As the busiest shopping period of the year approaches, new consumer research shows that artificial intelligence (AI) and frictionless payments are decisive factors for retail players, determining where and how customers spend their money.
In this conversation, Zac Cohen, Chief Product Officer at Trulioo, shares insights on how the company is advancing secure, AI-driven payments through its integration with Google’s Agent Payments Protocol (AP2).
An increasing demand for digital financial services in Argentina has driven substantial growth of the local payment gateway ecosystem. Businesses preparing to enter this prospective LatAm market should be aware of the available options that best suit their needs.
Many UK shoppers are abandoning payments due to anxiety over making mistakes, which brings financial losses to local SMEs, new research from Tink, a Visa Solution, reveals.
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — Following its successful edition in Thailand, ASEAN SHOP 2026 will take place from 10–12 September 2026 at MITEC, Kuala Lumpur. This year’s event will bring together 300+ exhibitors, attract 30,000+ professional visitors, and span 30,000+ sq.m of exhibition area, making it one of the region’s most influential showcases for retail and […]
Moldova’s e-commerce market is accelerating far faster than global averages in 2025, positioning the country for significant digital economic gains despite still being the least digitalized retail market in Europe.
Showroom.fm has launched a first-of-its-kind platform that finally makes the physical showroom visible to AI assistants, search engines, and consumers asking, “Where can I see this today?”
US shoppers are sending mixed signals this holiday season. Confidence in the economy is slipping, job-market worries are rising, and retail sales data looks softer than expected. Yet tens of millions of Americans are still gearing up for one of the biggest spending weekends of the year. For retailers, this tension between caution and continued […]
Agentic AI commerce is moving from concept to infrastructure. Over the last few days, four separate announcements show how payments, market intelligence, platform tooling, and compute capacity are being aligned to let AI agents discover, decide, and pay on behalf of people.
AI shopping agents are officially becoming a thing. Big payment providers are building the infrastructure to let digital agents handle your purchases, compare prices, and even snag the best deals, without you lifting a finger. While it all sounds extremely exciting, here’s a bummer – most people aren’t exactly lining up to hand over the […]
Small and medium-sized businesses across the UK now have a new way to manage payments and operations, as Worldline has launched its Android SmartPOS, an Android-based payment platform designed to go beyond traditional card terminals.
KuCoin, the global crypto heavyweight, is making waves in Brazil, as its payments arm, KuCoin Pay, has officially integrated with Pix, the country’s lightning-fast instant payments system. This move allows millions of Brazilian users to pay merchants both online and in physical stores using over 50 different cryptocurrencies by simply scanning a Pix QR code.
EMVCo, the global technical body behind the standards used to make billions of card-payments safe and consistent, announced that it is actively working on ways its specifications can better support the rise of so-called agentic payments, where AI agents act on a shopper’s behalf.
Ecommpay announces the integration of Apple Pay via QR code as part of its global merchant payment suite. With this feature, shoppers can pay with Apple Pay even if they are not browsing from an Apple device.
Financial services innovator Airwallex has become a Principal Member of the EPI Company (European Payments Initiative), bringing merchants on its platform access to Wero, the pan-European account-to-account (A2A) digital wallet, as a payment method across Europe.
New JCB data on rapidly rising cross-border spending reveal the growing popularity of European locations among Asian tourists, while APAC consumers also increase their payment volumes at EU online stores.
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