Merchants stories
Visa-backed investors have lifted Velocity's Series A to USD $48 million as stablecoin payments gain traction with institutions.
Millions of merchants and shoppers stand to feel the impact as Shopify rebuilds its mobile apps in Swift and Kotlin after AI tools cut duplication costs.
More than half of consumers are vulnerable to some degree, raising fears that AI-led checkout could leave many unable to complete payments.
Growing demand for resilient payment systems is driving Castles Technology's French push, with local support now aimed at retailers and operators alike.
Firms launching wallet services could cut launch delays as the pre-integrated setup joins payments, issuing, identity and ledger tools.
The validation could help banks, retailers and travel groups cut manual payment matching work while keeping cardholder data inside their own systems.
Chargebacks and friendly fraud are driving merchants to adopt automated pre-dispute resolution, aiming to cut costs and customer friction.
Banks and merchants face fresh fraud risks as the council's Kuala Lumpur meeting weighs how AI is changing payment security.
Rising demand for secure transaction infrastructure has prompted TNS to hand its global payments unit to long-serving executive Michael Johnson.
The platform aims to cut costs and complexity for banks, fintechs and merchants moving funds across borders in fiat and stablecoins.
Account takeover and card-testing attacks surged as AI lowered the cost and speed of scams, raising pressure on online retailers.
Diversifying away from single processors is pushing payment failures into a direct revenue risk, drawing CFOs into orchestration decisions.
A shared trust framework could cut repeated checks for AI agents making purchases and ease adoption across card and wallet networks.
Foreign wallet users can now pay Philippine merchants through existing QR Ph codes, widening access for SMEs and boosting cashless trade.
The tie-up gives both firms access to more than 20,000 merchant sites as they test new payments and rewards products across Asia.
Merchants may gain a clearer view of how Global Payments links hardware, software and payments as it takes Genius on a 40-stop US tour.
Small businesses can now take bank-to-bank payments in SwipeSimple, with invoices and links handled alongside cards in one system.
Shoppers could soon pay straight from bank accounts as the tie-up lets AI agents find goods, check stock and complete purchases.
Online sellers using multiple marketplaces could cut manual work as FreeAgent links its accounts to Equali for automated reconciliation.
Rising regulatory pressure could force banks, merchants and payment firms to tighten controls on AI and card costs as Australia reforms payments.
