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Klarna Brings BNPL Into Google’s AI Shopping Experience
Agentic commerce is continuing to blend more directly into everyday online shopping, with Klarna’s payment options now being integrated into...
Syria Rejoins Visa and Mastercard’s Global Networks After 15 Years
Following years of international sanctions and internal strife, Syria has successfully trialed electronic payments using Mastercard and Visa. Reconnecting to...
Inside the Growth of First-Party Fraud
A consumer buys a dress for a wedding, wears it once, and returns it the next day for a full...
Canary in the Coalmine: Revolving Debt Surges 9.1%
For credit card lenders, there is good news and bad news when revolving debt accelerates. Right now, the news is not...
Amazon Web Services Brings Agentic Payments to Big Tech
AI agents are getting a more capable transaction framework through a collaboration between Amazon Web Services, Coinbase, and Stripe. Amazon...
Morgan Stanley May Have Reset the Crypto Trading Fee Baseline
A new pricing war is emerging in crypto trading as traditional brokerages move to challenge both crypto-native platforms and retail...
Google Cloud and Solana Streamline AI Agent Payments
Artificial intelligence agents are increasingly capable of making decisions and taking action online—but when it comes payments, they still run...
Apple Expands Wallet to Support Tickets, Passes, and Gift Cards
Apple is tightening its grip on the digital wallet with a new feature designed to eliminate one of its last...
Brazil to Eliminate Stablecoins from Cross-Border Transactions
The Central Bank of Brazil is drawing a hard line on how crypto can be used in the country’s financial...
Fueling Agentic Commerce with Dual-Rail Recurring Billing
PhotonPay, the stablecoin-powered operating system for global payment infrastructure, unveiled its dual-rail recurring system. Designed for emerging agentic commerce use...
EU Tightens Fraud Rules and Fintech Licensing in Open Banking Overhaul
The European Union is preparing to raise the stakes for open banking. With the Third Payment Services Directive (PSD3) and...
Uber Turns Its App into a Personal Shopping Service
Will Uber become the place where you don’t just get a ride, but also buy shoes, groceries, and anything else...
