Wayfair Participates in Google’s Standard for Agentic Commerce
Wayfair said Monday (Jan. 12) that it participated in the development of Google’s Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) for…
B2B Payments Make the Leap to Real Time in Latin AmericaÂ
Digital payments in Latin America are transforming commercial transactions, as faster payment rails originally designed to broaden consumer access…
Torq Raises $140M for Agentic AI-Powered Cybersecurity Platform
Torq raised $140 million in a Series D funding round to accelerate the adoption of its security operations…
40% of Hourly Workers See No Benefit From Economic Growth
Liquidity stress in the U.S. economy is no longer a background condition. Instead, it is the mechanism reshaping…
Google Debuts ‘Universal’ Protocol for Agentic Commerce
Google has launched an agentic commerce standard dubbed the Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP). Announced Sunday (Jan. 11) at…
Crypto ATMs Under Fire Following Wave of Fraud
The rise in cryptocurrency-related fraud cases is leading a push to ban crypto ATMs. That’s according to a…
Snowflake to Acquire Observe to Speed AI Agent Troubleshooting
Snowflake plans to acquire Observe to deliver artificial intelligence-powered observability that is built on open standards and designed…
Ripple Secures EMI License and Crypto Asset Registration in UK
Ripple received permissions that allow it to scale Ripple Payments, its cross-border payment solution that uses digital assets,…
Latest Credit Data Signals a Reset and Resilience
The new year has dawned with consumers in the United States navigating a cooling labor market, elevated borrowing…
Labor Economy Drives Payments Innovation
The dominant narrative about artificial intelligence assumes that automation shrinks the need for human workers. History suggests the…
SAP Launches AI Retail Operating System
German software giant SAP introduced a series of artificial intelligence enhancements for retailers. The new offerings were announced…
Microsoft Introduces Agentic AI Solutions for Retailers
Microsoft has announced several agentic artificial intelligence (AI) solutions designed for retailers. These solutions power automation in functions…