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47% of Merchants Report False Declines Cost Them Sales

47% of Merchants Report False Declines Cost Them Sales
47% of Merchants Report False Declines Cost Them Sales
March 11, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

Fraud prevention is no longer about stopping a single bad transaction. It is about managing risk across an entire payment journey without driving away legitimate...

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Embedded Finance Now Has to Survive the CFO Audit
Embedded Finance Now Has to Survive the CFO Audit
March 11, 2026  |  Payments Innovation

Embedded finance has matured past its land-grab era. What once began as a race to bolt payments, lending and insurance into digital platforms is now...

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Aon May Have Found Stablecoins’ First Serious Office Job
Aon May Have Found Stablecoins’ First Serious Office Job
March 10, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Stablecoins have struggled to gain traction in everyday corporate finance. The obstacle is not the technology itself. It is the way most companies are built...

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eCommerce Sales Hit $316 Billion as Online Retail Gains Share
eCommerce Sales Hit $316 Billion as Online Retail Gains Share
March 10, 2026  |  Retail

The steady migration of consumer spending toward digital channels continued through the end of 2025, underlining the extent to which online commerce has become embedded...

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Kraken Fed Approval Is SPDI Bank Model’s Biggest Test Yet
Kraken Fed Approval Is SPDI Bank Model’s Biggest Test Yet
March 10, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

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Why Younger Americans Are More Optimistic About the Economy
Why Younger Americans Are More Optimistic About the Economy
March 10, 2026  |  Economy

How do Americans feel about the economy right now? That may depend on whether they remember the rise of disco and the fall of parachute...

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71% of Services Firms Cite AI Skill Gaps
71% of Services Firms Cite AI Skill Gaps
March 10, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Just months before Block’s dramatic announcement of letting go of 40% of its workforce, a growing number of large companies said they were ready for...

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AI Wants the Checkout but Spreedly Says Merchants Keep the Keys
AI Wants the Checkout but Spreedly Says Merchants Keep the Keys
March 10, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Every day seems to bring another announcement about artificial intelligence agents that can search, compare and buy on a consumer’s behalf. Get the Full Story...

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