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From Fringe to Financial Infrastructure: How Blockchain Became Bankable
From Fringe to Financial Infrastructure: How Blockchain Became Bankable
April 07, 2025  |  Cryptocurrency

File this under things you couldn’t say two years ago: Blockchain technology is maturing, and its potential for compliant, mainstream use is growing. “Banks are...

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Trump Exec Order Puts Paper Checks on Borrowed Time, but Data Hurdles Loom Large
Trump Exec Order Puts Paper Checks on Borrowed Time, but Data Hurdles Loom Large
March 31, 2025  |  Monday Meetup

By now, President Donald Trump’s executive order to modernize how the federal government handles treasury disbursements is old news. The move, dubbed by some as...

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Bilt’s Bet on Banyan Turns Neighborhood Spending Into Hyper-Targeted Rewards
Bilt’s Bet on Banyan Turns Neighborhood Spending Into Hyper-Targeted Rewards
March 24, 2025  |  Loyalty & Rewards

Local economies are made up of neighborhoods, and neighborhoods are home to a collection of businesses, from chain stores to groceries to local merchants and...

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What FinTech Regulation and the Trucking Industry Have in Common
What FinTech Regulation and the Trucking Industry Have in Common
March 10, 2025  |  Regulation

The deregulation of financial services — and particularly of FinTechs — may be viewed by some as a reaction to overregulation, where innovation has been...

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JOOR CEO Says Fashion Industry at a Crossroads With Tariffs and Changing Consumer Dynamics
JOOR CEO Says Fashion Industry at a Crossroads With Tariffs and Changing Consumer Dynamics
March 03, 2025  |  B2B Payments

Talk about business uncertainty: Fashion wholesale is a business that lives with the constant fear of changing styles, fickle consumer tastes and a retail base...

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PagBrasil’s Compliance-First Approach Fast-Tracks Payment License
PagBrasil’s Compliance-First Approach Fast-Tracks Payment License
February 17, 2025  |  Digital-First Banking

The need for speed and digital tools has become essential to the Latin American banking experience. Case in point: As detailed in PYMNTS’ recent exclusive...

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From Klarna to Nelly: CEO Says Process Innovation Can Scale Digital Health Across Europe
From Klarna to Nelly: CEO Says Process Innovation Can Scale Digital Health Across Europe
February 03, 2025  |  Healthcare

If you’re looking for a training ground in payments and the digital economy, you could do worse than the buy now, pay later (BNPL) space....

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What TikTok Can Teach Marketplaces About Social Shopping’s Sweet Spot
What TikTok Can Teach Marketplaces About Social Shopping’s Sweet Spot
January 27, 2025  |  Retail

Remember the days when brands could only dream of reaching customers beyond their local storefronts? That limitation now feels as outdated as a landline. “You...

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CFPB Supreme Court Decision Shifts Focus to Technology’s Impact on Consumer Finance
CFPB Supreme Court Decision Shifts Focus to Technology’s Impact on Consumer Finance
May 20, 2024  |  Regulation

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has been validated in the aftermath of last week’s U.S. Supreme Court rejection of a challenge to its congressional...

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