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95% of Shoppers Research Influencer Picks Before Buying

95% of Shoppers Research Influencer Picks Before Buying
95% of Shoppers Research Influencer Picks Before Buying
January 27, 2026  |  Social Commerce

Influencer marketing has become a routine part of shopping, but its real power lies less in persuasion and more in starting the process. Get the...

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Crypto Crime Hits Record Levels as Nation-States Dodge Sanctions
Crypto Crime Hits Record Levels as Nation-States Dodge Sanctions
January 26, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

 By most headline measures, 2025 looks like a year where crypto crime exploded. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Grocery Spending Moves Online as Affordability Concerns Rise
Grocery Spending Moves Online as Affordability Concerns Rise
January 26, 2026  |  Consumer Insights

Consumer spending continues to move fluidly across digital and physical channels, but groceries are emerging as one of the clearest signals of where financial pressure...

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Governance Helps Agentic AI Move Faster Inside Companies
Governance Helps Agentic AI Move Faster Inside Companies
January 26, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Enthusiasm leads to execution, which leads to results. That’s the equation that usually signals an integration of technology into an enterprise — and agentic AI...

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26% Seek New Credit Cards to Build or Improve Credit Scores
26% Seek New Credit Cards to Build or Improve Credit Scores
January 26, 2026  |  Credit Cards

A growing share of Americans are making credit decisions before they ever fill out an application, and many of those decisions are based on assumptions...

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FIS Moves Payments From Checkout to Intelligence Layer
FIS Moves Payments From Checkout to Intelligence Layer
January 26, 2026  |  Opinion

The convergence of payments, loyalty and digital wallets has created opportunities to reimagine the entire shopping journey, FIS Global Head of Payment Networks David Keenan...

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Capital One Acquisition of Brex Signals Shift in Commercial Card Issuance
Capital One Acquisition of Brex Signals Shift in Commercial Card Issuance
January 23, 2026  |  Credit Cards

Capital One’s acquisition of Brex, announced Thursday (Jan. 22), signals that the economics and mechanics of commercial card issuance are changing. Get the Full Story...

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Gen X Spending Patterns Are Shifting as Costs Rise
Gen X Spending Patterns Are Shifting as Costs Rise
January 23, 2026  |  Consumer Insights

Gen Xers’ new round of penny-pinching could be bad news for consumer spending and the economy. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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