Kayak Pivots From Search to AI-Driven Travel Assistant
Highlights Kayak.ai is transforming travel booking, acting as a travel-savvy assistant that can answer questions, suggest options and help plan trips in real time. AI agents enable semi-autonomous bookings, and while they still require user confirmation, future...
Galileo Aims to Bolster Bill Pay With ‘Payment Switch’
Galileo Financial Technologies and Atomic have introduced a product designed to enhance consumer bill payments. Galileo Payment Method Switch, announced Tuesday (May 20), makes it easier for people to update their default payment method, such as debit cards,...
The next generation of checkout: Why retailers must evolve
The retail landscape has entered a pivotal era where seamless, flexible checkout experiences aren’t just appreciated by customers; they’re expected. As digital behaviors accelerate and competition intensifies, merchants must rethink how they engage consumers at...
Entersekt and Stanchion Team to Enhance Payment Integration
Authentication software company Entersekt has launched a partnership with South Africa-based PayTech solution provider Stanchion. The partnership is aimed at “enhancing payment integration capabilities and delivering cutting-edge solutions to financial...
CC Bank and MeaWallet partner to launch Click to Pay
Bulgaria’s Central Cooperative Bank has launched Click to Pay push provisioning functionality for its customers, supported by MeaWallet, a digital payments provider. CC Bank customers will be able to add their cards to Click to Pay directly from their banking...
Payments Optimization: Powering Global eCommerce Growth
The global payments landscape is evolving at breakneck speed, with digital payments, mobile commerce and local preferences reshaping how consumers shop and pay across borders. According to the Worldpay 2025 Global Payments Report, global eCommerce is projected...
Juspay expands to Brazil, establishes first hub in LATAM
Next-gen payment solution provider for enterprises and banks, Juspay, has recently announced its expansion into Brazil, opening its first hub in Latin America. The company acquired a solid customer base in the country and throughout the region, allowing for an...
Alternate Payments Take Off as Platforms Catch Up With Travelers
Highlights High cart abandonment rates (often over 85%) in online travel bookings are largely due to poor payment experiences, making seamless, secure and flexible checkout systems essential to retaining customers. With over 700 alternative payment methods...
Agentic AI Is Quietly Reshaping the eCommerce Funnel
Maybe browser tabs will become a source of eCommerce nostalgia. Because consumers who once toggled among a dozen browser tabs and comparison-shopping sites are increasingly posing a single question to an LLM such as Perplexity — and pressing “buy” on the answer...