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Fast food chain Steak ’n Shake is crediting cryptocurrency for a boost in sales. “Nine months ago today, Steak n Shake launched its burger-to-Bitcoin transformation when we started accepting bitcoin payments,” the company wrote in a post on X Monday (Feb. 17). “Our same-store sales have risen dramatically ever since.” Under this system, the post added, bitcoin payments […]
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Visa clients around the world will soon be able to send cross-border remittances and business-to-consumer payouts to more than 95% of UnionPay debit cardholders in mainland China. This offering will be enabled by a new agreement between the two companies, and it is expected to be launched during the first quarter, they said in […]
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Here are 4 stories that round up our deep dive outlook for this year, including coverage of agentic payments, fraud and personalization.