- AI in retail applications is expected to generate $500 billion in incremental volume by 2030, according to the “2026 Global Unified Commerce Benchmark for Specialty Retail” report from Manhattan Associates. The report relies on research among more than 400 specialty retailers in global markets, including North America.
- Arguing that AI agents operating on centralized platforms are not autonomous, Zero Gravity Labs announced the availability of agents spawned by a blockchain.
- Consulting firm Accenture said it has invested in DaVinci Commerce, a developer of technology for agentic commerce. The sum of the investment, made through Accenture Ventures, was not disclosed.
- Bilt, a payments platform for housing, announced its expansion into the restaurant market.
- Capital One Software, the enterprise business-to-business software unit of Capital One Financial Corp., updated its Capital One Databolt product, which is a tokenization service for sensitive data, with new deployment options, a centralized dashboard to view reports, and improved protection policies.
- Buy now, pay later specialist Klarna AB announced it is available in Romania and Hungary to customers of the fashion retailer H&M. Klarna says it has 500,000 active users in Romania alone.
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