Ant International, Mastercard, and Visa are collaborating via Singapore's BuildFin.ai platform to develop a shared "Know-Your-Agent" framework for authenticating AI payment activity.

Mastercard launched Agent Connect and expanded its Agent Suite for Merchants, providing a single integration for merchants, AI agents, platforms, and payment providers to enable secure AI-driven shopping.

Shein opened a 737,000-square-foot automated distribution center featuring a goods-to-person fulfillment system in Lebanon, Indiana, expanding its state footprint to over 2.5 million square feet.

Just Eat partnered with Laundryheap to offer 24-hour laundry and dry-cleaning services via its UK app, launching in London before expanding to other major cities.

UK frozen food grocer Iceland deployed SAI’s computer vision AI across its existing store cameras, sending real-time alerts to staff terminals to cut retail loss by 80%.

Kearney highlights how quick commerce and instant gratification are shifting retail focus toward immediate need-solving, compelling brands to optimize supply chains and prepare for AI agent discovery.