Visa Launches Trusted Agent, an Agentic Commerce Protocol – Digital Transactions
Visa Inc. entered the agentic-commerce fray early Tuesday with the launch of Trusted Agent, a protoc| Digital Transactions
Grubhub and Instacart are teaming up to bring a wider selection of groceries to Grubhub customers. Grubhub’s 20 million customers can now order from Instacart’s network of more than 1,000 national, regional and local grocery retailers directly through the Grubhub app and website. The experience begins rolling out on Grubhub today and will be available […]| Retail TouchPoints
For many years, ecommerce companies prioritized advertising on the web because it provided significant control over ad targeting, and it was relatively easy to place ads alongside content likely to attract their target audience. Meanwhile, mobile apps have historically had some problems. High ad exchange rates (around 20%) and higher funnel goals — around cost […]| Retail TouchPoints
Walmart will join Shopify, Etsy and Salesforce in linking its online catalog with the new ChatGPT Instant Checkout, enabling its customers to shop and buy its products directly within ChatGPT conversations. The Walmart-ChatGPT integration will take effect later this fall and will encompass both Walmart and Sam’s Club offerings. Walmart framed the move as another […]| Retail TouchPoints
Ulta Beauty’s online marketplace is now live on the beauty retailer’s website and app. Plans to add a marketplace, built on the Mirakl platform, were first announced in March as part of the company’s Beauty Unleashed strategy, aimed at combating declining sales and market share losses. Ulta has framed the move as a way to […]| Retail TouchPoints
Retailers have endured something of a rollercoaster ride over the last few years, but the good news is that, even as continuing price rises eat into available spending power, consumer spending remains robust. The question now is: how can retailers make the most of consumer resilience? According to the Lloyds Bank Business Barometer, released in […]| Retail TouchPoints
Walmart has introduced the first of 10 planned “Auto Care Centers (ACCs) of the Future” in Fayetteville, Ark., providing customers with a contactless self-service car care experience via the retailer’s mobile app. After making an appointment, customers put their car in a parking spot near the ACC, then use the app to drop their keys […]| Retail TouchPoints
MoonPay USA LLC has launched MoonPay Commerce, a platform that enables merchants to accept cryptocurrency for products, services, and subscriptions. MoonPay built the platform using technology from its acquisition of …| Digital Transactions
American Express Co.’s new campaigns to build more intimate relationships with restaurants and refresh its top-end Platinum card are starting to show signs of paying off, the card company said …| Digital Transactions
Universal Air Travel Plan Inc. (UATP) early Thursday announced it has partnered with Burbank, a United Kingdom-based fintech, to deploy an app that enables mobile devices to act as a …| Digital Transactions
Faster payments on the automated clearing house network and on real-time payments systems are gaining momentum, according to statistics released Thursday by Nacha, the standards body for the automated clearing …| Digital Transactions
SpotOn Transact LLC has integrated Visa Direct, a faster-payments service, into its DayCheck earned-tip payment app. The integration will allow restaurant owners to simplify tip payouts and enable restaurant employees …| Digital Transactions
The artificial-intelligence boom in payments is rushing on, with two major players going further along the AI commerce road. Mastercard Inc., having announced Mastercard Agent Pay earlier this year, has …| Digital Transactions
E-commerce specialist Global-e said Shop Pay’s one-click checkout is now available for its merchants using the Shopify platform. C-store chain Circle K has partnered with Car IQ, a vehicle-based payments platform, to launch …| Digital Transactions
Visa Inc. entered the agentic-commerce fray early Tuesday with the launch of Trusted Agent, a protoc| Digital Transactions
PayPal Holdings Inc. and Google Inc. have partnered to leverage their artificial intelligence capabi| Digital Transactions
Google Inc. early Tuesday launched its Agent Payments Protocol, an open protocol to authenticate con| Digital Transactions
Payments-orchestration platform CellPoint Digital says Radisson Hotel Group, with more than 1,580 ho| Digital Transactions
Toast Inc. launched its Menu Price Monitor, which tracks U.S. restaurant pricing trends. The company| Digital Transactions
Driven by smartphone revolution Mobile commerce is growing at an unprecedented pace. The volume is expected to surpass $4 trillion in 2025, more consumers than ever are turning to their phones to browse, shop, and complete purchases.| SellersCommerce
