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If you’re happy and you know it…you probably live in Finland. For the 8th year in a row the Fins have been the first country across the Finnish line (pardon the pun but I couldn’t resist) in the World Happiness Report. In a week that started with tariffs putting the heat on businesses and consumers across the globe, and ended in a 90 day freeze, it might be a nice break to read David Evans’ POV on Gallup’s annual report https://lnkd.in/eA-nVxzA Below are some additional worthwhile reading and viewing materials from the past week, and I hope you all have terrific weekends :) ► Play some pinball. A few days before levers were pulled on a freeze, I wrote a piece using PYMNTS Intelligence data about what the tariffs and a possible recession have in common with an fashioned arcade game: https://lnkd.in/enDrsCMB ► Off the fringe. Jonathan Levin & I spoke about the push for a federal framework around stablecoins, and why it's so important for industry confidence: https://lnkd.in/ebuQy-4U ► Top-of-wallet. How small-town credit unions, already remarkably well-positioned, can get there: https://lnkd.in/eNex46xb ► Source of truth. Hany Fam on establishing it for small businesses, and why we need to start hearing about how AI can help make sense of that data: https://lnkd.in/ee_4iBzp ► Try explaining what a check is to a teenager. Eric Frankovic & I’s sit-down brings a new twist to the age old conversation about accelerating payables' shift to digital: https://lnkd.in/eHcTBaN6 ► In the eye of the receiver. A five-industry study on monetizing instant in innovative ways as part of a new ecosystem that is receiver-centric, but sender-enabled: https://lnkd.in/ee_4iBzp ► Smart spending. This CAIO report from PYMNTS Intelligence (collaborated upon with Coupa Software) examines how CFOs at U.S. firms that generated at least $1B in revenues last year are utilizing AI to support and optimize spending: https://lnkd.in/e8fzaTs5
