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Small business owners are looking ahead with confidence. Mastercard's Dreamonomics research and stories of AI adoption reveal how entrepreneurs are preparing for the future.

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From AI-powered planning to the Christmas Eve rush: What to expect this holiday season

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The most interesting fashion tech might be the kind you barely notice

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Large tabular models explained: Understanding a new form of gen AI

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Living in dog years: Small businesses race to keep pace with AI’s evolution

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The agentic commerce revolution has arrived. What comes next?

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Commercial payments

The next click in commercial payments may be a tap

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Inclusion

At the intersection of STEM and storytelling

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A short history of the future of shopping and payments

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Innovation

The new classroom debate over tech

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Fast money

Can a cross-border payment beat an F1 pit stop? Mastercard teamed up with McLaren to show how speed, trust and reliability can give banks and fintechs a racing edge as the B2B money movement sector accelerates, particularly for small businesses.

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Digital assets

Turning stablecoins into lifelines across borders

Founder Adeola Adedewe built Kredete to help immigrants send money across borders using stablecoins. It’s also helping users build credit.
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What is a crypto card? See how digital wallets meet real life

How do crypto cards work? Does using a crypto card sell your crypto? What types of crypto card are available? Our guide to crypto cards explains it all.
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Why Circle thinks the next phase of crypto will be about payments, not speculation

Circle’s Kash Razzaghi on why stablecoins could shift crypto from trading to payments — and how Circle and Mastercard aim to expand on-chain movement.
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