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Making Digital Payments Feel Human Is Next Competitive Edge

Making Digital Payments Feel Human Is Next Competitive Edge
Making Digital Payments Feel Human Is Next Competitive Edge
February 27, 2026  |  Digital Payments

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One-Third of Millennials Now Rely on Gig Payments and Tips as Primary Income
One-Third of Millennials Now Rely on Gig Payments and Tips as Primary Income
February 27, 2026  |  Gig Economy

Nearly one-third of millennials depend on transactional payouts from gig work and tips as their main source of income, replacing traditional paychecks with a piecemeal...

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Grocery Battle Shifts to Loyalty as Walmart Dominates and Amazon Expands Digital
Grocery Battle Shifts to Loyalty as Walmart Dominates and Amazon Expands Digital
February 27, 2026  |  Retail

When it comes to the Amazon-Walmart competition, grocery has become a key battleground. Why? It’s the closest thing U.S. retail has to a weekly subscription....

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Block Slashes Staff as Primary Banking Actives Jump 22% to 9.3M
Block Slashes Staff as Primary Banking Actives Jump 22% to 9.3M
February 26, 2026  |  Earnings

Block’s massive staff cuts dominated the news surrounding its fourth quarter earnings release and conference call Thursday (Feb. 26). Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Stars Align for Passkeys but Will Adoption Follow?
Stars Align for Passkeys but Will Adoption Follow?
February 26, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

A merchant’s returning customer attempts to complete a $1,800 luxury purchase on a mobile device, mistypes a password twice, triggers a reset email and leaves...

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Classrooms Turn AI Into a Lesson in Collaboration
Classrooms Turn AI Into a Lesson in Collaboration
February 26, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI) in education is often framed through the lens of risk. But new data from Anthropic suggests a more nuanced reality: students and...

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Who Needs Whom? Card Networks, Stablecoins and the Future of Payments
Who Needs Whom? Card Networks, Stablecoins and the Future of Payments
February 26, 2026  |  Blockchain

Here is the question nobody in polite payments circles wants to ask out loud: Do the card networks need stablecoins—or do stablecoins need the card...

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Embedded Finance Firms Brace for Tighter US Regulations
Embedded Finance Firms Brace for Tighter US Regulations
February 26, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

From Amazon to dentist offices to Uber, companies that aren’t banks are the new face of financial services. Embedded finance offers credit, buy now, pay...

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