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Walmart Business expands TreviPay invoice payments
Risk & Compliance

Walmart Business expands TreviPay invoice payments

Eligible buyers can now use net 30-day terms and approved spending controls in stores and online, after a wider rollout from the pilot.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month

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Suppliers back traceability & origin verification
Manufacturing

Suppliers back traceability & origin verification

Suppliers are increasingly embracing traceability, with more than 85% saying transparency matters as brands face tougher scrutiny over sourcing claims.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
Castles expands Smart Volution support for Register
Payment Technologies

Castles expands Smart Volution support for Register

Merchants using the combined system can now get hardware, payment and EPOS issues handled through one support channel, cutting vendor hand-offs.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
Accenture buys Sagacity to boost customer intelligence
Data Analytics

Accenture buys Sagacity to boost customer intelligence

The deal adds more than 140 specialists as consulting groups race to turn customer data and AI into growth, retention and service gains.

By Mara Sugue • 3 min read • Last month
Australians cut Christmas spending as cost pressures rise
eCommerce

Australians cut Christmas spending as cost pressures rise

Cost-of-living pressure is pushing most shoppers to trim gifts, decorations and dining out, with Black Friday sales adding extra strain.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Last month
PHP flaws trigger outage fears & retail fraud warnings
Phishing

PHP flaws trigger outage fears & retail fraud warnings

Millions of sites may need urgent patching after critical PHP bugs raised fears of outages, data theft and account fraud ahead of peak shopping.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
Transform your business with Telstra Adaptive Networks
Disaster Recovery

Transform your business with Telstra Adaptive Networks

Businesses facing outages and surging demand can now reroute traffic, scale bandwidth and cut IT admin as Telstra's network adapts in real time.

By Anthony Caruana • 6 min read • Last month
Riskified launches AI agent identity checks for merchants
Artificial Intelligence

Riskified launches AI agent identity checks for merchants

Merchants could face fresh refund fraud and account-takeover risks as consumer AI assistants start handling shopping and support requests.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Last month

Stories from Other Regions

Retail stories

Sherwen warns AI readiness needs customer adoption
Digital Transformation

Sherwen warns AI readiness needs customer adoption

Consumer trust could decide whether AI projects pay off, as Sherwen Studios says technical readiness alone does not guarantee adoption.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month
Accenture buys Sagacity to boost customer intelligence
Data Analytics

Accenture buys Sagacity to boost customer intelligence

The deal adds more than 140 specialists as Accenture tries to turn customer data and AI tools into measurable gains in retention and revenue.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last month
UK retailers miss key AI shopping data, audit finds
Large Language Models

UK retailers miss key AI shopping data, audit finds

The gaps could leave products invisible to AI shopping agents as they compare and recommend items, with 41% of retailers missing structured data.

By Regine Laguilles • 4 min read • Last month
UK consumers more frustrated by AI customer service
Customer Experience

UK consumers more frustrated by AI customer service

Six in 10 UK respondents said AI customer service was frustrating, with handovers to human staff proving a particular weak point.

By Regine Laguilles • 4 min read • Last month
No 'ticking clock' keeps shoppers in town on Blenheim's Free Parking Friday
Shopping

No 'ticking clock' keeps shoppers in town on Blenheim's Free Parking Friday

Shoppers lingered longer in central Blenheim on Friday, as a one-off free parking day eased pressure to rush and drew praise from locals.

By Kira Carrington • 3 min read • Last month
Checkout.com expands into in-person payments with Mollie
Fintech

Checkout.com expands into in-person payments with Mollie

Merchants can now use one acquiring partner for shop and online sales as the new service rolls out first in the UK and EEA.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month
Australians pay up to AUD $350 to queue for iPhone Duo
eCommerce

Australians pay up to AUD $350 to queue for iPhone Duo

Launch-day scarcity has pushed some buyers to pay up to AUD $350 for someone to queue at Apple's Sydney store for the iPhone Duo.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last month
Nearly half of Rotorua parking fines linked to new licence plate requirement
Rotorua Lakes Council

Nearly half of Rotorua parking fines linked to new licence plate requirement

Motorists are being hit hardest by Rotorua's parking overhaul, with nearly 44% of fines blamed on missed licence plate registration deadlines.

By Mathew Nash • 4 min read • Last month
Zyxel launches flexible GS1915v2 switches for small firms
Network Infrastructure

Zyxel launches flexible GS1915v2 switches for small firms

The nine-model range includes PoE and fanless options, letting small businesses fit switches into tight spaces without extra building work.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last month