Merchants stories
Mastercard & Lobster.cash team up for AI agent payments
Today
#
fintech
#
risk & compliance
#
open source
Mastercard and Lobster.cash to let OpenClaw users authorise AI agents to spend on existing cards, backed by Verifiable Intent.
Blackhawk launches digital wallet for unified stored value
Yesterday
#
fintech
#
cx
#
martech
Blackhawk Network has unveiled a Digital Wallet API that lets brands pool gift cards, refunds, loyalty rewards and promo credit into one spendable balance.
American Express launches AI commerce kit & protection
3 days ago
#
fintech
#
martech
#
commerce systems
American Express adds AI agent safeguards and purchase protection as it opens a developer kit for software-led buying.
Paysecure and Yaspa partner to link open banking platforms
This month
#
data analytics
#
fintech
#
cx
Paysecure and Yaspa team up to add open banking, fraud controls and account-to-account payments to merchants' checkout flows.
F5 and Skyfire team up on verified AI agent traffic
Last month
#
cloud security
#
martech
#
application security
F5 and Skyfire partner to let online merchants admit verified AI agents while keeping malicious bots out of shopping and content flows.
Modern Treasury joins Mastercard crypto partner push
Last month
#
crypto
#
fintech
#
blockchain
Modern Treasury joins Mastercard's Crypto Partner Program to power fiat-crypto on/off-ramps and cross-border blockchain payment flows.
Unlimit names Irene Skrynova CEO of global payments
Last month
#
data protection
#
dr
#
fintech
Unlimit appoints Irene Skrynova CEO of global payments to unify its processing, product and tech as it pivots to financial infrastructure.
Diversity is the invisible infrastructure of payments
Last month
#
edutech
#
fintech
#
payment technologies
Diverse teams are reshaping the payments industry, turning personal insight into the hidden infrastructure behind global growth.
Entersekt expands leadership team after 10bn transactions
Thu, 26th Feb 2026
#
saas
#
mfa
#
fintech
Entersekt boosts leadership as it tops 10bn transactions and posts 30% North American growth, adding senior hires to drive expansion.
Paysecure wins Best Payments Industry Newcomer award
Wed, 11th Feb 2026
#
crypto
#
fintech
#
cx
Paysecure wins Best Payments Industry Newcomer at the 2026 Card and Payments Awards in London for its fast-growing orchestration platform.
Gr4vy unveils Silent Mode for parallel fraud testing
Wed, 4th Feb 2026
#
devops
#
data analytics
#
crypto
Gr4vy launches Silent Mode to let merchants trial multiple fraud tools in parallel on live payments without affecting real customer outcomes.
BioCatch warns AI agents will supercharge online fraud
Fri, 16th Jan 2026
#
biometrics
#
fintech
#
martech
BioCatch warns AI shopping agents will turbocharge online fraud, urging banks and retailers to distinguish helpful bots from criminal misuse.
Ant backs Google's Universal Commerce Protocol push
Wed, 14th Jan 2026
#
crypto
#
fintech
#
mdm
Ant backs Google's new Universal Commerce Protocol to standardise how AI agents handle shopping, payments and post-purchase support.
Mastercard links with TerraPay to boost wallet tap-and-go
Fri, 9th Jan 2026
#
crypto
#
fintech
#
martech
Mastercard and TerraPay team up to let mobile wallet users tap and pay at over 150 million Mastercard contactless locations worldwide.
Forter unveils AI copilot to tackle surging fraud risk
Fri, 9th Jan 2026
#
data analytics
#
digital transformation
#
fintech
Forter launches Prism AI copilot and fresh benchmarks as agentic activity soars 2,107% and automated fraud attempts jump 202%.
Study finds value for money trumps price in eCommerce
Thu, 18th Dec 2025
#
data analytics
#
cx
#
martech
Value for money, not low prices or rapid delivery, is the strongest driver of eCommerce satisfaction, Judge.me's study of reviews finds.
AI 'agentic' tools to drive surge in cyber fraud by 2026
Wed, 17th Dec 2025
#
biometrics
#
fintech
#
phishing
Autonomous 'agentic' AI fraud tools set to intensify cybercrime by 2026, forcing firms to fuse human judgment with smarter machine defences.
Ecommpay gains full DAC approval for accessible site
Fri, 12th Dec 2025
#
fintech
#
cx
#
martech
Ecommpay secures full Digital Accessibility Centre approval as its redesigned website and product pages meet WCAG 2.2 AA standards.
Cloudflare outage exposes risks of AI & payments reliance
Tue, 9th Dec 2025
#
digital transformation
#
fintech
#
cx
Cloudflare's latest outage fuels fears over fragile AI and payments systems as firms brace for weeks of disputes and operational fallout.
Riskified urges fraud vigilance as holiday eCommerce surges
Wed, 19th Nov 2025
#
martech
#
commerce systems
#
genai
Riskified urges shoppers and merchants to stay vigilant against rising AI-driven eCommerce fraud as holiday online sales may hit USD $311 billion in 2025.