Visa stories
Businesses using x402 could keep payment amounts and balances private, as TACEO's new Merces-based system targets confidential transactions on Base.
Security teams facing rising alert volumes now have a guide for deciding which tasks AI should handle and which need human control.
Issuers will be able to cut supplier enrolment friction as Visa folds automated virtual card receivables into its commercial payments hub.
The move targets vulnerabilities in software used by large firms, as AI makes it easier to find and exploit flaws.
The funding will help more UK SMEs cut overdue invoices, freeing cash and staff time as Adfin expands beyond collections.
Shift4 partners with Lydian to add USDT to Pay with Crypto, letting US merchants take stablecoin payments and settle in local currency.
Users could let AI assistants pay and move stablecoins under authorisation, as OwlTing ties the wallet to its regulated payment rails.
The update lets app users cap, approve and audit AI-driven payments while keeping control of their funds and spending limits.
Merchants could win back lost sales as tokenised checkout trims friction, reduces card-not-present fraud and keeps payment data in bank rails.
The new framework aims to curb fraud and unauthorised purchases as AI agents start making payments on behalf of shoppers.
Businesses could cut card fees and automate collections as recurring Pay by Bank opens to wider use through the UK Payments Initiative scheme.
European merchants will gain a bank-based alternative to card lending as TrueLayer folds Dutch fintech In3 into its checkout network.
Customers can move up the queue by tapping a virtual card in shops, as Shakepay uses a points game to roll out its new prepaid card.
UK SMEs can now take contactless card payments on smartphones, with settlement into Starling accounts arriving the next day.
UK merchants could see fewer abandoned baskets as emerchantpay adds card-linked instalments at checkout for eligible Visa shoppers.
Travellers and small merchants in Indonesia and China can now use domestic e-wallets across both markets, widening QR payment acceptance.
The pilot could let Wealthsimple settle obligations seven days a week, a test of whether blockchain rails can modernise Canadian payments infrastructure.
Canadian banks will test how AI agents can initiate card payments as Visa prepares issuers for new controls over consent, fraud and liability.
Canadian banks and fintechs now have a regulated on-chain settlement option as CADD enters a market long dominated by US-dollar stablecoins.
High decline rates and chargeback risk are already hitting merchants as AI agents struggle to pass payment checks built for human shoppers.
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