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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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Payments News

Fintech GoCardless Introduces MCP : An AI-Native Solution for Bank Payment Integration

Crowdfund Insider

“GoCardless has launched its Model Context Protocol (MCP), a tool that lets developers and merchants interact with its bank payment platform using everyday natural language. MCP enables users to connect their preferred large language models—such as those powering tools like Claude or GitHub Copilot—directly to GoCardless. Through simple conversational queries, merchants can receive instant responses, […]

PayPal Attracts Takeover Interest After Stock Slide, Bloomberg News Reports

Yahoo Finance

“Digital payments company PayPal is attracting takeover interest from potential buyers after a stock slide, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, ‌citing people familiar with the matter. The payments firm has fielded meetings ‌with banks amid unsolicited interest from suitors, the report said, adding that at least one large rival ​is looking at the whole company, […]

Stablecore Joins the Jack Henry™ Fintech Integration Network to Bring Stablecoins and Digital Assets to Banks and Credit Unions

Business Wire

“Stablecore, the digital asset core for banks and credit unions, announced that it has joined the Jack Henry™ Fintech Integration Network (FIN). This strategic milestone enables Jack Henry’s approximately 1,670 bank and credit union core clients, as well as the more than 1,000 financial institutions on the Banno Digital Platform™, to deploy institutional-grade, fully-compliant digital […]

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