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Click to Pay lifts Ecommpay approval rates to 75.18%

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Ecommpay says Click to Pay is helping merchants win more completed online sales as guest checkout adoption rises and approval gaps widen.
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Google Cloud launches Agentic Data Cloud for AI agents

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Google Cloud broadens its data platform with agent-focused tools, cross-cloud federation and new performance upgrades for enterprise users.
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American Express launches AI commerce kit & protection

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American Express adds AI agent safeguards and purchase protection as it opens a developer kit for software-led buying.
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Linux Foundation launches x402 payment protocol body

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Linux Foundation takes control of Coinbase's x402 protocol as Amazon, Visa and Mastercard back open payments standard for AI-driven web transactions.
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SAP Concur adds AI expense, travel tools with integrations

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SAP Concur rolls out AI-driven expense automation, policy rule creation and new travel features across Microsoft, Amex and Visa integrations.
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SAP Concur adds AI agents, deeper card & travel links

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SAP Concur rolls out new Joule AI agents, tighter Microsoft and card links, and expanded travel tools to streamline corporate expenses.
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MariaDB to acquire GridGain to power low-latency AI

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MariaDB moves to buy in-memory specialist GridGain in a bid to deliver sub-millisecond latency for agentic AI and real-time workloads.
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Google unveils open UCP standard for AI-driven shopping

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Google has launched an open Universal Commerce Protocol to standardise AI shopping flows across search, apps, merchants and payments.
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Google unveils AI shopping protocol & brand agents

Thu, 15th Jan 2026
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Google launches a Universal Commerce Protocol and Business Agent tools as it bets on AI agents to drive the next era of online shopping.
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Google launches open protocol to power AI shopping

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Google launches Universal Commerce Protocol to link AI shopping agents, retailers and payments in a new 'agentic commerce' push.
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Carrie Parker named Chief Marketing Officer at Medallia

Tue, 25th Mar 2025
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Medallia has appointed Carrie Parker as its new Chief Marketing Officer, bringing over 25 years of experience from major firms including Cision and American Express.
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SAP Concur boosts AI to revolutionise travel management

Wed, 19th Mar 2025
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SAP Concur has unveiled innovative AI-driven enhancements for travel and expense management, including Joule integration and a partnership with American Express.
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Freshworks reports 22% rise in Q4 revenue to USD $194.6m

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Freshworks has unveiled impressive Q4 results, with revenues reaching USD $194.6 million, marking a 22% increase year-on-year and signalling robust growth.
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American Express launches OptBlue to boost card acceptance

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American Express introduces OptBlue in Australia, aiming to expand small businesses' acceptance of Amex cards by offering favourable processing rates.