• July 28, 2026
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Ant International Raises $1.2 Billion to Expand Payments and Agentic Commerce

Ant International Raises $1.2 Billion to Expand Payments and Agentic Commerce

Ant International said it has raised approximately $1.2 billion in Series A financing to support its ambition of leading global development of payment, financial services and agentic commerce technology. The Singapore-based …

Strivve Targets Agentic Commerce with Card-on-File Technology

Strivve Targets Agentic Commerce with Card-on-File Technology

Strivve has launched upgrades to its card-on-file platform it says will support agentic commerce by helping financial institutions position their payment cards as the default option when AI assistants complete purchases …

Google Expands Agentic Commerce Push with Universal Cart

Google Expands Agentic Commerce Push with Universal Cart

Google is expanding its push into agentic commerce with the launch of Universal Cart, a shopping platform that works across Search, Gemini, YouTube and Gmail while automating parts of the purchasing …

Experian Introduces Identity Framework for Agentic Commerce

Experian Introduces Identity Framework for Agentic Commerce

Experian has introduced a new framework aimed at addressing a core challenge in agent-driven commerce: how to verify and trust transactions initiated by AI systems on behalf of consumers. The offering, …

American Express Acquires Hyper to Expand AI-Driven Expense Automation

American Express Acquires Hyper to Expand AI-Driven Expense Automation

American Express has agreed to acquire Hyper, an AI-focused expense management startup backed by OpenAI, as it looks to integrate automation capabilities across its commercial services business. Financial terms of the …

Visa Introduces Infrastructure Layer for Agentic Commerce

Visa Introduces Infrastructure Layer for Agentic Commerce

Visa recently announced a new offering aimed at enabling businesses to participate in AI-driven commerce, as agents increasingly take on purchasing tasks traditionally handled by consumers. The new product, Intelligent Commerce …

Report: Agentic Commerce Transactions to Reach $1.5 Trillion by 2030

Report: Agentic Commerce Transactions to Reach $1.5 Trillion by 2030

A new report ($) from Juniper Research projects that agentic commerce could reach $1.5 trillion in global transaction value by 2030, as AI-driven purchasing systems move beyond early pilots. The study …

UiPath Launches Purpose-Built AI Agents For Retail, Finance, Procurement and More

UiPath Launches Purpose-Built AI Agents For Retail, Finance, Procurement and More

Just a week after announcing a partnership with Microsoft that will bolster the overall security built into automated workflows, UiPath has now set its sights on making agentic implementation simpler for …

Report: CPG Brands Moving Toward AI Agents to Manage E-commerce Complexity

Report: CPG Brands Moving Toward AI Agents to Manage E-commerce Complexity

A new survey of consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies suggests growing interest in AI agents as brands look to manage increasingly complex e-commerce operations. The research, conducted by CommerceIQ and based …

Google UCP Support Expands While OpenAI Setback Tests the Limits of Agentic Shopping

Google UCP Support Expands While OpenAI Setback Tests the Limits of Agentic Shopping

Splitit said it is backing Google’s Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP), an open standard intended to support agentic commerce, through which AI systems can discover products and complete purchases on behalf of …