Companies Risk

AI-Powered B2B Fraud Is Forcing Companies to Rethink Trust

J.P. Morgan

“AI-enabled fraud increasingly targets trust before payment, using compromised or convincingly impersonated identities to insert false instructions into legitimate workflows. An authorized, policy-compliant payment can still be fraudulent when the identity or instruction behind it has been compromised. Stronger prevention depends on verifying trust at critical handoffs and aligning teams around clear ownership and escalation.”

Tags: Identity theft

Industry Regulation

CLARITY Act Faces Tuesday Senate Vote: Senate Republicans Release ‘Final’ Draft

Trading View

“Senate Republicans have reportedly put forward a revised 635-page version of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, commonly known as the CLARITY Act, late Sunday, calling it their “last, best, and final” offer to Democrats. This comes ahead of the procedural vote this week that could determine the fate of the crypto market structure bill […]

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Companies Industry

Visa Research: The Rise of the “Couch Economy” Is Reshaping Consumer Spending

Visa

“New Visa Business and Economic Insights research finds consumers are increasingly shopping, streaming, dining and managing daily life from home, creating new opportunities for businesses that can deliver convenience and ongoing digital engagement. Digital commerce expanded across all six markets studied between 2019 and 2026. In three illustrative markets, the share of domestic payment volume […]

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Companies Domains

New AI Powered Coffee Alarm Clock Service Launched by Starbucks and Alipay Ah Bao for Chinese Consumers

Retail Technology Innovation Hub

“Starbucks and Ah Bao, Alipay’s AI agent, have launched a new AI powered service – the Coffee Alarm Clock – for Chinese consumers. Users can set this up by first opening the Alipay app, swiping right and telling Ah Bao “Buy me a Starbucks iced Americano at 10 a.m. every day”. They then create a […]

Tags: Remote Commerce

Companies Domains

Thunes Launches Cross-Border Payouts Across Six New Middle East Markets

Thunes

“Thunes announced a major expansion of its Direct Global Network across the Middle East. The expansion introduces new payout services into six key markets: the Kingdom of Bahrain, Lebanon, the Sultanate of Oman, South Yemen, Syria and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This move significantly enhances Thunes’ cross-border infrastructure in the region, delivering faster, highly transparent […]

Tags: Cross-border payments

Companies Global

India: RBI Executive Director Unveils New RuPay And UPI Payment Innovations At GFF 2026

BW Disrupt

“The Reserve Bank of India announced the launch of several innovations, including a pilot of the Unified Ticketing Platform, a concept showcase of RuPay ON-THE-GO Card-on-Device Tokenisation, RuPay Tap on Phone, RuPay passkey-based biometric authentication, and cross-border merchant payments using RuPay credit card on UPI International. The initiatives are designed to enhance convenience, security and […]

Tags: Reserve Bank of India

Companies Systems

Solana Report: Stablecoins Can Reach Unbanked and Significantly Reduce Remittance Fees

Crowdfund Insider

“Stablecoins are beginning to rewrite the playbook for global remittances, a market that has operated on aging infrastructure for decades. A Solana Foundation report argues that digital dollars on high-throughput blockchains can cut costs, speed settlement, and expand access in ways traditional money-transfer rails have not. The industry’s problems are familiar. Sending $200 still carries an average fee […]

Tags: Solana Stablecoin

Industry

Nearly 1,000 Merchants Tell Judge Proposed Settlement of Visa/Mastercard Lawsuit is ‘Riddled With Loopholes’

Merchants Payments Coalition

“The Merchant Payments Coalition said nearly 1,000 businesses and trade associations have called on a federal judge to reject the proposed settlement of merchants’ lawsuit over Visa and Mastercard credit card swipe fees.“We object to this proposed settlement because it would grant Visa, Mastercard and giant card-issuing banks sweeping liability immunity for their anticompetitive system […]

Companies

Klarna Expands Nordics Anti-Fraud Toolkit with New Live Call Verification Tool

Klarna

“Klarna announced in-app Call Status Detection is live in the Nordics, giving consumers a reliable and simple way to check whether someone calling them is genuinely from Klarna. The feature builds on Klarna’s existing anti-fraud measures like the Klarna Inbox, which enables verification of written communication like emails, texts and letters, and aims to protect customers […]

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Companies Domains

Worldline Enables Agentic Commerce Payments via Universal Commerce Protocol Capabilities

Worldline

“Worldline becomes one of the first in Europe to launch a payment handler for the Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP), an open standard for agentic commerce co-developed by Google and industry partners. The integration enables merchants to accept AI-initiated purchases across multiple platforms with a unified setup.”

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Companies

PayPal Keeping Options Open Amid Buyout Rumors, CEO Says [Video]

Yahoo Finance

“New PayPal CEO Enrique Lores doesn’t sound like a guy running toward the exit after inking a huge deal to sell the company he just started leading. He sounds like a veteran top executive who’s head-down trying to reinvent a fintech icon. “First of all, we have said that we are totally open and objective […]

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Companies

Cash App Is Testing Peer-to-Peer Business Payments For Very Small Merchants

Digital Transactions

“Cash App, a part of Block Inc., says a test of Cash App-funded payments to a sole proprietor with a Cash App account is under way now. It gives sole proprietors a way to earn and track their income with their personal Cash App accounts. It does not require a separate business account and has […]

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Companies

Glory and Velera Announce Partnership to Offer Co-op Shared Branch Express Using TellerConcierge™

Business Wire

“GLORY, a global leader in cash automation and management solutions, announced a strategic partnership with Velera, a leading payments credit union service organization. The collaboration introduces Co-op Shared Branch Express functionality to credit unions using Glory’s TellerConcierge™ integrated kiosk as the enabling technology. The partnership will integrate Velera’s account-based network with TellerConcierge to independently perform […]

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Companies

The Robot Dog Does the Errand for You: Alipay’s First AI Pay·Embodied Intelligence

AIBase

“Alipay announced a collaboration with Gaode Momentum, marking the first time AI payment capabilities have been applied to embodied machines. The product is called “AI Pay · Embodied Intelligence,” and netizens have humorously referred to it as “Dog Leg Pay.” The Gaode Momentum robotic dog “Tutu” can follow instructions to run errands and complete payments, […]

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Companies Global

Wero for Merchants: A New European Payment Solution for E-commerce

Fnac Darty

“Wero is entering a new phase of its development with Wero for Merchants, a European payment solution designed for e-commerce. To support this launch in France and Europe, BNP Paribas organized a press conference in Paris on September 8, 2026, which Fnac Darty joined alongside Wero and other major corporations. The Group will roll out […]

Tags: Europe Wero