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Zip and Stripe Bring Flexible Payment Options to Agentic Transactions

Zip and Stripe Bring Flexible Payment Options to Agentic Transactions
Zip and Stripe Bring Flexible Payment Options to Agentic Transactions
June 16, 2026  |  Partnerships

Zip US announced that it will extend its flexible payment solutions into agentic commerce by supporting Stripe’s Shared Payment Tokens. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Flutterwave Valuation Hits $3.3 Billion Following Ripple Investment
Flutterwave Valuation Hits $3.3 Billion Following Ripple Investment
June 16, 2026  |  Investments

Africa-focused FinTech startup Flutterwave has reportedly sold an equity stake to blockchain company Ripple. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Nuvei’s Payoneer Deal Shows Businesses Want More From Cross-Border Payments
Nuvei’s Payoneer Deal Shows Businesses Want More From Cross-Border Payments
June 16, 2026  |  Cross-border Payments

Global commerce has shrunk the world. Now, the world is shrinking global commerce as the cross-border payments market is entering a new phase of consolidation....

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Nigeria Leads Africa’s Adoption of Cross-Border Stablecoin Payments
Nigeria Leads Africa’s Adoption of Cross-Border Stablecoin Payments
June 16, 2026  |  Cross-border Payments

Nigeria has become sub-Saharan Africa’s leader in cross-border stablecoin payments. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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SoftBank Offers OpenAI Cybersecurity Tech to Defend Japan’s Critical Infrastructure
SoftBank Offers OpenAI Cybersecurity Tech to Defend Japan’s Critical Infrastructure
June 16, 2026  |  Cybersecurity

SoftBank Group has launched an artificial intelligence-powered cybersecurity solution that it will offer to companies in Japan that support the country’s critical infrastructure. Get the...

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5 Payments Orchestration Capabilities Driving Higher Approval Rates
5 Payments Orchestration Capabilities Driving Higher Approval Rates
June 16, 2026  |  Payments Innovation

Payments orchestration has evolved to the point where any debate is no longer whether merchants should connect to multiple processors, payment methods and acquiring partners....

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Databricks Launches Agentic Coworker Fueled by All Business Data
Databricks Launches Agentic Coworker Fueled by All Business Data
June 16, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Databricks has launched an agentic coworker called Genie One designed to help business teams automate and orchestrate their work across data from inside or outside...

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Alibaba Debuts Suite of AI Models for Robots
Alibaba Debuts Suite of AI Models for Robots
June 16, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Chinese tech giant Alibaba unveiled its first suite of artificial intelligence models for robots, according to a Monday (June 15) company blog post. Get the...

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