Retail & E-Commerce

Talkdesk's AI automation platform is now purchasable via Microsoft Azure spend commitments, cutting procurement friction for enterprise CIOs.

Mastercard's new Agent Connect platform positions the payments giant as the trust layer for AI-driven retail, connecting merchants, agents and payment providers.

Checkout.com becomes one of only three firms to operate a US MALPB charter, gaining direct card-network access without third-party intermediaries.

A UAE payments-meets-regulated-lending tie-up uses POS transaction data to pre-qualify SME working capital, bypassing traditional credit friction.

A seed round backs the thesis that AI agents are becoming autonomous software customers, demanding an entirely new growth discipline.

The NASDAQ-listed field-service platform reports $293m in quarterly revenue as its AI-native "Max" product accelerates customer expansion.

Juniper Research forecasts 57% revenue growth as payment data shifts from operational by-product to merchant intelligence asset.

Two giants from opposite ends of African commerce are vertically integrating payments infrastructure, signalling the end of third-party rails.

OCC approvals for Revolut and OpenReserve coincide with a surge of fintech IPOs across Asia, signalling a new phase of regulated expansion.

FIS lets banks embed accounts and payments in corporate software, keeping balance sheets intact while software partners own the user experience.

The robotic vacuum leader's IFA 2026 push into new consumer categories signals a broader smart-home ecosystem land grab.

Brady's $1.66bn revenue year and Honeywell productivity acquisition expand its addressable market to $14bn across manufacturing and logistics.

New benchmark data shows brands investing more in feedback tools while consumers stop believing those tools lead to action.

A RMB5.99m campus deal tests whether China-proven AI content training can scale into a global edtech delivery model.

Orion's wealthtech platform now hosts BlackRock, Fidelity and Vanguard models, signalling industrialised personalisation in wealth management.

The outdoor retailer trimmed inventory by $44.5m and debt by $26m as firearms and ammunition demand offsets broader discretionary weakness.

Singapore fintech Aleta rolls out a limited Hello Kitty Visa card series as its BIN sponsorship model eyes broader enterprise expansion.

The merger creates a pan-India platform covering 98.57% of pin codes, betting AI can unlock insurance access across rural Bharat.

India's homegrown Lava International brings its flagship AGNI series to the UK, testing whether a Made-in-India brand can crack a saturated Western

ASUS launches a MIL-STD-rated ChromeOS tablet aimed at shared device fleets in education, healthcare and retail.