09 Jan 26 @ 10:49

Bank-related fraud is beginning the new year on an alarming trajectory, with fresh evidence showing that financial crime continues to migrate towards high-value, high-frequency payment channels. Bank account fraud now... read more

17 Dec 25 @ 11:55

Mastercard is urging acquirers to rethink long-held assumptions about B2B payments and commercial card acceptance, arguing that some of the most attractive margins in payments are now emerging far from... read more

11 Dec 25 @ 11:40

Christmas 2025 may be remembered as the moment agentic commerce truly entered the mainstream, with new research from Checkout.com signalling a decisive shift toward agentic AI. Nearly half of consumers... read more

08 Dec 25 @ 16:07

The proposed Mastercard–Visa settlement, two decades in the making, could reverberate through the foundations of the US card market. While the legal process may yet stretch into 2027, the framework... read more

04 Dec 25 @ 17:13

Visa and Amazon Web Services have struck a strategic alliance that could accelerate the commercialisation of agentic commerce — autonomous digital agents capable of browsing, comparing, and completing purchases on... read more

26 Nov 25 @ 17:57

Checkout.com has thrown its weight behind the Agentic Commerce Protocol (ACP), signalling a decisive industry shift towards AI-driven purchasing. The move positions the payments group at the centre of an... read more

24 Nov 25 @ 15:57

EMVCo is stepping up efforts to bring order and security to the fast-evolving world of agentic payments, as artificial intelligence begins to assume a more active role in how consumers... read more

19 Nov 25 @ 17:45

European regulators have formally identified 19 technology firms as “critical” providers to the financial sector under the EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), placing the world’s largest cloud and data... read more

14 Nov 25 @ 11:00

Visa and Google are each rolling out sweeping upgrades to their agentic commerce platforms, accelerating the shift toward AI-powered shopping and payments. The moves sharpen the focus on how to... read more

07 Nov 25 @ 16:39

Commerce infrastructure company firmly has unveiled its new “Buy Now” platform, to serve the emerging world of AI-driven and agentic commerce. The launch positions firmly as a key enabler in... read more

06 Nov 25 @ 18:05

I cant believe I am saying this, but as the financial world heads into 2026, the convergence of artificial intelligence, blockchain, and quantum computing is transforming how consumers, corporates, and... read more

06 Nov 25 @ 11:18

And do it begins folks…Amazon has filed a lawsuit against artificial intelligence start up Perplexity AI, accusing it of unlawfully accessing customer accounts through its agentic shopping assistant. The case,... read more

04 Nov 25 @ 17:57

The recently enacted GENIUS Act, America’s new stablecoin law, was billed as a milestone in integrating crypto assets into the financial mainstream. By mandating that stablecoins be backed by high-quality... read more

04 Nov 25 @ 16:58

ACI Worldwide has strengthened its position in the European payments technology landscape with the acquisition of Payment Components, a Greek fintech specialising in AI-driven financial messaging and Open Banking solutions.... read more

28 Oct 25 @ 10:19

Mastercard and PayPal have announced a collaboration that could define how consumers and businesses transact in the emerging world of agentic commerce. At the heart of the initiative is the... read more

21 Oct 25 @ 09:51

The rapid emergence of agentic commerce—where AI tools assist or act autonomously in consumers’ online purchases—is reshaping ecommerce faster than most merchants can adapt. According to new research from fraud... read more

14 Oct 25 @ 17:34

Klarna has announced an expansion of its long-standing collaboration with Google, becoming one of the early supporters of the Agent Payments Protocol (AP2) — an open standard designed to enable... read more

13 Oct 25 @ 16:13

The payments industry is entering a new phase of transformation — one driven not by cards or mobile wallets, but by autonomous agentic commerce agents. Two of the most significant... read more

06 Oct 25 @ 16:44

OpenAI has taken another decisive step toward “agentic commerce” — the emerging era where artificial intelligence acts not only as an assistant, but as a buyer on behalf of consumers.... read more

02 Oct 25 @ 17:20

The European Central Bank (ECB) has taken two important steps towards launching a digital euro, announcing framework agreements that cover both offline functionality and fraud prevention. The decisions highlight the... read more