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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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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 […]
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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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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, […]
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