Digital commerce stories - Page 4

The x402 protocol revives HTTP 402, enabling AI agents to make instant micropayments autonomously using crypto, transforming digital commerce in 2025.

Friendly fraud is set to rise by 25% over the peak holiday shopping days, with transactions averaging USD $291, costing retailers billions globally.

Prezzee launches PrezzeePay, enabling retailers worldwide to offer unified digital gift cards without costly system changes, targeting cashless Gen Z shoppers.

Babeltext enables Shopify merchants to communicate in 195 languages via AI-powered messaging, easing global sales and boosting customer confidence.

Salesforce launches Agentforce Commerce, a platform enabling retailers to sell via AI-driven channels like ChatGPT, boosting engagement and orders globally.

A Cloudflare outage disrupted major online services worldwide, revealing how fragile the global digital economy and payments infrastructure have become.

Zurich-based AI company Albatross has raised USD $12.5 million to develop a real-time platform revolutionising online product and content discovery.

Pattern has named Luke Elliott as VP of Ecommerce Europe to boost growth and marketplace strategy for its European clients.

By 2026, AI and tax intelligence will revolutionise business compliance, driving real-time reporting and transforming finance, trade, retail, and hospitality sectors globally.

Australian startup Heatseeker won top prize in L'Oréal's Big Bang Beauty Tech competition, advancing AI beauty tech across the South Asia Pacific region.

ECI launches an AI Agent within its EvolutionX platform to help eCommerce merchants streamline operations, boost revenue, and improve fraud detection in real time.

Euromonitor forecasts rising demand for comfort, authentic self-expression, cutting-edge wellness, and greater East Asian brand influence by 2026 amid global shifts.

UATP and Burbank partner to enhance airline online payments with secure card present tech, cutting fraud and costs in the USD $837 billion airline market.

Salesforce and OpenAI expand their partnership, integrating AI and commerce features into ChatGPT to enhance enterprise workflows and customer interactions.

Ecommpay and Hyvä have partnered to enhance Magento checkouts, aiming to reduce cart abandonment and boost merchant sales with faster, secure payments.

AI-driven referrals to US retail, travel, and banking sites have surged over tenfold since July 2024, reshaping online shopping and boosting engagement.

Visa has appointed Meble Tin as Head of Marketing for Oceania, leading efforts from Sydney to boost brand and client engagement across the region.

Forter launches new tools to help retailers track and manage rising agentic AI traffic, boosting fraud detection and enhancing eCommerce security.

Forter launches new AI agent detection tools to help retailers monitor and mitigate rising fraud and risks in agentic AI-driven digital commerce.

Akeneo launches its first AI agent, Data Architect Agent, and upgrades analytics to streamline product data modelling and boost AI-driven commerce insights.