Digital commerce stories
Control of AI-led shopping standards is widening as five more firms join the Universal Commerce Protocol body, doubling its council to 10.
The payment option is generating more completed sales, with approval rates for online guest checkouts rising to 75.18% in April 2026.
Merchants using Damisa can now settle into local APAC bank accounts in hours rather than days through a single dLocal integration.
AI agents are set to erode ad-funded web traffic, forcing businesses to pivot from screen-based funnels to metered API revenue.
Businesses must now manage how AI systems interpret their brands, as Adobe sees discovery traffic from chat tools and browsers rising fast.
Retailers could cut weeks of manual sourcing work as Rithum’s new tool uses network data to match suppliers to growth needs.
Retailers can now sell inside ChatGPT without rebuilding payment systems, as Gr4vy adds orchestration and merchant controls for AI-led checkout.
Merchants face higher losses and uneven compliance burdens as a new report says fraud controls are failing to keep pace with social engineering.
Business teams can now run product data tasks via chat, as the new interface aims to cut manual work and speed launches across retail channels.
Enterprise AI buyers are seeking tighter control of costs and performance as NeuReality expands its push to win production deployments.
Businesses sending funds into New Zealand can now settle in local currency faster, as Thunes adds real-time bank transfers to its Asia-Pacific network.
Shoppers can now buy eligible beauty products in Google’s AI tools, as Ulta pushes discovery and checkout into conversational search.
UK town centres have lost 122,682 stores since 2016, outstripping Parcelhero's 2030 closure forecast and deepening pressure on the High Street.
Australian small businesses can now make Sponsored Brands video adverts in minutes, cutting the cost and time of production to zero.
Customers will see a wider range online as the footwear retailer adds third-party brands without holding extra stock or diluting its identity.
AI-driven purchases are raising fraud and compliance concerns as Fime seeks to give merchants and banks a neutral way to verify them.
Brands can now tie ad spend more closely to real purchases, as Wayvia adds confirmed retail sales data to its updated shoppable platform.
Australian retailers risk being overlooked as shoppers increasingly use AI tools to research and buy products without visiting brand websites.
The funding will open new warehouses in Las Vegas and Chicago as the company pushes its marketplace model into more sales channels.
Rising delivery demands are pushing retailers and marketplaces to seek faster, cheaper fulfilment without the cost of owning fleets or warehouses.