How AI And BNPL Are Rewriting Holiday Shopping
Christmas 2025 is set to be the most technologically advanced Christmas yetgettyBy the time peak holiday shopping deals land in inboxes this year, a lot of shoppers will already have a digital co-pilot. Some will be asking AI tools to shortlist gifts, while...
Black Friday vs Small Business Saturday
If tighter purse strings have you worried about holiday revenue, take heart. This year’s shopping season is shaping up to be big. According to a 2025 Intuit QuickBooks survey, consumers plan to spend 25% more this holiday season - an estimated $263...
The Creative Destruction/Rebuild of the Payments Business Model
In 1878, Randolph McCoy accused Floyd Hatfield of stealing a pig. The trial ruled in favor of Hatfield. That pig became the spark that ignited one of America’s most infamous feuds. For more than a century, the Hatfields of West Virginia and the McCoys of...
Nuvei Begins Processing Transactions via EPI Digital Wallet
Nuvei has begun processing merchant transactions via Wero, the European Payment Initiative’s digital wallet that delivers instant account-to-account payments across Europe. One of the first eCommerce merchants to start accepting Wero in its online checkout via...
Digital Wallets Are ‘Gateway’ to Payments Choice
According to Marqeta Chief Revenue Officer Todd Pollak, the future of payments is being built by ecosystems in which merchants and consumers drive change and flexible credentials are firmly in the mix. As card usage rises and cash fades, several intermediaries,...
Booking.com Turns to Revolut for One-Click Checkout
U.K. FinTech giant Revolut has launched a payments partnership with Booking.com. With this collaboration, customers of the travel platform can pay using Revolut Pay, the company’s one-click checkout tool, the companies said in a Monday (Nov. 17) news release....
Agentic AI Evolves From Automation to Intent-Driven Commerce
Agentic artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to redefine how money moves. The automation that currently powers reorders, renewals and recommendations is evolving into something more dynamic. Today, AI-powered agents can make decisions, negotiate and...
Insights Aren’t Outcomes: Research Recommendation Breakage
Summary: Research recommendations often fail to reach users. Without tracking adoption, teams rely on hope instead of evidence to confirm their work creates change. Many research teams do good work. They identify the right problems, recruit the right...
Klarna Confirms Customer Data Leak But Won’t Reveal Extent
Klarna is offered through retailers like Walmart, Macy’s, and Wayfair, which collectively process payments from more than 150 million customers each week.NurPhoto via Getty ImagesThe "Buy Now, Pay Later" provider Klarna, whose share price has fallen 19% since...