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Social Media Shopping: Overcoming the Trust Gap

Social ecommerce is reshaping online retail, blending the reach of social media with the convenience of in-app purchasing. The premise is simple:…

Walmart Introduces Gen AI-Powered Assistant in Mobile App

Walmart has introduced Sparky, a smiley-faced generative AI-powered assistant capable of synthesizing reviews and offering mobile app users occasion-based recommendations. The retailer…

Ebay Debuts Agentic AI to Further Personalize Customer Experience

Ebay, which has been quick to deploy AI-powered chatbots as well as conversational and interactive agents, has taken the next step by…

Visa, Mastercard, PayPal Dive into Agentic Era with Tools that Help Consumers ‘Use AI to Buy’

Payment providers are banking on the fact that millions of people will soon rely on AI to find the perfect sweater, research…

The Payment Shift Retailers Can’t Ignore: Cash, Cards…or Crypto?

In-store shopping is back, with physical retail on track to reach 80% of global retail sales this year. Competition is surging too,…

Social Commerce Revolution: How Payments Innovation Transformed the Digital Shopping Experience

The power of social media in ecommerce is palpable. Shares, recommendations and actual transactions on channels like Instagram and TikTok are indispensable…

Resilience is Key as Payments Acceptance becomes Mission-Critical

Consumers now prefer digital payment options, with cash usage declining in all major economies. Cards have become by far the most popular…

Solid Holiday Sales Point to Increasing Consumer Confidence

[Editor’s Note: This story was updated on Jan. 6, 2025 to include sales figures from Salesforce.] The presents are unwrapped, trees are…

Addressing Emerging Threats to Mobile Payments: Securing Ecommerce Through SDK Protection

The rapid adoption of mobile apps has led to a similar boom in mobile commerce, leading mobile brands to quickly adopt payment…

DOJ Sues Visa for Anticompetitive Debit Card Practices

The U.S. Department of Justice has sued Visa for anticompetitive practices in debit card networks, which it says penalize merchants that try…

$30 Billion Swipe Fee Settlement in Jeopardy After Judge’s Ruling

The proposed $30 billion settlement of the Visa/Mastercard swipe fee litigation, which has been going on for nearly two decades, may still…

Next-Gen Co-Brand Cards are Tailored to You, by You

In a world filled with loyalty offers, it’s all about offering the right rewards and experiences at the right moments. I’ll never…

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Walmart Introduces Gen AI-Powered Assistant in Mobile App

Ebay Debuts Agentic AI to Further Personalize Customer Experience

Visa, Mastercard, PayPal Dive into Agentic Era with Tools that Help Consumers ‘Use AI to Buy’

The Payment Shift Retailers Can’t Ignore: Cash, Cards…or Crypto?

Resilience is Key as Payments Acceptance becomes Mission-Critical

Solid Holiday Sales Point to Increasing Consumer Confidence

Addressing Emerging Threats to Mobile Payments: Securing Ecommerce Through SDK Protection

DOJ Sues Visa for Anticompetitive Debit Card Practices

$30 Billion Swipe Fee Settlement in Jeopardy After Judge’s Ruling

Next-Gen Co-Brand Cards are Tailored to You, by You

From Data Center to Storefront: How AI + Edge Computing are Transforming Retail

2025 Telecom Retail Trends: AI, Tech, and What Your Peers are Planning Next

2025 Unified Commerce Benchmark for Specialty Retail

Transform Your Retail Workforce with Generative AI

Specialty Retail Under Siege: The Escalating Cyber Threat Landscape

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