmart Into Holiday Rivals
November 28, 2025  |  Retail

The retail industry is pulling every growth lever it can this holiday season. The question is whether those levers are enough. Get the Full Story...

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Payments Leaders Say That Strategy Mattered More Than Scale in 2025
Payments Leaders Say That Strategy Mattered More Than Scale in 2025
November 27, 2025  |  Digital Payments

 Visa — Sam Hamilton, Head of AI and Data In January, Hamilton was prescient about artificial intelligence (AI). He laid out just how pervasive he...

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Agentic AI Adoption Creates a ‘Two-Speed’ Enterprise Landscape
Agentic AI Adoption Creates a ‘Two-Speed’ Enterprise Landscape
November 27, 2025  |  artificial intelligence

Over the summer of 2025, a quiet but decisive split began to emerge inside the upper ranks of American enterprise. It wasn’t about budgets, markets...

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64% of Marketplaces Cut Churn With Embedded Finance Tools
64% of Marketplaces Cut Churn With Embedded Finance Tools
November 27, 2025  |  Payments Innovation

Online marketplaces have spent the last decade layering payments and financial tools into their platforms. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Instant Payouts and Smarter Credit Give Payments a Thankful 2025
Instant Payouts and Smarter Credit Give Payments a Thankful 2025
November 26, 2025  |  Payments Innovation

Thanksgiving invites a pause, a chance to acknowledge progress in a year that has been unpredictable for consumers and businesses. Get the Full Story Complete...

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A New Stage for Big Conversations: The Story Behind CHNGNetwork
A New Stage for Big Conversations: The Story Behind CHNGNetwork
November 26, 2025  |  Payments Innovation

Professionals in payments, FinTech and the digital economy already face crowded calendars and a nonstop flow of industry information. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Block: Digital Payment Scams Have a Surprisingly Youthful Face
Block: Digital Payment Scams Have a Surprisingly Youthful Face
November 26, 2025  |  Digital Payments

Watch more: Digital Shift: Block’s Brian Boates Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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Top Performing Issuers Turn Data Into Their Biggest Competitive Advantage
Top Performing Issuers Turn Data Into Their Biggest Competitive Advantage
November 26, 2025  |  Credit Cards

What separates top card issuers from everyone else often comes down to one capability: the ability to use analytics to see the full value of...

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