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Returns can be risky business. Here’s how AI can help

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Consumer permission is the currency that powers better financial experiences

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INNOVATION

Reel vs. real: What movies reveal about our relationship with technology

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INCLUSION

What financial health looks like right now

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Cybersecurity

Tokenization explained: Protecting sensitive data and strengthening every transaction

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Cybersecurity

Giving love a bad name: How to talk about romance fraud

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AI

What businesses need to know for their AI era

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AI

What is agentic commerce? Your guide to AI-assisted retail

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Innovation

Why this video game keeps powering scientific research

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FEATURED VIDEO

Investing in an inclusive economy

Global development, digital transformation and evolving consumer behavior are reshaping inclusive growth. As we look ahead to the Global Inclusive Growth Forum in Washington, D.C., next week, catch up with Mastercard Vice Chairman Jon Huntsman and Temasek CEO Dilhan Pillay Sandrasegara at the ASEAN Inclusive Growth Summit in Kuala Lumpur, where they discussed how propelling a more inclusive economy requires vision, long-term strategy and active stewardship. Learn more about D.C. forum and sign up for access to on-demand content here. 

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AI is easy to celebrate. It’s much harder to run

Financial services can’t “move fast and fix later” with AI. Here’s what it takes to operationalize AI at scale with governance, reliability and trust.
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What businesses need to know for their AI era

AI leader Janet George explains how companies can build AI fluency, cut through hype, scale ROI and adopt responsible strategies to stay competitive in the AI era.
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Meet Mastercard’s new generative AI model

Mastercard is developing a generative AI model using anonymized transaction data to enhance cybersecurity, personalization and the future of global commerce.
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How AI agents are learning to handle real-world products

Pentatonic provides the AI infrastructure that allows agents to see, price and transact on physical goods, unlocking resale, reuse and trade-in commerce at scale.
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