July 05, 2024
Mastercard and LuLu Collaborate on Cardless Payments

Mastercard is expanding its partnership with Dubai-based retail conglomerate LuLu Group. The collaboration, announced Friday (July 5), will extend across the markets of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, the United Arab...

July 05, 2024
The Dawn of Self-Aware AI: How Metacognition Could Reshape Commerce

When Bill Gates recently declared that self-aware AI represents the future of computing, he wasn’t just making a bold prediction. The Microsoft co-founder was spotlighting a concept that could change...

July 04, 2024
They Said That: Notable Quotables From the Week of July...

Every week we scan our interviews, opinion pieces and news stories for the quotations that give us a sense of where we are as a connected economy in the payments...

July 03, 2024
Mastercard and Alipay Expand ‘Consumer Friendly Zones’ in China

Mastercard is expanding its travel payments partnership with China’s Ant Group. The companies announced Wednesday (July 3) that they — along with 12 overseas payment partners of Ant Group’s Alipay+ and other major...

July 02, 2024
Adobe Commerce Adopts Klarna’s BNPL Services

Adobe Commerce merchants can now offer their customers Klarna’s buy now, pay later (BNPL) services and other flexible payment options. The partnership will help these merchants meet the growing demand...

July 02, 2024
Nexi Enables Bancomat Pay Transactions on Amazon’s Italian eCommerce Site

Customers of Amazon’s Italian eCommerce site will be able to make purchases with Bancomat Pay, following the retailer’s new partnership with Nexi. In the collaboration between the two companies, Amazon.it...

July 02, 2024
Aggregators Expand SNAP EBT Acceptance to Woo Paycheck-to-Paycheck Shoppers

As aggregators compete to win the spending of financially struggling consumers, more players in the space are expanding their acceptance of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT)...

July 02, 2024
3-D Secure Makes Payments Better for Merchants, Shoppers, Worse for...

Success in today’s hyper-connected digital landscape boils down to two things: security and convenience. And the success of digital payments and eCommerce in the 21st century also rests on those...

July 01, 2024
State Bank of India Launches Web-Based Invoice Financing Solution

The State Bank of India reportedly launched a web-based invoice financing solution for microbusinesses and small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). The new MSME Sahaj solution allows the bank’s customers to...