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Defining the sweet spot for payment orchestration adoption
Fintech

Defining the sweet spot for payment orchestration adoption

Posted on July 15, 2026July 16, 2026 by Jordan McKee

Source: RyanKing999/iStock via Getty images. Multiprocessor payment architectures, where merchants intentionally distribute transaction volume across multiple processors or acquiring banks rather than relying on a…

Stablecoins draw younger consumers’ interest but face barriers to broad adoption
Fintech

Stablecoins draw younger consumers’ interest but face barriers to broad adoption

Posted on July 7, 2026July 16, 2026 by Jordan McKee

Source: A. Martin UW Photography/Moment via Getty images. Stablecoins have found early product-market fit in crypto-native and infrastructure-level use cases, but consumer payments remain the…

Contactless payments in the US: Crossing the tipping point
Fintech

Contactless payments in the US: Crossing the tipping point

Posted on January 5, 2026March 2, 2026 by Jordan McKee

Source: RyanKing999/iStock/Getty images. The pandemic thrust contactless payments into mainstream status in the US, transforming them from a niche payment option to the top driver…

Platform engineering gains momentum, plays expanding role in IT
Economic Trends

Platform engineering gains momentum, plays expanding role in IT

Posted on December 30, 2025January 27, 2026 by Kylie Maloney

Source: Antonio_Diaz/iStock/Getty images. Platform engineering is a discipline focused on building and maintaining internal developer platforms, which are self-service infrastructure layers that provide standardized tools,…

Bankers expect deposit competition to rise over the next 6 months
Economic Trends

Bankers expect deposit competition to rise over the next 6 months

Posted on December 29, 2025December 15, 2025 by Xylex Mangulabnan

Source: Tetra Images/Tetra images/Getty images. The majority of US bankers anticipate competition for deposits to intensify over the next six months, according to a study…

Bankers expect tempered loan growth amid mixed economic outlook
Economic Trends

Bankers expect tempered loan growth amid mixed economic outlook

Posted on December 23, 2025December 5, 2025 by Xylex Mangulabnan

Source: Maskot/Maskot/Getty images. US bankers expect tepid loan growth over the next year because of labor market wobbles, the impact of tariff policies taking hold…

Is the payments industry preparing for a rise in agentic commerce?
Fintech

Is the payments industry preparing for a rise in agentic commerce?

Posted on December 2, 2025November 20, 2025 by Jordan McKee

Source: David/Business/Adobe Stock. As we look ahead toward 2026, we find that the payments industry is on the cusp of a transformative shift with the…

Bankers expect an upswing in deposits over the next 12 months
Economic Trends

Bankers expect an upswing in deposits over the next 12 months

Posted on October 28, 2025November 4, 2025 by Xylex Mangulabnan

Source: ColorBlind/DigitalVision/Getty images. The majority of US bankers are bullish on deposit growth over the next year, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence 451 Research’s second-quarter…

Bankers positive on loan growth amid economic uncertainty
Economic Trends

Bankers positive on loan growth amid economic uncertainty

Posted on October 27, 2025November 4, 2025 by Xylex Mangulabnan

Source: Comstock/Stockbyte/Getty images. US bankers have a favorable outlook on loan growth over the next year amid a volatile economic outlook caused by the Trump…

Payments composability, optimization and resilience are top merchant priorities
Fintech

Payments composability, optimization and resilience are top merchant priorities

Posted on August 20, 2025September 4, 2025 by Jordan McKee

Source: RyanKing999/iStock/Getty images. Now in its sixth year, a study conducted by S&P Global Market Intelligence 451 Research provides a unique view into the strategies,…

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