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Consumers already use the world’s largest real-time payments system for groceries and essentials, but AI agents could soon assume the heavy lifting for routine transactions on India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI). According to Reuters, India is developing the Unified Agent Protocol to facilitate agentic commerce on UPI. The framework could incorporate existing elements like UPI…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways The term “intrapreneur” describes entrepreneurial behavior inside established organizations by high-performing individuals and executives. They have lots of the same characteristics as a business owner: They innovate at scale, manage stakeholder ecosystems and balance agility with governance. You, as a business owner, can’t do everything….
For most finance leaders, the early promise of AI was simple: do more with less. Automate the repetitive work. Free up the team. Save time. That promise has largely been delivered. But in 2026, the conversation has shifted. The real question CFOs are grappling with now isn’t whether AI delivers ROI—it’s how to measure it…
I’ve been a fan of Berkshire Hathaway (BRKA -0.60%) (BRKB -0.34%) for a long time, and Berkshire’s been a great investment for years. The conglomerate built by Warren Buffett posted an average compounded annual return of 19.7% from 1965 to 2025 — a huge premium compared to the S&P 500‘s gain of 10.5%. Overall, Berkshire’s…
Tokenized stocks may be coming to the London Stock Exchange, as Payward, the parent company of Kraken, has announced plans to tokenize the top 100 London-listed equities under its xStocks brand. The offering will bolster the stock exchange’s decision to explore LSE 24, its planned 24-hour trading venue. If regulators approve the arrangement, it could…
Bots are bad. That, at least, has been digital commerce’s operating assumption since the category’s inception. Automated activity was associated with credential stuffing, scraping, inventory hoarding and fraud. Legitimate customers, it went without saying, were assumed to be human ones. As a result, merchants have traditionally treated automated traffic as something to filter, challenge or…
Furniture brand Lovesac, best known for its premium cloud-like oversize beanbag chairs, is receiving backlash online after it attempted to create a cultural moment on social media. Last week, Dallas-based social media creator and comedian Deric Cahill posted a video about his latest delivery and assembly of a Lovesac “sactional,” or sectional couch. What happened…
Earnings call transcript: Cairn Homes lifts 2026 outlook as H1 sales surge
Digital Transactions News staff September 1, 2026 Acquiring, Competitive Strategies, Digital Currency, E-Commerce, Fraud & Security, Mergers & Acquisitions, Mobile Commerce, Mobile Wallets, Point-of-sale ACI Worldwide Inc. announced an agreement to acquire Cranium Ventures, a developer of technology for switching card-based transactions. Cranium will become part of ACI’s Connetic…
Baig says that if the Bank of Canada decides that the impacts on unemployment and GDP growth are more severe than the pressure on inflation, they may cut rates and that would signal a drop in CAD. He notes, though, that the BoC has made no noise to that effect so far. He also notes,…