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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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When AI Agents Shop for Us, How Will Loyalty Programs Keep Up?

Chain Store Age

“As AI tools move from effectively being smarter search engines (chatbots), to autonomously executing transactions on behalf of a person (AI agents), the online marketing playbook is being rewritten. For retailers, this shift means loyalty is becoming a way to differentiate products and gain favor with agents. Product data will play an even more important […]
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Block Expands OpenIP with Bitkey and Proto Patents: Advancing Open Hardware Innovation

Block

“Block announced the expansion of Block’s OpenIP initiative to include patents related to Bitkey, our bitcoin self-custody hardware wallet, and Proto, our brand of bitcoin mining products and services, furthering our commitment to open innovation in hardware development. This expansion builds on our initial OpenIP announcement from October 2025, where we established our approach to intellectual property that […]
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Visa Introduces Visa & Main, A New Platform to Accelerate Small Business Growth Across the U.S.

Visa

“Visa announced the launch of Visa & Main, a new platform designed to give small business owners across the United States better access to the resources they need to succeed. Built in direct response to pressing challenges entrepreneurs face—access to capital, reaching customers and adopting modern business tools—the platform brings together capabilities across Visa’s network […]
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