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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

Walmart Says AI Users Build 35% Bigger Baskets Than Others

Modern Retail

“Walmart customers who use the company’s Sparky AI-powered shopping assistant have an order value that’s about 35% higher than those who don’t, newly appointed Walmart CEO John Furner said in the company’s fourth-quarter earnings call. In addition to its AI shopping features on its website and mobile app, Walmart is also partnering with OpenAI and Google […]

Shopify Says AI Shopping Will ‘Not Bypass’ Its Checkout

Retail Brew

“Shopify says it is ready for shopping that happens inside AI chats, but not without its popular payment tool. Products from Shopify merchants will now get discovered and bought entirely within conversations taking place on ChatGPT or Claude. But the company said AI shopping will still have to go through Shopify’s checkout. AI-powered shopping orders […]

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, […]

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