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66% Cross-Border Shift to Digital Payments Pressures Merchants
Merchants chasing global growth are learning that cross-border sales succeed only when payments feel as local as possible. That is the new message emerging from the latest Payments Optimization Tracker, which shows that consumer expectations have shifted faster...
How AI And BNPL Are Rewriting Holiday Shopping
Christmas 2025 is set to be the most technologically advanced Christmas yetgettyBy the time peak holiday shopping deals land in inboxes this year, a lot of shoppers will already have a digital co-pilot. Some will be asking AI tools to shortlist gifts, while...
Black Friday vs Small Business Saturday
If tighter purse strings have you worried about holiday revenue, take heart. This year’s shopping season is shaping up to be big. According to a 2025 Intuit QuickBooks survey, consumers plan to spend 25% more this holiday season - an estimated $263...
The Creative Destruction/Rebuild of the Payments Business Model
In 1878, Randolph McCoy accused Floyd Hatfield of stealing a pig. The trial ruled in favor of Hatfield. That pig became the spark that ignited one of America’s most infamous feuds. For more than a century, the Hatfields of West Virginia and the McCoys of...
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