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Shoppers Are Ready for AI to Steer the Cart, Not Swipe the Card

Shoppers Are Ready for AI to Steer the Cart, Not Swipe the Card
Shoppers Are Ready for AI to Steer the Cart, Not Swipe the Card
May 12, 2026  |  Retail

It’s certainly nice to imagine a digital assistant that can take over the weekly grocery trip, but not if that assistant is going to steal...

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31% of Consumers Use Mobile Wallets In-Store as Apple Faces Faster Rivals
31% of Consumers Use Mobile Wallets In-Store as Apple Faces Faster Rivals
May 12, 2026  |  Mobile

Apple Pay has spent 11 years teaching consumers to tap their phones at checkout, but the bigger story may be how many rivals are now...

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Crypto’s Defining Week Arrives as Senate Pushes CLARITY Act Forward
Crypto’s Defining Week Arrives as Senate Pushes CLARITY Act Forward
May 11, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

There may be few days as important to crypto in the U.S. as this coming Thursday (May 14). Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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The Case for B2B Card Acceptance Is in the Data
The Case for B2B Card Acceptance Is in the Data
May 11, 2026  |  B2B Payments

Watch more: Need to Know With Mastercard’s Marc Pettican  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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AI Agents Are Coming for Government’s Hold Music
AI Agents Are Coming for Government’s Hold Music
May 11, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

In its first week live, an artificial intelligence agent called Bobbi resolved 82% of citizen queries across three police forces in the United Kingdom without...

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Nearly Three-Quarters of Payment Executives See Business Uncertainty Easing
Nearly Three-Quarters of Payment Executives See Business Uncertainty Easing
May 11, 2026  |  Business

Business uncertainty is no longer arriving as a single shock that firms can model, manage and move past. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Consumer Sentiment Update: Consumers Budget Like Pros and Save Like Survivors
Consumer Sentiment Update: Consumers Budget Like Pros and Save Like Survivors
May 11, 2026  |  Debt

Consumers in the United States are still spending. But beneath the spending patterns, a fault line is widening in the way households experience debt, risk...

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Real-Time Payments Find Their Real Use Case in Cash Flow
Real-Time Payments Find Their Real Use Case in Cash Flow
May 11, 2026  |  Real-Time Payments

Real-time payments are moving from novelty to necessity, yet their future will depend less on speed and more on whether providers can persuade consumers to...

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