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Episode 293 - Unlocking Merchant Growth in Emerging Markets, with João Del Valle, EBANX

In this episode, Drew Edmond is joined by João Del Valle, CEO and co-founder of EBANX, to talk about the origin story of EBANX, why Brazil has historically been such a difficult market for non-Brazilian merchants, and what João has learned as the company has expanded into new regions. Listen in as they cover some of the biggest topics shaping the next phase of global payments, including Pix and Pix Automático in Brazil, payment optimization when looking at local payment methods, and perspectives on agentic commerce and stablecoins.
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Block’s Cash App Rolls Out USDC Payments to 15 Million Users This Week

Crypto Briefing

“Cash App became one of the largest consumer platforms to offer stablecoin payments. Block began rolling out USDC send-and-receive functionality to roughly 15 million users on May 27, covering about 25% of its nearly 60 million monthly active users. The feature settles transactions on the Solana blockchain and lets users instantly convert USDC to their […]
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Robinhood is Now Open to Agents

Robinhood

“The future of agentic finance has arrived at Robinhood. Robinhood launched Agentic Trading and the Agentic Credit Card, enabling AI agents to trade and make credit card purchases on your behalf. Whether executing a specific trading strategy, or simply buying the cheapest flight available, you can build agents to help manage your investments and spending […]
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Google Is Adding Two New AI Features for Retailers

Retail Brew

“Google is rolling out two new tools in Merchant Center—where retailers upload and manage their product listings so they appear across Google Search, Shopping, and now AI surfaces like Gemini—to help retailers and brands get discovered in AI conversations. “Conversational attributes” let retailers update their product descriptions to match the more natural, conversational way people […]
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