Payments & Checkout

How shoppers pay and merchants convert, covering checkout, payment methods, digital wallets, buy now pay later, payment infrastructure and transaction innovation.

Oct 8, 2026

Shopify Takes Supplier Payments Abroad

Eligible US Balance users gain mobile transfers, with disclosed FX fees and destination limits.

Oct 8, 2026

BigCommerce Brings PayPal Payments Home

UK merchants gain a native payments dashboard, but the fee mix decides the economics.

Oct 6, 2026

TikTok tests brand checkout inside its discovery feed

Shopping Assistant and Buy Direct bring product answers and payment closer to discovery, with access limited to eligible advertiser tests.

Oct 6, 2026

Shopify moves shopper recognition before checkout

Eligible Shop users can carry carts across devices, with simpler sign-in and saved-payment checkout.

Oct 5, 2026

eBay raises cross-border seller currency conversion fees

A quarter-point increase reaches eight seller markets from October to December.

Oct 1, 2026

Stripe moves to buy Parafin's credit rails

The deal could widen platform financing, but closing and integration details remain open.

Sep 29, 2026

Shopify Opens Checkout to Browser Agents

New WebMCP tools let supported agents update the live checkout, with the buyer retaining confirmation and authentication.

Sep 28, 2026

Google Tests Flipkart Checkout in Gemini

A limited India experiment takes selected shoppers from AI answers to a Flipkart-branded checkout without leaving Google's interface.

Sep 24, 2026

eBay UK Removes PayPal From Royal Mail Labels

Sellers must route postage through eBay funds and review their accounting flow.

Sep 23, 2026

Banks Seek Safeguards Before AI Shopping Scales

Six lenders propose voluntary principles for automated purchases, with implementation and dispute-handling details still ahead.

Sep 14, 2026

Shopify Gives Cross-Border Merchants More Currency Control

Australian and French stores can preserve more settlement currencies, but payout fees and eligibility limits remain

Sep 11, 2026

Mastercard Puts Wallets On Its Rails

Wallet providers gain global acceptance while Mastercard moves deeper beneath local payment experiences.

Sep 11, 2026

Klarna moves into HubSpot's revenue flow

Qualified US and Canadian merchants can add flexible payment inside HubSpot's CRM-linked checkout, with one-time limits and economics still to test.

Sep 9, 2026

Meta's Muse Turns Chat Into An Approved Checkout

A U.S. consumer agent can browse and buy through Stripe Link, shifting commerce control from the click toward the delegated instruction.

Sep 9, 2026

Klarna Joins StockX's North American Checkout

The resale marketplace adds Pay in 4 and financing across its US and Canadian checkouts.

Sep 4, 2026

WhatsApp Moves India’s Bills Into The Chat

Meta adds 22,722 Bharat Connect billers to WhatsApp, turning shared payment infrastructure into a battle for the consumer interface.

Aug 20, 2026

Klarna’s Profit Beat Meets Europe’s Slowdown

Stronger quarterly earnings cannot outrun weaker German spending and a lower full-year volume ceiling.

Aug 18, 2026

Synchrony Wants Store Cards Inside ChatGPT Shopping

Retail rewards and financing are moving into the AI interface, but checkout control still needs a deal

Aug 3, 2026

Spain's Checkout Has a Second Act

Spanish shoppers engage with post-purchase offers at more than twice Europe's average inside Sovendus's network

Jul 31, 2026

One Average Misreads Conversion

Why ecommerce conversion targets need a market and category

Jul 31, 2026

Mastercard Wants to Guard the Agent Checkout

AI may choose the purchase, but the network still wants to authorize the money

Jul 29, 2026

PayPal Turns Checkout Into Identity Infrastructure

Slow core growth forces a bet on agentic payments, digital identity and higher-value users

Jul 28, 2026

X Puts a Bank Account Inside the Feed

The US rollout combines deposits, peer-to-peer payments and a Visa card, giving X a new route from attention to financial activity.

Jul 23, 2026

Loyalty Is Moving Into Checkout

Discounts win everywhere, but the next loyalty benefit changes sharply by region

Jul 22, 2026

Apple Turns Hardware Prices Into Monthly Access

A reported US leasing program would put Klarna behind most Apple devices and make upgrade, keep or return part of the checkout decision.

Payments & Checkout

Shopify Takes Supplier Payments Abroad

BigCommerce Brings PayPal Payments Home

TikTok tests brand checkout inside its discovery feed

Shopify moves shopper recognition before checkout

eBay raises cross-border seller currency conversion fees

Stripe moves to buy Parafin's credit rails

Shopify Opens Checkout to Browser Agents

Google Tests Flipkart Checkout in Gemini

eBay UK Removes PayPal From Royal Mail Labels

Banks Seek Safeguards Before AI Shopping Scales

Shopify Gives Cross-Border Merchants More Currency Control

Mastercard Puts Wallets On Its Rails

Klarna moves into HubSpot's revenue flow

Meta's Muse Turns Chat Into An Approved Checkout

Klarna Joins StockX's North American Checkout

WhatsApp Moves India’s Bills Into The Chat

Klarna’s Profit Beat Meets Europe’s Slowdown

Synchrony Wants Store Cards Inside ChatGPT Shopping

Spain's Checkout Has a Second Act

One Average Misreads Conversion

Mastercard Wants to Guard the Agent Checkout

PayPal Turns Checkout Into Identity Infrastructure

X Puts a Bank Account Inside the Feed

Loyalty Is Moving Into Checkout

Apple Turns Hardware Prices Into Monthly Access

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Payments & Checkout

Shopify Takes Supplier Payments Abroad

BigCommerce Brings PayPal Payments Home

TikTok tests brand checkout inside its discovery feed

Shopify moves shopper recognition before checkout

eBay raises cross-border seller currency conversion fees

Stripe moves to buy Parafin's credit rails

Shopify Opens Checkout to Browser Agents

Google Tests Flipkart Checkout in Gemini

eBay UK Removes PayPal From Royal Mail Labels

Banks Seek Safeguards Before AI Shopping Scales

Shopify Gives Cross-Border Merchants More Currency Control

Mastercard Puts Wallets On Its Rails

Klarna moves into HubSpot's revenue flow

Meta's Muse Turns Chat Into An Approved Checkout

Klarna Joins StockX's North American Checkout

WhatsApp Moves India’s Bills Into The Chat

Klarna’s Profit Beat Meets Europe’s Slowdown

Synchrony Wants Store Cards Inside ChatGPT Shopping

Spain's Checkout Has a Second Act

One Average Misreads Conversion

Mastercard Wants to Guard the Agent Checkout

PayPal Turns Checkout Into Identity Infrastructure

X Puts a Bank Account Inside the Feed

Loyalty Is Moving Into Checkout

Apple Turns Hardware Prices Into Monthly Access

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