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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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Is Europe Ready to Reduce Its Reliance on Visa and Mastercard?

GlobalData

“…Visa and Mastercard processed 47% of the eurozone’s card payment value in 2025, with 13 out of 19 countries being highly reliant on these two providers with at least 96% of their card transaction values, according to GlobalData’s Payment Cards Analytics. The duopoly’s combined market share in the eurozone has doubled since 2010; further intensifying […]
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Stripe Is Considering Acquisition of All or Parts of PayPal, Bloomberg News Reports

Yahoo Finance-Reuters

“Payments firm Stripe is considering an acquisition of PayPal or parts of the digital payments pioneer, Bloomberg News reported ‌on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Stripe, which is privately ‌held and is among the industry’s most valuable companies, has expressed a preliminary interest in a ​potential acquisition of PayPal or its assets, the […]
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Mastercard Move Set to Accelerate Banks’ Digital Payment Services

Banking Exchange

“Ericsson and Mastercard have announced a collaboration aimed at transforming how money moves globally, with implications for banks and fintechs. By integrating Ericsson’s Fintech Platform with Mastercard Move, which is Mastercard’s portfolio of money movement solutions, the partnership seeks to simplify digital wallet expansion, speed up new payment service launches, and reach underbanked populations.”
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