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Agoda and Mastercard collaborate to modernize loyalty programs with flexible travel rewards

Agoda’s global travel inventory now available through Global Redemption Suite, enabling banking to deliver loyalty with instant, personalized travel rewards.

Ocado ends tech exclusivity agreement in ‘most markets’

This includes US-based retail and department store chain Kroger as well as grocery retailer Coles in Australia.

JD Sports launches agentic one-click AI shopping with commercetools & Stripe

Announced at NRF 2026, JD Group will be the first retailer to leverage commercetools and Stripe’s Agentic Commerce Suite (ACS), which allows customers in North America to use AI platforms as a ‘one-stop-shop’, including integrated payments.

EU publishes new QR code standard for payments

The European Payments Council has welcomed a new standard designed to bring consistency to QR code–based payments and support future interoperability across European markets.

From side hustle to core channel: UK live shopping goes mainstream, Whatnot report finds

In the UK, women’s fashion streams now attract more than 500,000 viewing hours per month and is being adopted by established UK retailers as well as independent sellers.

Debenhams deploys Seel’s AI solution to elevate post-purchase experiences for shoppers

Deploying Seel’s Worry-Free Purchase programme across its European, Australian and North American operations, the retail group aims to deliver a “more confident” and streamlined post-purchase experience across its portfolio of fashion brands, including Debenhams, Karen Millen, boohoo, boohoo Man, and PrettyLittleThing.

Accept Bitcoin with Square: A new way to take payments at checkout

Your neighborhood coffee shop can now accept Bitcoin as easily as they swipe your credit card.

Instacart and Allegiance Retail Services expand partnership to power a connected omnichannel experience for independent grocers

Instacart's enterprise commerce platform - is now powering modern e-commerce capabilities across all Allegiance retailers, and bringing Carrot Ads retail media tools to these businesses.

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