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Episode 286 - Understanding Trust in the Modern Agentic and Digital Economy, with Jenny Hadlow and Rory O'Neill, Checkout.com

In this episode, Chris Uriarte welcomes Jenny Hadlow, COO, and Rory O’Neill, CMO, from Checkout.com to discuss the findings from their recent report “Trust in the Digital Economy 2025” and explore the interesting dimensions of trust that merchants, consumers, and service providers need to be aware of in today's ever changing digital (and agentic) economy.
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Stripe Integrates Base Blockchain for Seamless AI Agent Payments with x402

CoinCentral

“Stripe has introduced support for the Base blockchain to enable AI agents to make quick and automated payments using USDC. The new x402 payment protocol allows AI agents to perform low-cost transactions without human intervention, streamlining billing processes. Businesses can monitor payments in real time via the Stripe dashboard, webhooks, or API, offering easy transaction […]
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43 Million Users in 12 Months: How Wero Is Building Europe’s Answer to Visa and Mastercard

European Business & Finance Magazine

“Europe’s push to break its dependence on Visa and Mastercard is accelerating on three fronts. Wero, the pan-European digital wallet backed by 16 banks, has reached 43.5 million registered users and processed over €7.5 billion in transfers in its first year. E-commerce payments go live in 2026. In parallel, the European Parliament voted on 10 […]
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