Ant International, Mastercard and Visa Initiate Know-Your-Agent Interoperability Collaboration
Ant International, Mastercard, and Visa have begun collaboration on a Know-Your-Agent (KYA) interoperability framework, designed to help card networks, digital wallet ecosystems, agent platforms and marketplaces streamline agent onboarding and identification across networks, based on shared principles while preserving each network’s own verification and decisioning processes. AI agents are evolving from making recommendations to completing purchases on […]
Citi Expands Customer Engagement and Commerce Media Capabilities with Kard
Citi’s U.S. Consumer Cards business recently announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Kard Financial, Inc. (Kard), a company that operates a commerce media and rewards platform that helps banks and fintechs deepen customer engagement through personalized offers. With billions of transactions and a network of leading fintechs, banks and neobanks, Kard […]
Choosing the Right Payment Processor for Your Growing Business
Growth is an exciting milestone for any business, but it often brings new operational challenges. As sales increase and customer expectations evolve, business owners quickly discover that their payment infrastructure plays a much larger role than simply accepting transactions. The right payment processor can improve customer experiences, streamline operations, and support long-term scalability. Many businesses […]
WP Engine Partners with Commerce to Help High-Growth Brands Scale Faster
WP Engine, a global web enablement company providing premium products and solutions for websites built on WordPress, recently announced it has entered into a strategic partnership agreement with Commerce (NASDAQ: CMRC), a data-centric provider of an open, AI-driven commerce ecosystem and the parent company of leading eCommerce platform BigCommerce. The new strategic partnership will launch WP Engine Commerce Connect […]
Why Digital Payments Are Becoming the Backbone of Emerging Economies
In many emerging economies, digital payments have moved far beyond the category of useful technology. What once looked like an optional feature in banking apps has become a practical foundation for daily commerce. Market stalls, taxi rides, utility bills, school fees, and small online purchases are increasingly handled through phones instead of paper cash. This […]
Albertsons Media Collective Launches Sponsored Product Discovery in AI Search Conversational Search
Albertsons Media Collective, the retail media arm for Albertsons Companies, Inc., announced on June 23rd a new integration with Criteo, the global commerce intelligence platform, bringing sponsored product discovery into Albertsons Cos.’ AI-powered conversational search. The integration enables brands to connect with shoppers as they plan meals, discover products and build baskets. As customers increasingly […]
Clip Introduces Mi Clip Digital Wallet with Ant International, Mastercard, and TelevisaUnivision
Clip, one of Mexico’s premier financial ecosystems, announced on June 11th the launch of Mi Clip, a digital wallet ecosystem designed to accelerate the adoption of digital payments, drive acceptance across merchants and consumers nationwide, and expand access to formal financial services for millions of Mexicans. Mi Clip is supported by commercial and technological solutions […]
Coupang Expands AI Investments with USD 84M Funding for Startups
U.S. technology company Coupang, Inc. recently announced that it has invested more than USD 84M in U.S. and global AI tech startups since 2023, one of many efforts by the company to redefine the future of global commerce through advanced technologies. As part of these efforts, Coupang also announced that it is working with Texas-based […]
Top EDI Platforms Transforming Global Supply Chains in 2026
Electronic Data Interchange has been the backbone of B2B commerce for decades. But the infrastructure most enterprises have relied on, VANs, legacy translation software and point-to-point integrations, was built for a different era. Managing those systems today is expensive, slow to scale and increasingly misaligned with how modern supply chains operate. Maintenance overhead accumulates. Partner […]
Zilch Acquires Fjord Bank with its European Expansion
Zilch, one of the consumer payments platforms powering the future of commerce, recently announced it has signed an agreement to acquire AB Fjord Bank, a Lithuania-based bank with approximately USD 120M in total assets that is authorised and regulated by the Bank of Lithuania and the European Central Bank. The acquisition will represent a major […]