March 05, 2026
Mastercard Unveils Open Standard to Verify AI Agent Transactions
Every time an AI agent makes a purchase, three questions hang over the transaction. Did the consumer actually authorize this? Did the agent follow instructions exactly? And if something goes...
February 25, 2026
Installment Payments Come to Luxury Retail as Wealthy Buyers Feel...
About a hundred years ago, so the story goes, F. Scott Fitzgerald, chronicler of the Jazz Age, turned to Ernest Hemingway and remarked, “The rich are different from you and...
January 21, 2026
Judge Tosses Drug Pricing Conspiracy Case Against CVS, UnitedHealth, Evernorth
A federal judge has thrown out a class action lawsuit accusing three of the nation’s largest health-care companies of conspiring to manipulate prescription drug prices through their ownership of pharmacy...
January 19, 2026
SRC Gives Agentic Commerce a New Guest Checkout Playbook
Agentic commerce promises a world in which transactions happen with less human intervention, fewer screens and fewer keystrokes. The shift may benefit guest checkout. Get the Full Story Complete the...
January 12, 2026
Samsung, Ingenico and Talus Team on Mobile Payments
Samsung, payments acceptance solutions provider Ingenico and payments technology firm Talus have joined forces. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
December 21, 2025
Considerations for the Design of Rate-Setting Procedures for Standards-Essential Patents
With the demise of the European Commission’s proposed rate-setting regulation for standards-essential patents (“SEPs”), others, including the UK Intellectual Property Office (“UKIPO”), have been testing the waters with respect to...
December 16, 2025
Why Authentication Now Determines Conversion Rates
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November 20, 2025
EMVCo Considers Global Specifications to Support Agentic Payments
EMVCo, the technical body behind EMV Specifications and programs for card-based payments, is now considering global specifications to support agentic payments. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
October 23, 2025
Visa and Proof Team to Bolster Digital ID Verification
Visa has launched a partnership with compliance and fraud prevention platform Proof. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...