This week’s AI developments make one thing clear: artificial intelligence is moving deeper into the mechanics of finance, shaping how payments are approved, how trades are executed, and how financial systems are built behind the scenes.
A new white paper from RS2 argues that merchant acquiring is at an inflection point where artificial intelligence emerges as a practical tool to address its structural inefficiencies and redefine how the sector operates.
New data from EBANX and World Data Lab highlights a clear divide in global e-commerce demographics, with the United States showing a mature, older consumer base, while emerging markets are led by younger shoppers under 30. The findings point to contrasting growth patterns in digital payments, consumer spending, and online retail adoption across regions.
Klarna, the global digital bank and flexible payments provider listed on the NYSE (KLAR), is closing out March with a string of announcements that cement its position as one of the world’s most powerful commerce networks. From smashing the 1 million merchant barrier to expanding its Klarna Card to 5 million active users, deepening its […]
The Digital Uzbekistan International PLUS-Forum 2026 will take place on May 19–20 in Tashkent, bringing together leading voices from across Central Asia and beyond to explore the future of digital transformation. As the region’s largest platform dedicated to innovation, the forum focuses on advancing digital public services, fintech, payment infrastructure, and the broader digital economy. […]
Buy now, pay later (BNPL) provider Klarna has surpassed 1 million merchants globally, marking a major milestone in its expansion across retail, services, and everyday spending categories.
Mastercard has unveiled two significant agentic AI moves in quick succession: first, a trust infrastructure for autonomous commerce and soon after an AI-powered executive suite for small businesses, as the race to define how AI agents pay, decide, and operate accelerates.
After years of predictions about the “death of the mall,” a new trend is turning that narrative upside down: younger consumers, especially those born around 1997 – 2012 and commonly known as Generation Z (Gen Z), are helping revive in‑person shopping hubs across the U.S. and beyond.
Payments and fintech company Splitit, focused on BNPL and flexible payments, recently announced that it is supporting the Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) for AI commerce championed by Google and a group of major retailers and technology partners.
AI shopping vision where ChatGPT gets a direct checkout button, performing the role of an agentic gateway, faces merchant, consumer, and technical headwinds
Nexi Group launches Model Context Protocol (MCP) to power secure agentic commerce across Europe, enabling automated payments workflows for AI agents.
What Is MPE? The Merchant Payments Ecosystem conference, universally known as MPE, is Europe’s leading annual gathering dedicated to merchant payments. Held in Berlin, it brings together the full payments value chain: merchants, bank acquirers, payment service providers, card schemes, fintechs, regulators, and startups. The event’s defining characteristic is its merchant-centric philosophy: unlike most financial […]
Merchants using Paystack in South Africa can now accept instant bank payments through Capitec Bank’s Capitec Pay, expanding real-time payment options for online businesses in the country.
The strategic AI agent collaboration combines Google Cloud’s advanced AI and data infrastructure with Nexi Group’s extensive European payment network and acquiring expertise.
Las nuevas medidas arancelarias de Estados Unidos podrían cambiar de golpe la forma en que España vende al mundo. Para los e‑retailers y fintech, cada pago internacional ahora viene con una pregunta: ¿cuánto nos costará realmente cruzar la frontera?
Mastercard and Westpac Banking Corporation have completed New Zealand’s first fully authenticated AI‑assisted transactions, marking a milestone for the Asia‑Pacific region in digital payments innovation. Unlike traditional online shopping, these transactions were executed entirely by AI agents acting on behalf of the cardholder, while remaining fully verified, secure, and transparent across the payment network. The AI […]
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