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Key insight: Shopify has added agentic payments capabilities through a partnership with Meta. What’s at stake: Agentic commerce helps Shopify grow its payments volume and thus its ability to provide embedded payments and finance as an alternative to banks.  Expert quote: “Agentic commerce really excites us. The agents don’t have the same challenges as humans.”…

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Top tier 30yr fixed mortgage rates started the week right where they were on Friday for the average lender. At 6.89%, we’re just a hair below the highest mark since June 2025. In general, rates have been increasing steadily since the Iran war ceasefire ended with the uptick frequently correlating with higher fuel prices. Today’s…

The subservicing business that acquirers have been setting their sights on depends on demand for work with third parties, which begs the question of how popular the strategy really is now. Processing Content A recent Stratmor survey shows that subservicing acquirers like Pennymac, Carrington and Rocket Mortgage are investing in a service that the majority…

Most people treat investing like shopping. They ask friends about a specific stock or click on a YouTube video on “top 3 mutual funds”. It might be a great product, but it turns out to be the wrong tool for your life.   To go from a confused beginner to a confident investor, it…