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20th Century Payments Are Crippling Modern Media’s Growth
20th Century Payments Are Crippling Modern Media’s Growth
December 04, 2025  |  Back-office

The advertising and media industry has spent the past decade reinventing almost everything about how it reaches audiences. Except, remarkably, how it manages the money...

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18% of Gen Z Turn to BNPL as Credit Plays a Smaller Role
18% of Gen Z Turn to BNPL as Credit Plays a Smaller Role
December 03, 2025  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Generation Z consumers are not only saving more; they’re reshaping how financial activity moves, stores and circulates online. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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When AI Agents Go Shopping, Payments Shift to the Start of the Journey
When AI Agents Go Shopping, Payments Shift to the Start of the Journey
December 02, 2025  |  Artificial Intelligence

New applications of artificial intelligence technologies, from dynamic wallets to autonomous shopping agents, are compressing the distance across global commerce between intent and transaction to...

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Economics Professor Says Big Tech Consolidation Drives Efficiency
Economics Professor Says Big Tech Consolidation Drives Efficiency
December 02, 2025  |  Big Tech

Consolidation reshapes industries of every size, from manufacturing to retail to digital markets. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Why Gen Z’s Dependence on Hourly Wages Is a Problem
Why Gen Z’s Dependence on Hourly Wages Is a Problem
December 02, 2025  |  Economy

How your job pays you as an employee is important. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Gig Economy Moves Platforms to Deliver Instant Payouts
Gig Economy Moves Platforms to Deliver Instant Payouts
December 02, 2025  |  Real-Time Payments

Instant money movement is accelerating across the U.S. economy, and nowhere is that shift more visible than in the gig economy, where workers increasingly expect...

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Private Credit Boom Threatens Stability, Says Global Watchdog
Private Credit Boom Threatens Stability, Says Global Watchdog
December 01, 2025  |  Bank Regulation

Private credit, representing lending by nonbank entities to companies, has in recent years come to rival traditional bank lending in size and influence. According to...

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MIT Says AI Can Replace 11.7% of US Workforce
MIT Says AI Can Replace 11.7% of US Workforce
December 01, 2025  |  Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence systems can already perform tasks equal to 11.7% of the workforce in the United States, according to research from the Massachusetts Institute of...

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US Factory Activity Shrinks the Most in Four Months Amid Weak Orders, Tariff Uncertainty
US Factory Activity Shrinks the Most in Four Months Amid Weak Orders, Tariff Uncertainty
December 01, 2025  |  Economy

U.S. manufacturing activity contracted in November by the most in four months, signaling that producers are struggling to overcome an extended period of malaise, Bloomberg...

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